Open the gate
Opinion
by 15 Comments Outdoor recreation is Wyoming’s most dependable industry. When will we support it with good public land access policies?
taxes
State left Campbell County to fend for itself in bankruptcies
Coal companies are maneuvering in bankruptcy courts not to pay taxes, and state officials’ pattern of failing to help Campbell County collect makes it easy.
Pew: Wyoming revenues not benefiting from economic recovery
Wyoming’s tax revenue collection has fallen farther than any state in the union except Alaska since the 2008 recession.
No easy fix: Lawmakers, public confounded by revenue debate
Analysis
by 6 Comments As the reality of coal revenue’s irreversible retreat sets in, discussions of how to otherwise fund state government grow more prominent, somber and difficult.
Want economic diversity? Focus on fiscal diversity too.
Opinion
by 5 Comments Most agree that Wyoming must expand and diversify its economy. So why do we struggle with laying the less politically palatable groundwork?
