The one-page solution to Wyoming’s budget crisis
Opinion
by 22 Comments The legislature’s budget and fiscal staff recently prepared a very novel document that merits the attention of every Wyoming lawmaker and citizen.
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Statehouse shifts further right with election of new lawmakers
Far-right Republicans increased their voting bloc in the Wyoming Legislature and the state’s dominant political party cemented statehouse power.
Analysts’ memo to lawmakers predicts staggering revenue drops
An internal memo to the Legislature from its fiscal analysts anticipates $555 million to $2.8 billion in lost revenues from COVID-19 and an oil price war. “Armageddon,” in the words of one lawmaker.
Select committee helped restore integrity to Wyo mineral tax system
Opinion
by 1 Comment With only three months to work and a host of complex aims, the Select Committee on Coal/Mineral Bankruptcies rose to the challenge.
Running out of time, lawmakers balk again at new revenue
Opinion
by 2 Comments Legislators will look back at 2020 with regret that they didn’t fix the budget sooner, Drake predicts.
