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CHEYENNE — Wyoming students are advocating for a bill that would grow the state’s outdoor recreation opportunities.

The gap in the budget is due to the House spending roughly $362 million more once amendments were finalized while the Senate reduced the budget by $767 million.

◆ Budget included $430 in reductions, No tax increases. On Monday, March 30, the Wyoming Legislature approved a balanced budget that significantly reduces government spending in response to historic revenue shortfalls created by the pandemic and declining coal, oil and natural gas production and prices. The bill (HB 001) passed with broad bipartisan support in both the House (57-4) and Senate (26-3). The bill includes approximately $430 million in spending reductions—about 96% of the $446 million recommended by the Joint Appropriations Committee. It contains no tax increases. At the same ...

By Brendan LaChance on March 9, 2021 (Dan Cepeda, Oil City) CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming House of Representatives passed House Bill 121 on third reading on Tuesday, March 9. The legislation appropriates funding for state funded capital construction projects. Including amendments to the original draft of the bill, House Bill 121 appropriates about $129 million to various construction projects throughout the state and would establish an $11 million contingency fund. House Appropriations Committee Chair Bob Nicholas (Laramie County) said on Tuesday that the legislature did not pass a capital c...

(Cheyenne, WY) –Governor Mark Gordon is calling for an end to the use of multiple spending and savings accounts to fund state government as part of his continued efforts to improve and simplify Wyoming’s budgeting process. His goal is to move to one checking and one savings account for Wyoming. “The complex system that currently exists includes numerous accounts and ‘coffee cans’ that obscure the state’s financial position. This does not serve the public, who deserve a transparent way to know exactly what our fiscal situation is,” Governor Gordon said. â€�...