A spending mistake made by the Wyoming Department of Education means the federal government may revoke more than $9 million grant money from Wyoming.
Wyo Reps. Steve Harshman and Jerry Paxton said new taxes, spending cuts or a combination of both will be needed to put education funding back on track.
There are more than 16,000 full-time employees in Wyoming and the costs – including benefits – are estimated to total more than $1 billion.
I never served on the Senate Education Committee, but participated in many discussions on school funding formulas, education expenses, school construction, curriculum, teacher salaries and administrative costs.
A former state senator who was ousted from the Legislature after sponsoring a bill that threatened to cut education funding is doubling down, saying more money needs to be cut.
