Rep. Dan Zwonitzer said accusations that he does not live in House District 43 are “ludicrous” and a “political hit job.”
A special legislative session to discuss how to spend $1.3 billion in federal funds will occur in mid-July, according to a Wyoming legislator
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As coal, oil and natural gas revenues decline, state legislators could have some hard decisions ahead, according to information generated by a strategic planning effort created by Gov. Mark Gordon.
It is time for the state to study a possible increase in gasoline taxes, according to the co-chairman of the Legislature’s Revenue Committee.
Sales taxes, investment income, oil severance taxes and federal mineral royalties are proving to be the saving grace for state coffers, according to a recent report, but the overall revenue picture for Wyoming remains bleak.
The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee met in Cheyenne on Monday. The panel, charged with reviewing Wyoming’s tax policy and finding ways to pay for state spending, drew a crowd.
A measure that would have boosted taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products was killed in a House committee on Monday.
The House Revenue Committee voted 5-4 to keep HB 218 from reaching the House floor The bill would have increased cigarette taxes by $1 per pack, from 60 cents to $1.60.
