Revenue Committee looks again at corporate income tax
A legislative committee is once again studying a proposal to impose an income tax on so-called “big box” stores. Keep Reading | 527 words
Tolling I-80 could prevent potholes, but proposed bill has rough road ahead
A toll proposed for Interstate 80 traffic could help the Wyoming Department of Transportation reduce the $41.5 million yearly funding deficit for maintaining the corridor, but not everyone is on board. Keep Reading | 1342 words
Peterson: A cautionary tale from 27 years of public service
We need to be better than this, Wyoming. Media with an agenda other than fair reporting is dangerous. Unions that control elections are dangerous. We should protect openness, transparency, honesty and integrity to our political process. And certainly, the more knowledge we have, the better we are all served. Keep Reading | 2417 words
Subcommittee collects facts on nuclear waste storage
A legislative subcommittee formed to examine the possibility of storing spent nuclear fuel rods in the state is just collecting facts on the issue so far, its chairman said Thursday. Keep Reading | 876 words
Peterson: How to fix Wyoming’s revenue struggles
Wyoming, by our state’s constitution, must have a balanced budget. Some would argue that we do not deficit spend in Wyoming while others would argue that we use the reserves to balance the budget which is, in a sense, deficit spending. From my own simple understanding, when we spend more in a period than we take in, it is deficit spending. Keep Reading | 1474 words
Wyoming Legislature’s tax panel draws a crowd
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. Keep Reading | 579 words
Gordon says true biennium budget will lead to better planning
Gov. Mark Gordon’s efforts to create a true two-year budget for state government should encourage state agencies to plan better for the future, he said Thursday. Keep Reading | 535 words
As Capitol nears completion, lawmakers say the project is on time, on budget
The nearly $300 million Wyoming Capitol Square Project is wrapping up and government agencies are making their way into their new digs after years in temporary office space around Cheyenne. Keep Reading | 573 words
Legislator to proceed with effort to ban ‘sanctuary cities.’
A Casper legislator said he intends to continue his efforts to ban sanctuary cities in the state as momentum behind the issue continues to build amid the crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border. Keep Reading | 864 words
Wyoming’s Tomorrow rises from ashes to focus state’s higher education initiatives
Despite dying twice in the Legislature’s general session earlier this year, a task force designed to look into ways to make two years of higher education as close to free as possible is moving forward. Keep Reading | 1160 words