Mead Presents Budget Recommendations
Gov. Matt Mead is set to present his budget recommendations to state lawmakers in Cheyenne. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleUW Trustees President Pleased With Governor's Budget
The president of the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees says he's pleased with Gov. Matt Mead's budget recommendations for the state's only four-year public university. Read More|Comment Continue...
View ArticleDeficit Hawk Pans Newly-minted Budget Deal on Hill
A leading congressional deficit hawk says a bipartisan budget agreement hammered out on Capitol Hill is mostly a patch-work approach that fails to address wasteful spending that is contributing to a...
View ArticleSeveral GOP senators To Back Vote on Budget Bill
Several conservative Senate Republicans have swung behind a bipartisan budget bill, apparently giving it enough momentum to win a pivotal test in the Senate over the passive resistance of top GOP...
View ArticleBipartisan Budget Agreement Nears Final Passage
A modest, bipartisan budget agreement designed to keep Washington from lurching from fiscal crisis to fiscal crisis and ease the harshest effects of automatic budget cuts is on the brink of passing the...
View ArticleBudget Deal Cuts Mineral Payments To Wyoming And Other States
Wyoming, New Mexico and other states will lose more than $400 million in mineral payments over the next decade under a budget deal nearing final approval in the Senate. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleLawmakers Put Finishing Touches on Spending Bill
After weeks of secretive work, senior lawmakers on Capitol Hill are trying to put the finishing touches on a $1.1 trillion spending bill that would put last year's budget battles to rest. Read...
View ArticleDozens Of Trade-Offs in $1.1 Trillion Budget Bill
The sales job is on for a bipartisan $1.1 trillion spending bill that would pay for the operations of government through October and finally put to rest the bitter budget battles of last year. Read...
View ArticleWyoming Investment Income Plays Role in State Budget
The state of Wyoming capitalized on last year's record-breaking year on Wall Street to bank hundreds of millions in profits on state investments. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleHouse Ready to OK $1.1 Trillion Budget
A Congress eager to avoid the turmoil of recent budget clashes is ready to approve a massive $1.1 trillion spending bill for this year. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleWyoming Lawmakers Tweak Budget on Local Govt. Funding
Members of the Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee voted Friday to reduce possible state compensation for counties that stand to lose payments that cover lost tax revenue from federal lands....
View ArticleGov. Mead Wants Internet Crime Funding
Gov. Matt Mead says he plans to encourage state lawmakers to put up money to continue funding an agent position in the state's Internet Crimes against Children Task Force. Read More|Comment Continue...
View ArticleGovernor Mead says Wyoming In Good Shape
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead says he believes the state is in good shape going into the legislative budget session that starts next week. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleBudget Top Priority For Legislature
The legislature's Joint Appropriation's Committee generally has endorsed Governor Mead's recommdations for employee pay raises and increasing funding for local governments. Read More|Comment Continue...
View ArticleWyoming Lawmakers Convene For Budget Session
Leaders of both houses in the Wyoming Legislature say they expect to start work introducing bills immediately after Gov. Matt Mead presents his State of the State address today. Read More|Comment...
View ArticleWyoming Legislature Focuses on Budget Bill
The Wyoming Legislature this week will focus on crafting a state budget for the coming two years. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleWyoming Legislature Begins Considering Budget Bill
The state budget bill that got its airing at the full Wyoming Legislature on Monday calls for putting up state funds to try to enable overseas coal exports. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleBudget Bill Signed By Governor Matt Mead
Gov. Matt Mead has signed the $3.3-billion budget bill that will cover state funding for the coming two years. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleEnzi Says Minimum Wage Hike is a "Job Killer"
Enzi speaks out on minimum wage. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleWYDOT Snow Budget
According to the Wyoming Department of Transportation snow control costs this winter exceeded the planned budged by $6.6 million. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
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