Consensus Revenue Estimating Group
CHEYENNE — As the 66th Wyoming Legislature’s budget session convened Monday, it was no secret the state’s finances are on the up. The budget outlook, buoyed by fossil fuel markets, rebounded nearly $850 million from its pandemic-driven depths, and those gains do not include a $1 billion American...
Legislators say budget work will be easier, but still tough
By Stephen Dow
The Sheridan Press
Via Wyoming News Exchange
SHERIDAN — Even in relatively easy years, the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee, which entered its second full week of budget discussions Monday, has a lot...
Sheridan school officials oppose bill removing local control
By Ashleigh Snoozy
The Sheridan Press
Via Wyoming News Exchange
SHERIDAN — Sheridan County School District 2 administrators strongly oppose proposed legislation that would move monitoring kindergarten through third-grade curriculum...
Wyoming revenue estimate continues to improve
By Nicole Pollack
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER — Buoyed by unexpectedly high oil and gas prices, revenue collected by Wyoming during the 2021 fiscal year far outstripped earlier estimates.
After FY 2021 revenues exceeded the...
Wyoming revenue outlook improves, state leaders still cautious
By Victoria Eavis and Nicole Pollack
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER — Wyoming’s current revenue is well ahead of where economists predicted it would be earlier this year, but that positive development could be...
Data shows oil, gas industry hit hard
By Joshua Leach
Cody Enterprise
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CODY — Oil and gas have been major drivers of the Wyoming economy since the Equality State achieved statehood. U.S. production of oil has risen in recent years, with Wyoming producers increasing the...
Gordon backs fossil fuel industries, highlights need to stabilize revenue in message to lawmakers
By Tom Coulter
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CHEYENNE — In a message delivered Tuesday to state lawmakers as they convened virtually for the start of this year’s general session...
State’s fiscal crunch eases, Gordon says concerns remain
By Nick Reynolds and Camille Erickson
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER — After a surprisingly busy summer tourism season and hundreds of millions of dollars in budget cuts already announced, the Wyoming Legislature now...
Gordon says budget situation still “dire” despite small improvement
By Tom Coulter
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CHEYENNE — As state officials grapple with an unprecedented budget crisis, Wyoming's revenues were slightly ahead of abysmal projections released in May, but Gov....
Lawmakers hear grim fiscal news from CREG chair
By Katie Roenigk
Riverton Ranger
Via Wyoming News Exchange
RIVERTON — The state will enter a "cash negative situation" by the end of 2020 unless huge budget cuts are made, revenue experts told the Joint Appropriations Committee.
A 7-10 percent cut...
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