The general session of the 62nd Wyoming Legislature officially begins Tuesday and the supplemental budget will be the biggest issue lawmakers will tackle. Rep. Tom Lubnau, Incoming Speaker of the Wyoming House says with the decrease in income that the state has, there's not a lot of room for legislative initiative
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming House Speaker-elect Tom Lubnau says crafting a supplemental state budget will be the "overriding concern" as lawmakers open the 2013 session Tuesday.
The Gillette Republican says, "With the decrease in income that the state has, there's not a lot of room for legislative initiative
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are moving sharply higher on Wall Street after lawmakers reached a last-minute budget agreement to avert sweeping tax increases and cuts to government spending programs.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 227 points at 13,331 shortly before midday Tuesday, the first trading day of 2013
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The University of Wyoming would see its state funding cut by about $11.4 million under Gov. Matt Mead's budget recommendations.
However, Mead's proposal would provide money for merit pay raises for UW employees and for one of the largest building projects ever undertaken at the university
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead plans to announce whether he will recommend that Wyoming accept a federal offer to expand the rolls of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
Mead has called a press conference for Friday morning in Cheyenne to announce his supplemental budget recommendations
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — University of Wyoming officials are leaving some staff and faculty positions vacant now in hopes of avoiding layoffs in the future.
UW President Tom Buchanan says the university is being proactive by preparing now for a possible $15 million-plus budget rollback from the state
