After a session of failed taxes, budget cuts could be on the horizon in Wyoming

Since the last energy bust sent Wyoming’s budget in a downward spiral, lawmakers have increasingly called for a means to diversify the state’s revenue streams in ways that avoid direct hits on residents’ wallets.

After two years of interim sessions focused on addressing the issue, state lawmakers rolled into Cheyenne this Legislative session with numerous bills set to not only raise revenue, but with multiple carve-outs to introduce more sustainable sources of funding for the state’s education system, which has undergone tens of millions of dollars in cuts over the past several years.