Conflicting egos, draconian cuts, and a staunch refusal to raise new revenues spell disaster for Wyoming education.
The Legislature’s education funding debate is on track for public school disaster Read More »
Boner’s Bill to give “nonviable birth certificates” to women who miscarry pregnancies died in the Senate on Tuesday. Lawmakers lost heart after hearing from so many outraged citizens.
Public outcry and dissent from the medical community help kill Boner’s Bill Read More »
The Legislature yet again refused to accept hundreds of millions of federal dollars because they would go toward helping poor people get healthcare.
Medicaid expansion dies a quiet, shameful death for the fifth year Read More »
The proposed cuts, on top of the $77 million the Legislature has already cut from public education over the past two years, would be devastating to Wyoming schools and communities.
Senate budget proposes $130 million in cuts to Wyoming schools Read More »
The Wyoming State Senate wants education funding cuts so big that lawmakers know the Supreme Court will reject them. So, two senators are trying to change the constitution to make their cuts to public schools legal.
Amendments to defund Wyoming schools pass Senate committee Read More »
The tax break would benefit oil company CEOs like the bill’s co-sponsor, Senate President Eli Bebout.
Senate panel can’t move fast enough to give oil industry a tax break Read More »
Women who had miscarried pregnancies came out in droves to speak against a bill that would force Wyoming doctors to offer “nonviable birth certificates.” But Chairman Charlie Scott shut down discussion so the committeemen could determine what’s best.
Five-man Senate committee unanimously passes “Boner’s Bill” Read More »
No bill to raise revenues survived the first week of the 2018 Legislative session. This means Wyoming will continue to suckle at the teat of the mineral industry, and lawmakers will have no tools to balance the budget other than further cuts.
Lawmakers bury tax reform chances, while the need for tax reform remains very alive Read More »
Wyoming is one of the few states that doesn’t fund early childhood education. A proposed bill won’t change that—but it at least moves us in the right direction.
Senate President Eli Bebout (R-Riverton) on Monday reassigned a proposed Wyoming State Constitutional amendment that would defund public education after
Back-door Bebout reassigns public school defunding bill to a friendlier committee Read More »
