The State of Wyoming would pay for 10 percent of the cost of expanding Medicaid—roughly $9 million the first year. But other states’ experiences have shown that savings from the program more than offset the costs.
Medicaid expansion would lower Wyoming’s state healthcare spending Read More »
The committee’s support—and Wyoming’s worsening budget situation—gives Medicaid expansion the best shot it’s had in years.
A bill to expand Medicaid would help close the state’s sizeable budget shortfall (and it would help poor people get healthcare, too).
When times are good, no one questions whether the Legislature’s refusal to accept federal funding is wise. But as Wyoming’s budget problems continue, those questions are beginning to arise.
Wyoming lawmakers have a “cultural bias” against accepting federal funds Read More »
Hell yes, there’s a War on Coal. It’s been going on a lot longer than you think it has. And coal’s enemies are not who or what you think they are.
Rod Miller explains Wyoming coal’s long, slow death [VIDEO] Read More »
When the world switched from beaver-skin hats to silk hats in the 1800s, the fur trade plummeted. Instead of doubling down on pelts, smart fur-bearing states developed new industries.
What Wyoming can learn about coal from the collapse of the fur trade Read More »
After three consecutive years of deep cuts to the Wyoming public education budget, the Legislature relented this session. But without stable sources of revenue, more school cuts are likely on the way.
The rebate program had been in effect for 41 years before lawmakers canned it in 2016 in the midst of a mineral bust.
EXIT INTERVIEWS is a new series profiling talented people who are leaving Wyoming as a result of boneheaded policy decisions. This episode features a (former) UW professor and his wife, a (former) pillar of the Laramie arts community.
The deepest cuts in more than a decade couldn’t fix Wyoming’s “structural deficit.” When will lawmakers realize more cuts aren’t the answer?
Wyoming’s budget is the smallest it has been in 15 years. We still need new revenues. Read More »
