House advances bill to increase Wyoming's tobacco taxes
Supporters said that higher tobacco taxes discourage kids from starting to smoke, and that non-smokers end up paying for smokers' healthcare costs.
Senate Committee chaired by Eli Bebout advances an oil tax break that would benefit Eli Bebout
Spoiler alert: The bill is also co-sponsored by Eli Bebout. Who says a Wyoming State Legislator can't get a little something for himself?
New report: Low-income residents in Wyoming pay an effective tax rate more than three times higher than the state’s wealthiest One Percent
Wyoming's lack of an income tax means the rich get a free ride.
Miller: The solution is a state income tax (but...)
Rep. David Miller knows a state income tax would largely solve Wyoming's revenue problems. But he'd rather shackle the state even more securely to boom-and-bust mining industries.
Wyoming’s budget is the smallest it has been in 15 years. We still need new revenues.
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?
House Revenue Committee kills oil and gas tax break
The proposal was sponsored by Eli Bebout, who's the president of both the Wyoming State Senate and Nucor Oil and Gas, LLC.
Senate passes oil and gas tax break while Wyoming faces a budget crisis
The Senate's cuts to education are apparently their way of paying for tax breaks for oil and gas companies.
Senate panel can’t move fast enough to give oil industry a tax break
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The tax break would benefit oil company CEOs like the bill's co-sponsor, Senate President Eli Bebout.
Lawmakers bury tax reform chances, while the need for tax reform remains very alive
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.
How to cut Wyoming’s education budget shortfall in half without raising taxes or drawing money from savings
Wyoming lawmakers who want to cut public education talk like…
Revenue Committee members clap back at no-taxes-ever corporate lobbyists
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Revenue Committee to consider property tax bill to fund schools and reduce tax burden on low-income homeowners
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