A Better Wyoming, Topic Tax Reform

The proposal would raise the tax cost on a $100,000 house by just $11 a month.

Revenue Committee to consider property tax bill to fund schools and reduce tax burden on low-income homeowners

December 3, 2017/1,706 Comments/in Tax Reform /by BetterWyoming

Raising cigarette taxes is a popular, commonsense way to raise revenues, save money, and improve Wyoming’s health

November 28, 2017/2,401 Comments/in Tax Reform /by BetterWyoming

Peterson, Curley, and who pays if Wyoming moves away from minerals

November 15, 2017/1,433 Comments/in Tax Reform /by BetterWyoming

Sen. Ray Peterson issues a monologue about the doomsday effects of funding public schools.

Fearful of proposing new revenues, State Senator uses fake math to argue for education cuts

October 31, 2017/1,245 Comments/in Education Funding, Tax Reform /by BetterWyoming

“We’re about as low on staff as we can possibly get and still keep the town running.” —Dayton, Wyoming, mayor Norm Anderson

Amidst education funding crisis, Wyoming cities remind Legislature that they’re broke, too

September 27, 2017/745 Comments/in Tax Reform /by BetterWyoming

A tourism tax would help pay for ads like these in national publications.

Wyoming travel industry wants a new tourism tax so it can invest in and pay for itself

September 21, 2017/951 Comments/in Tax Reform /by BetterWyoming

Rep. Timothy Hallinan's proposal would stop putting some mineral tax revenue into savings at a time when the state faces a financial crisis. But it would also perpetuate Wyoming's dependence on mining industries.

Lawmaker proposes to divert mineral tax revenues from savings accounts and use them to fund education instead

September 19, 2017/in Education Funding, Tax Reform /by BetterWyoming

Nick Naylor, the fictional tobacco lobbyist from the movie "Thank You For Smoking," which examines the American culture of political spin that was on full display in Thermopolis. None of the lobbyists in Wyoming, however, were nearly as handsome or dashing as Aaron Eckhart, who plays Naylor.

Smoke ’em if ya got ’em: Tobacco lobbyists bamboozle legislators and score a victory for their industry

August 18, 2017/2,908 Comments/in Tax Reform /by BetterWyoming

Present Wyoming leaders sit in front of a painting of former Wyoming leaders during the recent Revenue Committee meeting in Thermopolis.

Lawmakers, assured tax bills will fail, vote to move tax bills forward

August 16, 2017/1,938 Comments/in Tax Reform /by BetterWyoming

Former Wyoming Speaker of the House Nels J. Smith was the architect of a State Constitutional amendment that enshrines equity in Wyoming's tax structure ... in the event of our legislature passing an income tax.

Thanks to Wyoming’s Constitution, a state income tax would raise significant revenues while mostly affecting the rich

July 18, 2017/2,582 Comments/in Tax Reform /by BetterWyoming