To say Wyoming should "live within its means" during a bust is like saying an adult should "live within his means" on a part-time lawn-mowing wage
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BetterWyoming2017-05-17 21:26:462017-05-17 21:33:16Learning to “live within our means” won’t fix Wyoming’s money problems
Lawmakers figured they were just too far from first down to try and make any progress on tax reform.
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BetterWyoming2017-05-15 22:54:542018-03-05 05:04:58Revenue Committee punts on tax reform, allegedly its top priority
A pocket-change increase in sales tax could generate tens of millions of dollars annually for public services in Wyoming.
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BetterWyoming2017-05-10 03:39:122018-03-05 05:05:05Fight the Boom and Bust (Part 3): Sales tax and otherwise
Wyomingites widely support raising taxes on "sinful" behavior
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BetterWyoming2017-05-09 23:42:142018-03-05 05:05:13Fight the Boom and Bust (Part 2): “Sin” Tax
The state's busted budget poses outside the Capitol in Cheyenne.
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BetterWyoming2017-05-09 21:49:362018-03-05 05:05:21Fight the Boom and Bust (Part 1): Income Tax
"Come close and I'll tell you a secret: Mining can't pay the state's way forever."
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BetterWyoming2017-04-11 23:58:512018-03-19 15:33:18BUDGET RECAP (Part 4): Whispers of an Income Tax
Wyoming legislators hard at work
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BetterWyoming2017-04-10 21:33:042019-02-11 21:56:49BUDGET RECAP (Part 3): Lawmakers do pass taxes (as long as they’re not taxes)
Aaahh, feel the satisfaction of knowing elderly people won't receive nutritious meals because people can't pay an extra 30 cents a pack.
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BetterWyoming2017-04-09 21:24:092018-03-19 15:33:18BUDGET RECAP (Part 2): Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em
Sorry, baby. We've all go to tighten our belts around here.
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BetterWyoming2017-04-08 19:15:482019-01-08 22:58:52BUDGET RECAP (Part 1): Healthy Babies Cost Too Much