By Brendan LaChance on March 9, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. The Wyoming House of Representatives passed House Bill 121 on third reading on Tuesday, March 9. The legislation appropriates funding for state funded capital construction projects.
Including amendments to the original draft of the bill, House Bill 121 appropriates about $129 million to various construction projects throughout the state and would establish an $11 million contingency fund.
House Appropriations Committee Chair Bob Nicholas (Laramie County) said on Tuesday that the legislature did not pass a capital construction bill in 2020 and that passing one this year would help “keep Wyoming moving forward.” He said the state missed out on $50-100 million in new projects without a capital construction bill last year.
By Brendan LaChance on February 22, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. Wyoming 2-1-1, which works to connect people with essential health and human services in the state, saw a 285% increase in rental assistance requests and a 95% increase in utility assistance requests in 2020, according to a report from the governor’s office.
“This spike in demand has further increased in 2021, with requests received by 2-1-1 in the first six weeks of 2021 amounting to more than double the six-week average of requests received in 2020,” the report adds.
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Emily Soli, special counsel and senior policy advisory to Governor Mark Gordon, said on Monday that families continue to be at-risk when it comes to making rent payments and landlords continue to see debt pile up.