Wyoming Tribune Eagle
CHEYENNE â With lawmakers expected to weigh state budget cuts totaling tens of millions of dollars when they meet in Cheyenne next month, a poll of residents has found that Wyomingites were most concerned over the possibility of cuts to the stateâs K-12 education system, as well as potential tax increases.
The poll, which was spearheaded by Power Wyoming, an interdisciplinary group tasked with analyzing the stateâs economic future, was presented to the Legislatureâs House Education Committee during a meeting last Friday.
The poll focused on five non-exclusive options before the state: raising sales or property taxes; issuing cuts to the K-12 education system; authorizing further cuts to state agencies; reducing state funding for cities and towns; and using money from the stateâs ârainy dayâ fund.
February 11, 2021
More than 100 members of the University of Wyoming community have agreed to serve on groups charged with developing a university strategic plan to recommend to President Ed Seidel and the UW Board of Trustees later this spring.
In addition to a 13-member Strategic Scenario Planning Team, five groups have been assembled to address specific pieces in the planning process. Their work, including solicitation of input from across the university and around the state, will help the administration chart the university’s course for the future.
Strategic scenario planning is taking place concurrently with reviews of academic and other programs of the university in response to significant budget reductions driven by losses of state funding.
Bloomberg News broke the story this week about a very bleak outlook for a big industry in the West: Morgan Stanley is predicting coal will completely leave
February 1, 2021
State, national and international media frequently feature the University of Wyoming and members of its community in stories. Here is a summary of some of the recent coverage:
The Wyoming Tribune Eagle republished an article that quoted a number of experts on whether Wyoming residents will get the COVID-19 vaccine. Discussing the economic side, UW economist Rob Godby said it is possible that the longer people resist being vaccinated, the longer the pandemic will last and the greater the economic fallout will be.
UW and the state’s seven community colleges are launching a collaborative effort to better prepare Wyoming students for the state’s evolving economy and encourage entrepreneurship. Wyoming Public Radio, Cowboy State Daily, Oil City News, Wyoming News Now, The Casper Star-Tribune (CS-T) and KFBC Radio reported that Gov. Mark Gordon and UW President Ed Seidel announced the Wyoming Innovation Network, a joint effort by all of the schools to focus more o
Peopleâs Review: Live!online series. This is happening tonight, January 21st from 5-6 pm via Zoom.
The roundtable discussion, âDoes the Wyoming State Budget Reflect Our Values?â covers whether the current state budget adequately aligns with the priorities, values, and needs of Wyomingites.
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The event is free and open to the public, and folks can register online here to receive an invitation to join the live discussion.
âDoes the Wyoming State Budget Reflect Our Values?â will feature former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives Steve Harshman, House Minority Whip Andi Clifford; Co-chairman of the Senate Revenue Committee Cale Case; and U.W. economics professor Rob Godby.