By Brendan LaChance on April 8, 2021
(Dan Cepeda, Oil City File)
CASPER, Wyo. The Wyoming Legislature failed to come to an agreement on how to address a structural deficit for K-12 education funding.
With the legislature failing to pass a bill to address the K-12 deficit, Wyoming will need to use about $331 million in “rainy day” fund (Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account (LSRA)) dollars on an annual basis in order to maintain operation, according to House Majority Floor Leader Albert Sommers (Sublette County).
A Joint Conference Committee tried to negotiate an agreement on House Bill 173 on Wednesday, but was not able to find a solution that would work for both chambers.
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By Brendan LaChance on March 9, 2021
(Dan Cepeda, Oil City)
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.
Wyoming House set $40 road kill collection permit fees to help fund wildlife crossing projects By Brendan LaChance on March 4, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. The Wyoming House of Representatives have been working on House Bill 95 which would allow people to collect road killed animals around the state.
The House adopted two amendments to the legislation proposed by the bill’s primary sponsor Rep. Dan Zwonitzer (Laramie County) during their floor session on Thursday.
The first amendment would establish a $40 for people to obtain a certificate of prior authorization that would allow them to collect road killed animals they come across along roadways in Wyoming.
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