Budget Shortfall

Wyoming's increasing incarceration rate is driving up prison costs at a time when the state is coping with a budget shortfall.

A new report by the nonpartisan group Families USA shows states that have expanded Medicaid coverage are doing better financially and have fewer uninsured workers than non-expansion states. With Wyoming facing an estimated $617 million budget shortfall, many in the Cowboy State are hoping the Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee (JAC) reconsiders expanding Medicaid...

Laramie County Community College (LCCC) students will likely be shelling out more for school in the upcoming years. LCCC President Dr. Joe Schaffer says lower state aid and local tax revenue may force the college to increase tuition. "I think going into this economic environment it's likely that we may have to consider some type of tuition adjustment and I would probably be supportive of that

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Governor Matt Mead says he's not ready to support tax increases to cover what state analysts say will likely be a steep decline in coal revenues over the coming years. State financial analysts warn that state coal revenues are likely to fall from nearly $740 million in the two-year funding cycle that covered 2013-14 down to just $26 million in the 2019-2020 funding cycle... R

Wyoming lawmakers will have to tackle a major revenue shortfall during the upcoming budget session. Governor Matt Mead says falling energy prices could cause a budget shortfall of nearly $200 million. "We're not going to have sufficient revenue to cover the appropriations that have been made through the end of this fiscal year," said Governor Mead...