education funding

The two month general sessions alternate with roughly month long budget sessions. During a general session, bills dealing with any topic can be introduced with a simple majority vote,The two month general sessions alternate with roughly month long budget sessions. During a general session, bills dealing with any topic can be introduced with a simple majority vote,

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Foundation officials say cuts in state funding make these kinds of events more important than ever before.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A proposal to raise the state sales tax got a chilly reception in a legislative committee looking at what to do about Wyoming's looming education funding crisis. The Senate Education Committee on Tuesday kept education spending cuts on the table but removed a half-cent sales tax increase from a plan to address the more than $360 million shortfall...

The Senate is expected to make changes in the house version of the bill.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow says she is determined to continue improving education in the state despite the budget challenges posed by declining state revenues.

Governor Matt Mead is urging Wyoming lawmakers to make K-12 funding a priority when they convene in January.

Laramie County School District #1 Superintendent says the session was good for state schools