gas tax

Some gun rights advocates were dissapointed when the Second Amendment Preservation Act failed introductory votes in both the Wyoming House and Senate.

The gas tax has been in effect for more than five months, and now WYDOT is starting to spend some of the money.

Laramie County Commissioner  Keith "Buck" Holmes says that as much as he dislikes paying an extra ten cent per gallon gasoline tax, he thinks the legislature did the right thing by imposing the extra tax during it's recent session. Holmes, who is a rancher, notes the tax will affect him personally because he uses a fair amount of fuel...

A survey of Wyoming members of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) finds 81 percent opposed to a proposal in the state legislature to increase the state gas tax by ten cents a gallon. NFIB spokesman Tony Gagliardi says NFIB members are concerned about the increased costs of transportation and shipping that would be caused by the tax...