John Lyttle says that while the cuts lawmakers made to education will present challenges, one of the other bills put forward would have been much worse.
Lawmakers may end up falling back on the supplemental budget bill, which calls for education funding cuts totaling $45 million this year and next year.
Wyoming Governor Matt Mead says the state "cannot wait to act" in dealing with a potential school funding shortfall of $1.5 billion over the next six years.