News – Sheridan Media
State Senator Dave Kinskey (R-Sheridan, Johnson Counties), in his weekly talk with Sheridan Media from the legislative session, discussed his change of heart on House Bill 74, concerning a proposed trust that would benefit Wyoming Outdoors programs.
Kinskey earlier said he was supportive of Wyoming Outdoors programs, but was not in favor of another trust fund to support them.
He eventually voted for the bill this week, and explained why he chose to support it.
Kinskey said colleagues from the southwest corner of the state said the funds could be used for a program there that would expand roads for ATV riders that come in from other states as well as other parts of Wyoming that would benefit local economies in that area.
Outdoor programs such as that could benefit other parts of Wyoming, according to Kinskey.
The other factor that swayed Kinskey is a requirement that the process to choose the projects be transparent and take public input, which he thought greatly improved the bill, that he was then able to back.
He said although he still doesn’t like the idea of a trust fund, this one “might be the exception that proves him wrong.”
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Last modified: March 1, 2023