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Wyoming Senate leadership announced Wednesday night that they will not pass a supplemental budget this session. In a release issued late Wednesday naming only Senate President Bo Biteman, it state that the purpose of the supplemental budget is to respond to emergency shortalls in the biennium budget and that after weeks of diligent consideration, the Wyoming Senate has concluded that now is not the time to increase spending needlessly. The 2025-2026 biennium budget provides the necessary funding to run the state, with only eight months until budget discussions begin, now is not the time for this supplemental budget.
Governor Mark Gordon issued a statement Thursday on the Senate’s decision to not pass a supplemental budget. Gordon said that since taking office,he has submitted balanced budgets to the legislature that are carefully analyzed, well-vetted and reflect what he considers a common sense view of what’s best for the people of Wyoming. Governor Gordon said he opened this session by explaining that this supplemental budget was focused on emergencies and unanticipated expenses, and that unfortunately, this legislature has overlooked emergencies and ignored unanticipated expenses in a quest for political talking points, and this is what occurs in a “no compromise” environment.
Gordon closed his statement by saying that he hopes that legislators have their constituents’ best interests in mind, and he remains optimistic that they will refocus their attention to address the most important issues facing Wyoming at this time, which he said would certainly include fire suppression and recovery; funding the property tax relief program; and addressing inflation in school funding. The Governor said that it is hard to raise a calf or drill a well on rhetoric alone.
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