Wyoming Business Council

The Wyoming Business Council, safe from dissolution for now, faces reforms after lawmakers spent days picking apart the agency.

It’s in the name of the University of Wyoming’s research and economic development division: economic development. The Vice President of that division says, despite challenges at the state and federal level, they are still creating jobs for the youth in the state.

From the water concerns around the Colorado River to Artificial Intelligence in the classroom, elected officials will spend months studying a long list of state issues.

‘If you're not growing, you're dying,' Gordon warns.

The Legislature adjourned with a budget and over 90 new laws on the books. On this season’s last episode, WyoFile's Maggie Mullen and Wyoming Public Radio's Jordan Uplinger recap what passed, back-and-forth between the governor and lawmakers, and what happens next.

Wyoming has a budget for the next two years! After weeks of divisive lead up, how did we get here? Plus, the House issues its report on an activist handing out campaign checks on the House floor. WyoFile's Maggie Mullen and Wyoming Public Radio's Chris Clements break down the penultimate week of the budget session.

Members of the House and Senate are walking away from a contentious budget session with accomplishments in one hand, interim goals in the other.

The Legislature’s final budget bill came in about $50 million below the governor’s original proposal. Gov. Gordon calls it a win.

The Joint Conference Committee met for less than two hours Friday and flew through negotiating a unified budget. It heads back to the House and Senate for a final vote.

Wyoming lawmakers are working to agree on the state's budget for the next two years. And they’re still plowing through a lot of other bills – and the continuing reverberations of “Checkgate.” WyoFile's Maggie Mullen and Wyoming Public Radio's Chris Clements break down week three of the budget session.