Wyoming’s budget

Wyoming is set to lose about $50 million a year because of new federal breaks for the coal industry. This has state lawmakers looking for ways to recoup the revenue loss.

Gov. Mark Gordon’s suggestions would set aside $130 million for a wildfire restoration program. 2024 was one of the worst years on record in terms of Wyoming wildfires. Over a thousand wildfires burned across nearly a million acres of land.

One of the costs that continues to grow in Wyoming’s budget is the cost of Medicaid. Lawmakers were so distressed that they ordered the Department of…