Land board skeptical it can break mine lease
• Directs state office to explore issue By Stephen Cheslik Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Bureaucratic momentum overcame public opposition Thursday as Wyoming’s State Land and Investment Board met in Casper to discuss a potential gravel pit…
State officials: Auction Kelly parcel – with $80 million minimum
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The price tag should be a minimum of $80 million for the Kelly parcel, which the Office of State Lands and Investments is formally recommending Wyoming elected officials…
Property tax ballot measure will slash local funding, report finds
• To ease the soaring price of property taxes, a ballot initiative would create an exemption to effectively halve the bill for homeowners. But that could slash state services. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com A statewide ballot initiative would effectively…
Gordon vetoes absentee ballot bill
By Joshua Wolfson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Gov. Mark Gordon on Friday vetoed legislation designed to prevent people from sending misleading absentee ballot request forms, saying late changes to the bill could produce unintended consequences that…
Top state executives sworn in at Capitol
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — In the heart of the Wyoming Capitol, Gov. Mark Gordon was joined by the four top state executives as they were sworn into office Tuesday morning. The inauguration…