Funding

A resident asks about the amount of money spent on special projects and study.

On average, how much money is being spent this year to educate one student?

The Laramie Community gathered in the Lincoln Community Center Thursday night to discuss the Pilot Hill Land Purchase.

A footnote in House Bill No. 1, which was delivered to Gov. Matt Mead Wednesday, includes language that would allow a private or public entity to assume WyoTech operations.

The Associated Students of the University of Wyoming passed a bill during their meeting Tuesday night that updates the policies that dictated the suspension of Turning Point USA’s UW chapter, along with a number of other RSO’s.

The Laramie City Council will be discussing how to maintain funding for the community partners program during their work session Tuesday night, in the midst of a tightening city budget.

Summerville said while the city council usually holds a meeting every year regarding economic development, this year is particularly important because of the significant change in the city’s funding.

Mead and the Department of Workforce Services worked with the Wyoming Workforce Development Council, as well as local economic development groups and other organizations, to access the federal funding.

The bill's language specifically prohibits any federal funds from being used to pay for abortions and health benefits that include coverage of abortion.

The Subcommittee says Wyoming is faced with a budget phenomenon known as a “double-whammy,”- mineral prices and production are in decline, but the State is still required to provide the same level of education goods and services previously maintained by the energy economy.

UW Associate Vice President for Communications Chad Baldwin said that the research is essential in providing a future for the Wyoming coal industry.

The Governor told a press conference Monday that he will not submit further budget reductions before the 2017 legislative session convenes.