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Equalization Board agrees to apply tax cap while legal battle unfolds

7/6/26 | Wyofile

Coalition calls for more clarity on Wyoming property tax ballot initiative

7/2/26 | Wyoming Tribune Eagle

“‘I don’t think we have the full answers of, quite frankly, what the fiscal impact of the ballot initiative is,’ Hank Hoversland, executive director of the Wyoming Taxpayers Association, told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Hoversland noted that legislative fiscal notes usually inform lawmakers of increased expenditures requiring a backfill of revenue losses, particularly for the School Foundation Program. ‘We think [voters] should have all the information that legislators are afforded when they vote on issues and bills on the floor of the House or the Senate,’” he added.

Equalization board counter sues governor over tax cap after judge orders certification of property tax values

7/1/26 | Wyofile

Natrona County commissioners cut $3.4M from preliminary budget

6/26/26 | Oil City News

"Facing a decline in property tax revenue, the Natrona County Board of Commissioners trimmed roughly $3.4 million from next year’s preliminary budget during a special work session on Monday."

What do we need property taxes for? Wyoming is finding out

6/26/26 | Marketplace, NPR

“Jerimiah Rieman, executive director of the Wyoming County Commissioners Association, said one rural county cut its emergency management budget in half. ‘Then we saw wildfires in their community, which is an unfortunate element of all of this,’ he said. ‘Another fire district cut overtime and briefly shut down a fire station. Another county is looking to their roads to save money. In other words, just shutting those roads down, or maybe paved roads are going to go back to gravel,’ Rieman said. ‘Simply because they don't have the resources to care for those.’”

The future is not sustainable: Special district fire departments face budget shortfalls

6/26/26 | Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Coalition demands records on tax initiative; Gray’s office calls claims false

6/23/26 | Oil City News

Massive confusion’: Lawmakers discuss impacts of evolving property tax relief measures

6/18/26 | County10

“Asked what the state could do to reduce that confusion, Huxtable suggested holding off on making any more substantial changes to Wyoming’s property tax administration processes in the coming year.

“The ballot initiative is contributing to the confusion ‘that’s already out there,’ Huxtable noted, because people aren’t sure how the proposal will impact the other property tax exemptions that the legislature has already implemented.

It’s also difficult to know the impact the ballot initiative would have on local budgets, Case said, noting that estimates about the proposal’s fiscal impacts haven’t been “granular."

Bar Nunn fire chief blasts social media rumors over funding, defends volunteer department

6/17/26 | Oil City News

“Zahara told the Town Council that the NCFD may be facing some funding troubles due to a 25% cut to property tax revenues for local governments. A 3-mill property tax levy fully funds the fire district.”

Carbon County Library System says it could close 6 out of 7 of its libraries if more property tax cuts pass

6/13/26 | Wyoming Public Radio

“The Wyoming Legislature hasn’t proposed any revenue-raising measures to counteract the property tax loss so far….But even after significant cuts, the libraries plan to dip into their savings to stay afloat. If the budget gets reduced further in fiscal year 2027, the savings will likely dry up, and all but the Rawlins branch will likely close.”

Wyoming voters will decide whether to cut property taxes by at least $124 million

6/11/26 | Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Honest Math

5/15/26 | Buffalo Bulletin

“Among the options discussed were eliminating regional tournaments, cutting consolation games, reducing the number of teams that qualify for state events, limiting regular-season contests, reducing speech and debate events, centralizing All-State Music, eliminating national travel and possibly cutting or scaling back sports such as soccer, indoor track, skiing, swimming and diving, spring golf and spring tennis.”

Activity Cut Concerns

5/14/26 | Green River Start

“The potential cuts target a wide array of activities, including spring tennis and golf, indoor track, speech and debate, FFA, and theater. Anna Kimball, an assistant coach for the Green River High School tennis team, delivered a poignant defense of her program, which has grown to 85 student athletes today.”