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CASPER — The Bureau of Land Management on Tuesday passed final rules for the Powder River Basin stating that more than 413,000 acres of land are to be blocked off from new federal coal leasing. Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon blasted the decision and stated that he will seek to have the decision reversed — even through litigation. The revision of the rules began following a court order that directed the BLM to conduct a new environmental analysis that included no new coal leasing and limited coal leasing as options. The decision to end new fed...
CASPER — Gov. Mark Gordon will have the option to choose from several bills which to sign to provide property tax relief in Wyoming. All bills differ on approach on how to provide relief. Homeowners saw an average increase of 20.3% in 2023 and 16% increase the year before that. House Bill 3, which provides a 50% exemption of the assessed value for one property of Wyoming residents over the age of 65 that have also paid property taxes for at least 25 years, passed the Senate on Wednesday. The Senate on Thursday approved for the third time HB 4...