State lawmakers are locked in a full‑on budget battle as they prep for the 2026 legislative session, with one side pushing to slow government growth and another pushing for deep cuts that critics say could gut core services, Buffalo Bulletin reports.
At issue is how Wyoming should handle its finances – even though the state isn’t officially in the red. Members of the Joint Appropriations Committee, especially those aligned with the right‑leaning Wyoming Freedom Caucus, have been slicing into Gov. Mark Gordon’s $11 billion budget proposal for the next two years, arguing that Wyoming needs to tighten its belt and shrink government spending.
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