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Appropriations committee advances capital construction bill language, rejects a $16M rare‑earths grant amendment
Summary
Committee moved capital construction projects into a standalone bill with targeted footnotes (veterans home owner’s representative, major maintenance direct appropriations) and rejected a tied amendment to provide $16–17 million in state grants for a rare‑earths processing plant after a 6–6 tie.
The Joint Appropriations Committee moved to package capital construction projects into a stand‑alone bill and adopted a set of procedural footnotes and authorizations that will appear in that bill. During public comment, the Associated General Contractors of Wyoming urged the committee to proceed with maintenance and several projects, including the veterans home in Buffalo; the committee subsequently approved language to allow up to…
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