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Appropriations panel largely guts Wyoming Business Council, orders $54.9 million in unobligated grants back to the general fund
Summary
Lawmakers voted to reduce the Wyoming Business Council’s budget to $2 million, strip two divisions to zero, and transfer roughly $54.9 million in unobligated business‑ready community funds back to the general fund; the moves spurred an extended debate on economic development policy.
The Joint Appropriations Committee on Thursday voted to sharply reduce funding for the Wyoming Business Council (WBC), moving most unobligated business‑ready community grant funds back to the general fund and leaving a $2 million appropriation for winding down or administrative continuation.
Senator Larson led the motion to cut the council’s appropriations to $2 million and reduce two divisions’ appropriations to zero, while transferring two FTEs to the budget department for…
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