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Laramie officials brief legislators on options to stabilize local government funding
Summary
City staff told state lawmakers that proposals to shift more sales-and-use tax back to local governments could make revenue more stable but may leave a statewide shortfall; staff urged careful analysis of distribution formulas and noted Laramie’s budgeting practice of treating one-time receipts as capital funding.
Laramie — City staff and local legislators met Nov. 24 to discuss several proposals before the 2026 legislature aimed at stabilizing municipal revenue, including a plan to divert a fixed share of state sales-and-use tax back to cities and counties.
Assistant City Manager Todd Feizer and Administrative Services staff framed the discussion around three priorities: housing, local control and sustainable municipal funding. Director Wade summarized current proposals under consideration in the Legislature, saying one committee draft would return 5.6% of state sales-and-use tax collections to local governments while associations had…
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