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Lawmakers press for a deep look at Game and Fish finances as department warns of tightening budget
Summary
Agency leaders and sportsmen’s groups told the interim committee that Game and Fish is facing long-term revenue pressure — salary costs have risen as a share of its budget and the department warned of a critical point by 2030 — and urged lawmakers to consider major, durable funding options rather than repeated piecemeal adjustments.
The Travel, Recreation and Wildlife interim committee heard a sustained appeal for a concentrated interim review of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s finances after department leaders and sportsmen’s groups described mounting fiscal pressure.
The department’s representative told the committee that recent compensation increases have shifted a larger share of the agency’s costs into salaries, leaving fewer dollars for habitat projects and research. “A few years ago, 40% of our budget was…
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