This week, the reality of falling natural gas prices is what the full Wyoming Legislature will face. They will buckle down on the business of considering the budget bill. Last week, the Joint Appropriations Committee recommended a 3.2 million dollar state funds budget for the 2-year funding cycle that starts in July. That just a tad up from the 3.1 billion dollar budget for the current cycle. In the new budget, there will be no money for state employee pay raises and no additional funding for the Department of Health even as federal economic stimulus funding comes to an end.
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