by Philip Baron, MBA A draft bill to raise property taxes by nine mills died with a tie vote of 6 – 6 in the Joint Revenue Committee Meeting on September 19th, 2019. This legislation was first proposed in the spring 2019 legislative session and was not considered for introduction into the house chamber. The proposed property tax increase was to tak...

by Philip Baron It is no secret that coal provides a large chunk of the Wyoming's tax revenue. The coal industry in Wyoming was responsible for about $1 billion in tax revenue to state and local governments in 2013, according to the Wyoming Mining Association. This revenue has been shrinking since 2015 with the declining demand for coal. Coal is un...