WY: Gov. Matt Mead says $248 million in budget cuts “painful”

Wyoming Tribune Eagle: CHEYENNE – Hundreds of people could lose their jobs, and services may be slashed across Wyoming as the result of $248 million in general fund budget cuts proposed by Gov. Matt Mead.

The cuts would be effective for the 2017-18 biennium budget, which begins July 1.

They are necessary due to massive shortfalls in revenue from mineral extraction industries on which the bulk of Wyoming’s budget is based.

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