Joint Appropriations Committee

The legislature as a whole will go to work next month.

The Medicaid expansion bill will need a two-thirds vote in both houses to be considered in the 2020 Legislature's budget session.

The live stream will be made available, along with archived audio from previous days and a tentative schedule, on the Legislature’s website.

The council will solicit bids from airlines and negotiate a contract to provide daily flights to a major airport hub from Wyoming communities that join.

Gov. Matt Mead will unveil his proposed budget on Dec. 1, and present it to the Joint Appropriations Committee on Dec. 4, he said.

A bill proposed by the Joint Appropriations Committee instructs the University of Wyoming to consult with the City of Laramie on closing 15th Street between East Willet Drive and East Ivinson Street.

Despite Wyoming's financial woes, Governor Matt Mead is defending huge pay raises that were given to top officials in his office.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee has voted against asking for a special session to address Wyoming's financial woes.

Wyoming Governor Matt Mead is proposing $248 million in cuts, the majority from the Department of Health, as he works to balance the budget for the next biennium.

Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow is catching flak over her recommendation to cut funding for the State Board of Education's coordinator position.