Post by Logan on May 4, 2016 9:54:34 GMT -6
CHEYENNE – Some state employees are concerned that projected state budget cuts could result in loss of employment or benefits.
On April 22, Gov. Matt Mead directed state agencies to cut 8 percent from their general fund budgets for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.
The cuts were in order to address tumbling revenues from a bust in the fossil fuel industry. Wyoming’s budget is strongly associated with severance tax and other revenues from that industry.
“The governor has asked agencies to propose budget reductions,” David Bush, a spokesman for Mead, said this past week. “Agency-proposed reductions will vary. The governor will review agency proposals as he considers the right course going forward.”
Read more: www.wyomingnews.com/news/wyoming-state-employees-concerned-about-loss-of-benefits/article_bf890d6c-0f5a-11e6-a584-cf9d97f8a707.html
On April 22, Gov. Matt Mead directed state agencies to cut 8 percent from their general fund budgets for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.
The cuts were in order to address tumbling revenues from a bust in the fossil fuel industry. Wyoming’s budget is strongly associated with severance tax and other revenues from that industry.
“The governor has asked agencies to propose budget reductions,” David Bush, a spokesman for Mead, said this past week. “Agency-proposed reductions will vary. The governor will review agency proposals as he considers the right course going forward.”
Read more: www.wyomingnews.com/news/wyoming-state-employees-concerned-about-loss-of-benefits/article_bf890d6c-0f5a-11e6-a584-cf9d97f8a707.html