January 16, 2026

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Which Wyoming legislative committee made sweeping first-round cuts to the governor’s proposed budget during markup week?

Revenue Committee Education Committee Joint Appropriations Committee

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During budget markups, lawmakers moved to eliminate funding (entirely) for which economic development agency?

Wyoming Game and Fish Department Wyoming Department of Transportation Wyoming Business Council

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Why did members of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus play an outsized role in shaping many of the committee’s budget-cutting motions?

They held most of the House seats on the committee and often won Senate support They were appointed by the state treasurer to rewrite the budget They controlled the state’s judicial budget panel

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Which summertime lunch program for K-12 students across Wyoming was targeted for cuts in the first round of budget markups?

Free and Reduced Breakfast Boost SUN Meals After-School Snack Grants

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After the committee finished its first markup edits, where does its rewritten budget proposal go next?

Straight to the governor’s desk To the Wyoming Supreme Court for review To the House and Senate for further debate and amendments

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