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State elections official mum on reform plan to bar noncitizen voting

By Metric Media News Service | Mar 14, 2023

Wyoming's elections chief, Secretary of State Chuck Gray, did not respond to a request for comment about a reform plan proposed by the advocacy group Americans for Citizen Voting (ACV) to bar all noncitizens from voting in any Wyoming election.

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Wyoming homicide rate estimated at 3.1 per 100,000 last year, FBI reports

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2021

Wyoming last year recorded a homicide rate of 3.1 per 100,000 residents, compared to the U.S. rate of 6.5 per 100,000 and the state’s 1.4 rate a decade earlier, according to newly released FBI crime data.

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Wyoming received $471.5 million in school stimulus funds during pandemic

By Metric Media News Service | Sep 29, 2021

The total amount of federal public education stimulus funds that Wyoming received from Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic is $471.5 million, according to a tally from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

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Top marginal tax rate in Wyoming could reach 49.34% under Biden plan

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 23, 2020

Under Democrat Joe Biden’s federal tax plan, the top marginal tax rate in Wyoming could hit 49.34 percent, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.

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Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon gets ‘A’ grade for fiscal management

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2020

Republican Gov. Mark Gordon received a grade of “A” from the Washington-based CATO Institute for his tax and spending policies since 2018, according to a ranking of governors that comes out every two years.

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Wyoming to lose $45.9 million in tax revenue from hotel industry this year

By Metric Media News Service | Jul 17, 2020

Wyoming will lose $45.9 million in total state and local tax revenue from the hotel industry due to COVID-19, according to an Oxford Economics estimate released by the American Hotels and Lodging Association.