CHEYENNE — Members of the Freedom Caucus-led House Appropriations Committee called an impromptu press conference Thursday during which they laid out several goals for the coming budget session.
While House Appropriations Chair Rep. John Bear, R- Gillette, repeatedly declined to give specific details, the conversation surrounded broad conceptual goals for the session, such as keeping state spending from outpacing Wyomingites’ paychecks. He particularly highlighted a desire to return to “pre-COVID” levels of spending.
Pressed by Cowboy State Daily to describe what pre-COVID spending looks like in a post-COVID world, Rep. Bear explained that he hopes the new budget reflects the same priorities as the state’s 2019 edition. That budget saw significant spending cuts due to decreased revenues and an influx of federal dollars to help support state agencies.
“We’d like to get…
