Gov. Gordon signs Wyoming’s next two-year budget while vetoing two dozen items

Gov. Gordon signs Wyoming’s next two-year budget while vetoing two dozen items

CHEYENNE—Gov. Mark Gordon signed Wyoming’s next two-year budget late Thursday, using his veto pen in the process to strike roughly two dozen items and footnotes.  “Delivering a sound budget was the essential objective of this session, and to have the Senate, the House, and the Chief Executive all sharing the credit is, in itself, a remarkable achievement all things considered,” Gordon wrote in his budget message. Significant cuts were expected t…

Governor Gordon Thanks Legislature for Good Work, Issues Concise Line-Item Vetoes to Protect Constitutional Balance of Powers

Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) recently presented  a series of concise line-item technical vetoes to The Essentials biennial budget, (SEA0027 SF0001) emphasizing the need to preserve Wyoming’s constitutional separation of powers and prevent the state budget from becoming a vehicle for legislative overreach that micromanages executive branch functions.  The Governor first thanked lawmakers in his veto message for producing a budget aligned with his …