Wyoming enjoys budget windfall from energy prices

Sunday, March 16, 2003

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- At a time when other states are pinching every penny they can find, Wyoming lawmakers just boosted state spending by 5 percent a year. And they did it with no program cuts and only one tax hike, a 48-cent boost on a pack of cigarettes.

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