CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 12 -- Wyoming Governor issued the following press release:
On December 10, 1869, our first Territorial Legislature approved, "An act to provide a territorial and county revenue." In doing this, Wyoming modeled the Framer's ideal of local control, of decisions and responsibilities kept at the local level where citizens can have a direct impact on how those decisions are shaped and financed.
Wyoming voters are faced with the proposition on this November's ballot to reduce the property tax in our state by 50%. This initiative, called Proposition One, is the first step in what could be a further call to completely dismantle a system of taxation Wyoming has relied upon since before statehood. The reduction by 50% would hav...