Wyoming signs two-year budget, vetoes dozens of items

Gov. Mark Gordon signed Wyoming’s two-year budget but used line-item vetoes to strike roughly two dozen items and footnotes, arguing it preserves separation of powers between the legislature and the executive. While the Legislature largely backed the governor’s funding priorities—such as state employee pay raises and preschool costs—the SUN Bucks summer meals program was cut, and footnotes directing agency spending drew vetoes. Funding for the Wyoming Business Council and the University of Wyoming was shaped by compromise, with conditions and review requirements added. The two chambers must still consider potential overrides (requires two-thirds in both houses). The unified budget ended up about $53 million shy of Gordon’s full recommendations, reflecting ongoing debates over state appointees, program scope, and reforms.