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The Wyoming Legislature is tasked with approving a balanced biennial budget for the State during the next month. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.
In his 2026 State of the State to the 68th Wyoming Legislature Monday morning, Governor Mark Gordon called on lawmakers to focus on the essential responsibilities of government, drawing on the lessons of the nation’s 250-year history to guide decisions for Wyoming’s future.
Speaking in the House Chamber to the Joint Session, the Governor framed his recommended 2027–2028 biennial budget as a practical, conservative plan built on the fundamentals that keep families strong, communities stable, and opportunity within reach. Gordon urged legislators to prioritize savings, continued development of Wyoming’s natural resources, support for agriculture, rural health care, education, economic development and an efficient state workforce.
The Governor also stressed the importance of continuing long term investment in Wyoming’s energy and mineral industries, expansion of agricultural markets as part of his overall support of statewide economic development efforts, strengthened water and natural resource protections, and key improvements to rural health care.
We’ll have more of the Governor’s State of the State address in future stories.
Wyoming lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) to enact tolls on roadways throughout the state.
On February 5, 2026, Wyoming Senator Ogden Driskill introduced the bill SF0073.
The bill would give WYDOT the authority to create a highway tolling program, and it also outlines the process for implementing tolls. The bill does not require WYDOT to implement tolls.
The text of the bill does not specify which roads WYDOT could choose for tolling, but Driskill pointed to I-80 as a possible target for tolls in a social media post following a double fatality crash that backed up traffic along the interstate on February 8, 2026.
“A picture says it all— Wyoming needs to deal with I-80 – incredibly dangerous stretch of road (400 plus miles) that drains nearly 1/2 of our state road budget—- to support 7,000 plus semis a day, primarily only stopping for fuel in Wyoming. I have introduced a bill that allows-NOT REQUIRES- tolling on I-80. Done correctly it could have little or no impact on Wyoming drivers while having interstate truckers pay their fair share of damage and costs,” Driskill said.
If the bill were to pass, it isn’t clear whether Wyoming would be permitted to place a toll on I-80 since most interstate are toll-free, with some “grandfathered” exceptions.
The bill currently has six co-sponsors.
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