Governor fears unintended consequences of property tax relief on schools, counties

As he begins his sixth year in the state’s highest office, Gov. Mark Gordon identified the continued diversification of the economy, property tax relief, mental health resources, the recruitment of first responders, and the need for the education system to meet kids where they are as the top priorities of his second term.
Speaking to reporters gathered in Casper on Friday for the 125th annual convention of the Wyoming Press Association, Gordon spoke of his tenure in Cheyenne as an irrigator would of his alfalfa crop, with the successes of his first term now producing “green shoots” coming up around the state.
“The first cutting produced a lot of good stuff, but now that we’re into the second cutting, sometimes it’s easier to see where the water needs to go — and that’s a lot of what I’ve been focusing on in this second term,” he said.