CHEYENNE – Gov. Mark Gordon officially released his 2027-28 biennium budget on Monday following a Friday news conference to discuss the proposal.

The plan, titled "The Essentials," totals $11.13 billion in recommended appropriations. Some is routine spending, while other items in the document are outliers after the Wyoming Legislature failed to pass Gordon’s supplemental budget in 2025.

In his message to the Legislature, outlined in the first nine pages of the document, Gordon wrote that he grounded his budget in core principles that support strong friendships, strong families, a strong economy and strong communities. He also stated that the function of government is limited to providing the essentials that communities and residents cannot provide on their own.

“Some suggest this is the

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