CHEYENNE – Gov. Mark Gordon presented his proposed 2027-28 biennium budget, titled “The Essentials,” to lawmakers for the first time this year during Monday's Joint Appropriations Committee meeting.

The proposed budget, totaling $11.1 billion, has increased by an average of 3.5% per year since 2019, closely tracking the overall Consumer Price Index, Gordon said.

Budget highlights

Gordon noted that 76% of the budget, or $8.4 billion, is directed toward communities, not administrative expenses, for things like schools and hospitals through grants and contracts.

The governor discussed the state’s education funding following a Laramie County District Court judge's decision earlier this year the state is unconstitutionally underfunding its K-12 public school system. The budget incorporates

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