CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Department of Family Services is asking for $11.5 million more from legislators to support existing core services or to create new programs in response to federal cuts as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which shifted more funding responsibility to the state.

The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee (JAC) met Friday with Wyoming DFS to review the agency’s full $346.2 million budget request for the 2027-28 biennium, in addition to the additional $11.5 million.

In a press release following the meeting, Gov. Mark Gordon wrote, “In Wyoming, families come first.”

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The most significant portion of the new financial request centered on mandatory increases in state funding required to continue the Supplemen

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