Wyoming's looming budget shortfall

And what it means for the 2026 Budget Session

As we’ve always said, Wyoming government doesn’t have a revenue problem — it has a spending problem — so much so that our own long-term fiscal forecasts warn of a nearly $700 million budget shortfall within four years if the Legislature doesn’t get its act together.

With our majority in the Wyoming House, we’ve made it our mission to correct course. It’s time to pump the brakes on out-of-control spending.

Our position on the next biennial budget is clear: the State must return to pre-pandemic spending levels and renew our commitment to fiscal responsibility. Our top priority in Cheyenne this winter will be to rein in the size and scope of government, restore discipline to the budgeting process, and protect taxpayers from the consequences of reckless fiscal policy.

Read our full statement on the upcoming budget here.

To warn of the State’s looming shortfall, WYFC members and our conservative allies on the House Appropriations Committee donned red blazers at last month’s Joint Appropriations Committee meeting.

Watch WYFC member and House Appropriations Chairman Rep. John Bear explain the color coordination:

The WYFC exists for the people of Wyoming— and the people of Wyoming rightly expect the Legislature to manage their tax dollars responsibly.