budget cuts

The Wyoming Public Defender’s office faces staffing losses that could severely affect its service to residents because of a 10% budget cut.

Several state agencies will see 10% cuts.

It also means a reduction in major maintenance spending and consolidating human resources personnel across state agencies.

Roughly $2.8 million of those cuts will come from discontinuing all athletics programs.

The UW Board of Trustees is scheduled to discuss the capacity study during its meeting Jan. 18.

Some professors worry the departures could make recruiting new faculty more difficult.

UW was given a ranking of “A-“, due to small class sizes, the relatively low cost of attendance and an extremely high return on investment – which has even increased since being measured last year.

To help offset most of the cut, lawmakers passed legislation increasing hunting, fishing, trapping and watercraft registration licenses and fees.