Takeaways from the 2025 Legislative Session with Hank Hoversland
Cheyenne, WY — On Wednesday, March 26th, Wyoming Tax Facts and the Equality State Policy Center will co-host a Tax Facts: Lunch & Learn webinar to discuss tax policy changes resulting from the 2025 Legislative Session, and their potential effects. Our guest will be Hank Hoversland, Executive Director of the Wyoming Taxpayers’ Association.
This webinar is a must-attend for anyone interested in the future of property taxes, as well as other tax changes that legislators proposed, amended, failed, and approved during this Legislative Session.
But, until the session ends in early March, questions and policy proposals will remain. What are “backfills,” and who pays for them? Can the Legislature balance tax relief with adequate funding for local schools and services? Given the countless amendments to many bills, which new policies will have made it to the finish line?
On March 26th, Hoversland will clear the settling dust and explain how the bills that became law could affect local governments, essential services, Wyoming residents, and the state’s long-term fiscal health.
Don’t miss this chance to get informed and engage with the latest discussions shaping Wyoming’s future.
Register for this March 26th webinar with Q&A at equalitystate.org/tax.
Find recorded Tax Facts: Lunch & Learn webinars and other Equality State Policy Center webinars on YouTube at Equality State Policy Center YouTube.
For more Wyoming Tax Facts, visit Wyoming Tax Facts.
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Wyoming Tax Facts is a grassroots coalition of Wyomingites committed to a stable economic future by increasing tax literacy in our communities and promoting tax reform. Wyoming Tax Facts is a sponsored project of the Wyoming Community Foundation.
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The Equality State Policy Center is a coalition of social justice, labor, and conservation groups working to improve the lives of all of Wyoming’s people through transparent government, fair elections, and thriving communities. For more information, visit equalitystate.org.
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