Wyoming budget, debt, and interest

Source topic or question: Agency Budget

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Submitted an Auditor's office budget request $1.5 million below the prior biennium and described as the office's lowest since 2004.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Technology, data centers, and connectivity

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Our rural areas need reliable internet. Wyoming received $348 million under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Act in 2023 authorized by President Joe Biden and in 2025 the money was approved and deposited with the Wyoming Business Council. The Wyoming Joint Appropriations Committee reduced the Business Council’s budget to $15 million in 2026, so the $348 million was transferred to the Governor’s office. This grant to connect Wyoming’s 39,000 under-served rural homes and ranches is a high priority even though several issues exist. The money for high-speed internet must be spent within four years. It is a great opportunity to connect our small businesses, schools, and agricultural producers with the internet communication we have in the cities. I spent the last 15 years traveling through Wyoming visiting schools and hospitals for AIG/VALIC, Corebridge as a financial consultant and experienced the problems our rural areas face. I will not let the current administration waste Wyoming’s rural internet funding. We need to make sure this money is utilized by Wyoming and I will work with the Governor’s office to ensure the funds get used appropriately.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Candidate statement

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As your representative, I have rejected budget and spending bills which provide unchecked growth in deficit spending and am pushing for institutional reforms in the House which reaffirms our power of the purse in a manner which allows the American people and their representatives to regain control over our fiscal health.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 17, 2026

Source topic or question: Power Wyoming's Campaign

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Wyoming families and businesses shouldn't have to choose between filling up the tank, stocking the fridge, and paying the bills. Years of rising costs have hit rural states hardest, where fewer grocery options and longer supply routes mean price increases land even harder on the family budget. James Byrd will fight to lower energy costs for everyday Wyomingites by supporting responsible domestic production, cutting the red tape that drives prices up, and ending the wasteful foreign wars that leave us footing the bill overseas instead of investing at home.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 23, 2026