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Wyoming lawmakers propose sweeping cuts despite a budget surplus

Wyoming lawmakers are proposing sweeping budget cuts to the state’s health care system, economic development council, and only four-year public university, even though the state has a budget surplus.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with WyoFile reporter Maggie Mullen about why lawmakers are proposing these cuts and the impact they’d have.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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