ROCK SPRINGS — Gov. Mark Gordon on Wednesday said anticipated budget shortages precipitated by a 25% property tax cut are one of several critical issues county and local officials must confront during the coming budget session.

His remarks came while addressing the 2025 Wyoming Association of County Officers meeting in Rock Springs, a gathering of county officials from across the state. The governor acknowledged having flown into town through a thick fog that morning, which he likened to the coming budget concerns facing Wyoming’s elected officials.

While Gordon in March signed Senate File 69, creating a permanent 25% property tax exemption for the first $1 million of the value of a single-family home, he agreed the coming budget session will prove challenging for local and county leader

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