Power to the people

New resolution would put future taxes in voters' hands

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CHEYENNE — Economist and former state Rep. Mike Madden, R-Buffalo, knows the challenges of passing new taxes in Wyoming.

During his 12 years in the Wyoming Legislature and seven years as chair of the House Revenue Committee, Madden pursued numerous mechanisms to diversify Wyoming’s tax base — from sales and property tax proposals to lodging and cigarette tax increases. Whatever the proposal, they faced an uphill battle, Madden said.

“Any tax proposal in Wyoming has some hurdles it has to jump,” Madden said. “Historically, there hasn’t been a lot of support for taxes among our legislators.”