Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
CHEYENNE (AP) — State Treasurer Mark Gordon has filed a lawsuit over the state Capitol building renovation project.
The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports that the lawsuit was filed on May 16 in Laramie County District Court against the Capitol Building Rehabilitation and Restoration Oversight Group.
It contends that the legislation authorizing the Capitol project is unconstitutional because it did not include the state treasurer. It says the state treasurer is required by the Wyoming Constitution to approve contracts for any work on the building.
The suit seeks an injunction to prohibit the oversight group from entering into any contracts without the treasurer’s approval.
Gordon says he’s trying to clarify his office’s role, not to stop the Capitol project.
Several members of the Capitol Oversight Committee contacted by the Tribune Eagle declined comment.