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Wyoming school construction shortfall may reach $205M

CASPER (AP) — A legislative report says Wyoming’s state school construction funding shortfall could grow to more than $200 million by 2022.

More than $2 billion worth of construction and maintenance in Wyoming has been funded over the years through coal lease bonus money. But the coal lease bonus money has been dwindling in recent years, and the Legislative Service Office estimates that it could d...