Forecast sees hike in Wyoming oil taxes, drop in coal taxes

CHEYENNE (AP) — Increasing oil patch activity in Wyoming will generate more tax revenue for the state’s depleted coffers, but the predicted bump in oil tax revenue isn’t near enough to counter the current and expected continued decline in coal and natural gas revenue.

“We still got a long way to go to cover our deficit,” Rep. Bob Nicholas, co-chairman of the Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Comm...