Wyoming News Briefs

House restores funding for UW buildings

LARAMIE (WNE) — In its last substantive vote of the week, the Wyoming House voted Friday afternoon to budget $50 million of state funds for construction projects at the University of Wyoming.

That vote came as the state’s capital construction bill passed the Senate on Monday and included only $500,000 for UW construction.

If the $50 million for UW makes it through three readings in the House, the leaders from the two chambers will need to form a compromise next week before sending the bill to Gov. Mark Gordon.

Ahead of its current budget session,...