Articles written by Howard Palmer

Howard Palmer|Oct 6, 2016

Hey folks it is starting to rain. According to Wenlin Liu, chief economist for the state of Wyoming, “mineral severance tax revenue in the state is at a 14 year low. Job losses from 2015 to 2016 were about 8,700. The largest factor is the mineral extraction industry.” According to an earlier story in the Independent Record, “Hot Springs County oil and gas sales volume has remained steady from 2015 to 2016, however, the taxable value (Ad Valorem) of both oil and gas has gone down significantly.” For the past 35 years oil and gas have been pa...