Local Politics · Gillette, WY
PACs Spend Millions on Wyoming Prop 1 Property Tax Ballot Fight
Vote No On Prop 1, a Cheyenne-based PAC opposing Wyoming's Proposition 1—which proposes a 50% residential property tax exemption—raised $1.85 million and spent $2.16 million during the general election cycle, with the National Education Association contributing $1,425,000 as its largest donor. The supporting PAC, BCR Initiatives, received $4,000 from Jill Kaufman of Wheatland and $3,000 from the Constitution Party of Wyoming, spending $12,786.40 in recent months on advertising and yard signs. Supporters say Prop 1 provides homeowner tax relief; opponents warn it would cut local government revenue, particularly in poorer counties. In Gillette, yard signs urging voters to support Prop 1 do not identify who paid for them.