WHEREAS, residential property taxes have increased exorbitantly over the past 3 years.
WHEREAS, property tax relief is the #1 issue with Wyoming citizens due the burden and hardship it has placed on every day residents and families; and
WHEREAS, the citizens and home owners of Wyoming have strongly beseeched the Wyoming Legislature and the Governor’s office to provide for property tax relief; and
WHEREAS, the Wyoming Legislature passed Senate File 54 a bill that would have exempted 25% of assessed value up to $2 million of a home’s value; and
WHEREAS, Governor Mark Gordon vetoed Senate File 54 on Thursday March 22, 2024; and
WHEREAS, Governor Mark Gordon added insult to injury by claiming that efforts at property tax relief were “ a socialistic type of wealth transfer”, a “Bidenomic-type of tax relief” and mere “electioneering exuberance”; and
WHEREAS, at the same time Governor Mark Gordon approved a 30 plus % increase in the State Budget for a total of $10.6 billion; and
WHEREAS, Governor Mark Gordon vetoed HB 125 to repeal gun free zones using a rationale that is in violation of Wyoming’s pre-emption statute; and
WHEREAS, Governor Mark Gordon falsely uses and weaponizes conservative language against his own citizens while behaving, spending and delivering outcomes like a liberal.
BE IT RESOLVED, The Wyoming Republican Party hereby:
Censures Governor Mark Gordon in the strongest possible terms for his lack of performance, his behavior and his treatment of Wyoming citizens.
Encourages other Wyoming counties to enact similar censure.
Passed:
Wyoming Republican Party, 19 Apr 2024 WYGOP State Convention
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