ARCHIVED  March 1, 1997

Wyoming faces deadline on school-funding order

CHEYENNE – Perhaps fueled by higher speed limits, the Wyoming Legislature is rolling along faster than an empty semi barreling down Interstate 25 and is looking to adjourn as much as a week ahead of schedule.But there are speed bumps ahead.
Looming over everything is the Wyoming Supreme Court’s mandate to fix school funding, and legislators are facing a special session in June to tackle most of the education issues – and perhaps tax issues as well.
The Legislature has until July 1 to comply with a 1995 state Supreme Court decision declaring the state’s school-financing system unconstitutional, and while…

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