50% tax exemption will go before Wyo. voters in 2026

CHEYENNE - A citizen-led initiative to slash property taxes for qualified Wyoming homeowners by 50% was certified Friday by Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray to appear on the 2026 general election ballot.

The "People's Initiative to Limit Property Tax in Wyoming through a Homeowner's Property Exemption," spearheaded by former gubernatorial candidate Brent Bien, would exempt half of the assessed value of an owner's primary property from property taxation, as long as the property owner has lived in Wyoming for at least a year.

Bien campaigned to put the initiative on the 2024 general electio...