I feel like I am too much doom and gloom in these articles, but you simply cannot overstate the difficult position in which Wyoming finds itself.

The latest piece of bad news is that, for the first time since statehood, there is not a single rig in the entire state drilling for oil or natural gas. Think about that for a minute: since 1884, this state has always had some development activity happening. Today, there is zero. That is horrible news for a state that depends so drastically on oil and gas tax revenue to balance the budget.

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Matt Micheli is a Cheyenne attorney, a longtime political consultant and former chairman of the Wyoming Republican Party. Email: Matt_Micheli@yahoo.com.

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