The Wyo. legislature passed a bill (HB-143) to create an autonomo...
The Wyo. legislature passed a bill (HB-143) to create an autonomous Consumer Advocate Staff within the Wyo. PSC. Under the bill sent to Gov. Dave Freudenthal (D), the new entity would be charged with representing utility consumer interests before…
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the PSC and would have authority to appeal PSC decisions in court. The consumer advocacy role currently is handled by PSC staffers on an ad hoc basis. The Consumer Advocate Staff will be led by an administrator appointed by the governor. The legislature also passed a 911 tax bill (HB-207) that would raise the cap on county taxes to 75 cents monthly from 50 cents and extend the tax to include wireless phone services at the same rate as is applied to landline services.