Wyoming

Wyoming Business Council Faces Possible Dismantling

With the state’s broadband office housed under the council, broadband expansion and deployment may face new oversight.

Kelcie Lee

Jan 23, 2026 — 2 min read

Photo of Randall Luthi, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon’s policy director, by the National Ocean Industries Association

Jan. 23, 2026 – Wyoming’s legislative Joint Appropriations Committee voted 9-3 to dismantle and terminate the Wyoming Business Council on Jan. 15, leaving the state’s broadband office in limbo.

Nearly 28 years ago, the Wyoming Business Council (WBC) was established to support business growth and economic resilience in Wyoming’s communities. Since then, the council has developed and overseen several programs and committees that — if dismantled — would be eliminated or shuffled to another state department.

This includes the Wyoming Broadband Office, which manages nearly $400 million in federal funds and would be shifted to the governor’s office for a change in oversight.

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