怀俄明州：州长公开反对第1号提案：过半住宅房产税豁免将冲击地方服务经费
怀俄明州11月3日选票上的第1号提案拟对主要住宅实行50%的房产税豁免（土地部分除外），州长 Mark Gordon 近日公开表态反对，并为此撰文说明立场。Gordon 认为，这一变更对地方政府而言代价过高，将影响其继续提供现有服务，主张改用更有针对性的减免措施。
多地地方官员也表达了类似担忧，称豁免将冲击公共学校、乡村消防与社区学院的经费。在此前 Wyoming PBS 主办的州长参选人辩论中，共和党参选人 Eric Barlow 是唯一公开反对该提案的州长参选人，他强调州议会过去五年已出台多项房产税减免措施，并提醒削减地方服务经费的后果。
Gordon 已表态支持 Barlow 接替其出任州长。本次选举中，Barlow 将面对民主党参选人 Ken Casner 与宪法党参选人 Rebecca Bextel，房产税议题是选战的核心议题之一。
Wyoming: Governor Campaigns Against Proposition 1: Majority Home Property Tax Exemption Would Strain Local Services
In Wyoming, Proposition 1 on the November 3 ballot would implement a 50 percent property tax exemption on primary residences, excluding the land they sit on. Governor Mark Gordon has campaigned against the measure and set out his position in an opinion piece, arguing the change would be too expensive for local governments to continue providing existing services and that targeted cuts would be better.
Many local officials across the state have raised similar concerns, arguing the exemption would hit funding for public schools, rural firefighters and community colleges. In the Wyoming PBS gubernatorial debate, Republican nominee Eric Barlow was the only candidate for governor to come out against the proposition, emphasizing other property tax relief measures the Legislature has enacted over the past five years and the consequences of cutting funding for local services.
Gordon has endorsed Barlow to succeed him as governor. Barlow faces Democrat Ken Casner and Constitution Party candidate Rebecca Bextel on November 3, with property taxes among the central issues of the campaign.
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