Wyoming lawmakers appear intent on providing residents with some relief from rising property taxes, though they have yet to decide exactly what help they’ll deliver.

On Friday, the Wyoming Legislature’s influential Joint Appropriations Committee recommended that the state set aside $5 million for a property tax refund program — five times the amount requested by the governor’s office.

A state senator vowed to do whatever he can to persuade his colleagues in a Wyoming legislature committee to approve more funding for public education as the state faces accusations of underfunding education in an ongoing court case.