Complex sentence: Maxfield has resisted calls for his office to hold detailed records on corporations-instead arguing they should be relied upon to hold their own records until called for by the state-and fears drastic regulation would affect Wyoming's "business friendly tag".
Split into simpler sentences: Maxfield has resisted calls for his office to hold detailed records on corporations-instead arguing they should be relied upon to hold their own records until called for by the state. He claims that drastic regulation would affect Wyoming's "business friendly tag".