Enviro groups sue over wolf delisting
A consortium of environmental groups are suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for removing Wyoming wolves from the Endangered Species List.Now that federal protections have ended, Wyoming controls...
View ArticleGovernor vetoes portions of the budget bill
Wyoming Governor Matt Mead has line item vetoed three areas of the state supplemental budget. The governor vetoed a section that involved the management of surplus state money and he vetoed a section...
View ArticleGov. Mead wraps up 2013 Legislature
The Wyoming Legislative session has ended. In his closing comments to lawmakers, Governor Matt Mead acknowledged that lawmakers had a difficult“I asked in my state of the state for 6 percent budget...
View ArticleGovernor ponders sequestration help
Mayors from communities surrounding Yellowstone National Park are asking the state of Wyoming to help pay for snow removal to help Yellowstone open its roads on time. Yellowstone officials say the snow...
View ArticleGovernor signs lottery bill
Wyoming Governor Matt Mead has signed a lottery bill into law. The Governor’s approval means that Wyoming can either form its own state lottery or enter into a multi-state lottery on July...
View ArticleGov. Mead says GOP Central Committee acted too quickly judging Hill bill
Governor Matt Mead says the Republican Central Committee acted too hastily when it approved a resolution endorsing a petition drive to repeal the state law that removed powers from State Superintendent...
View ArticleGov. Mead releases WY energy policy
Governor Matt Mead and his policy director, Shawn Reese, released an energy policy for Wyoming at a press conference today. The policy contains 47 initiatives broken down into categories including...
View ArticleMead is still considering Education Director candidates
Wyoming Governor Matt Mead says he is still weighing the attributes of the three finalists for the state’s new Education Director. The Director would run the State Department of Education. Mead has...
View ArticleGovernor still mulling Medicaid expansion
Recently the Wyoming Department of Health submitted a revised plan on how the state could expand Medicaid Services to more people. It would require some of the new participants to pay into the system,...
View ArticleWY general fund does well in 2013, CREG report says
Fiscal Year 2013 has been a good year for Wyoming economically. The Consensus Revenue Estimating Group, or CREG, report says the state’s general fund exceeded 2013 projections by $333 million.Governor...
View ArticleGov. Mead says WY coal exports still a good idea
Governor Matt Mead says there’s no question that Taiwan and South Korea want Wyoming coal. Mead just returned from a trip to those countries where he met with government leaders, trona industry...
View ArticleMead: Wyoming businesses doing well
Governor Matt Mead says Wyoming is seeing growth and success among businesses in the state.During the governor’s business forum in Cheyenne he noted that Wyoming ranks high in a number of pro-business...
View ArticleHighway fatalities down for the year, so far
Governor Matt Mead says the number of highway fatalities has been decreasing. "Wyoming began tracking highway fatalities in 1967 and if we finish the year up well we will have had 82 highway...
View ArticleGov. Mead says he doesn't have a good plan B in lieu of Medicaid expansion
Wyoming Democratic Party leaders have criticized Governor Matt Mead for opposing a full Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. There are over 17,000 low-income adults in the state and State...
View ArticleTribes concerned over state response to EPA's reservation boundary ruling
Agreement over the boundaries of the Wind River Indian Reservation seems to be a long way off between the state’s tribes and Governor Matt Mead.
View ArticleEPA releases latest Wyo. haze reduction plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its final version of a plan to reduce atmospheric haze by cutting emissions from coal-fired power plants in Wyoming.EPA officials say the plan will...
View ArticleMead praises pick for UW president
Gov. Matt Mead says he thinks Dick McGinity will be a good president for the University of Wyoming.McGinity had been serving as interim president, after Bob Sternberg resigned last year. Last week, the...
View ArticleMead Says Wyoming's Energy Future Must Balance Economy And Environment
Governor Matt Mead and other elected officials made the case during a Jackson forum Wednesday that Wyoming's future depends on energy. They said that tapping state's energy resources, from coal to...
View ArticleMead Says Wyoming In Good Shape
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead says he believes the state is in good shape going into the legislative budget session that starts next week.Mead's State of the State address will kick off the legislative...
View ArticleA personal conversation with Wyoming Governor Matt Mead
Governor Matt Mead talks about his Jackson roots, family influences as the grandson of Senator Cliff Hansen and life in the governors mansion. His conversation is light-hearted as he talks about his...
View ArticleHalliburton Donates $3M To University Of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is getting a major donation for its new energy and engineering research complex. Halliburton is giving $2 million to be applied towards a 'high bay' research facility.
View ArticleHill Announces Intention To Resume Superintendent Duties
Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill says she intends to resume her job leading the state department of education on Monday.Lawmakers stripped Hill of many of her duties last year...
View ArticleCommissioners Appoint New Oil And Gas Supervisor
The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has a new permanent supervisor. Mark Watson received a unanimous vote from the commissioners.
View ArticleMead Urges Support For Carbon Capture Innovation
It’s time to stop looking at carbon as a liability and time to start figuring out ways to turn into an asset, Governor Matt Mead told attendees at the Wyoming Business Report’s Energy Summit Monday. He...
View ArticleNew Greenhouse Gas Regulations Target Power Plants
The predicted effects of continuing to pump carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at current rates range from dramatic sea level rise to extreme weather to famine and drought. Power plants are among the...
View ArticleUW Gets A Big Gift From Hess Corporation
Hess Corporation President Greg Hill joined Gov. Matt Mead at The University of Wyoming Thursday to announce the company’s plan to donate $4.3 million more to help build UW’s new energy and engineering...
View ArticleProposed Clean Water Act Change Causes Controversy
Rhetoric is heating up in Wyoming over new proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency. Governor Matt Mead and Senator John Barrasso both claim it will have a huge impact on Wyoming farmers,...
View ArticleA Break-Down Of Wyoming's 2014 Elections
Wyoming Public Radio's Bob Beck joins Morning Edition Host Caroline Ballard to help analyze the races and issues at stake in tomorrow's elections.
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