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Gov Mead releases statewide energy plan

May 13, 2013

Gov Mead releases statewide energy plan
— May 13, 2013
(Press release:) Wyoming leads the nation in energy exports to the rest of the country and takes …

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Gov Mead to see off Wyoming National Guard

May 13, 2013

Gov Mead to see off Wyoming National Guard
The following is Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead’s public schedule for the week of May 13-18. Unless otherwise noted, …

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Wyoming reaches coal mining milestone as earth breaches 400 ppm

May 7, 2013

America was once a developing country, too, and we choked our cities with unchecked emissions of pollutants that wreaked havoc on people’s health, shifting much …

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Governor to speak at Holocaust Memorial

May 6, 2013

Governor to speak at Holocaust Memorial
Governor Mead’s Public Schedule, May 6-12, 2013
Unless otherwise noted, events on this schedule are open to the public and the …

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How a letter withheld $53M in mineral royalties from Wyoming

April 19, 2013

Moments like this underscore how easily Wyoming can lose money that flows from the federal government.

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Wyoming allows driver’s licenses for “Dreamer” immigrants

April 8, 2013

Wyoming has reversed its position of denying drivers licenses to young immigrants with temporary permission to live and work in the U.S.

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Injection well case highlights energy vs. water challenge in Wyoming

March 13, 2013

Barring an objection from federal officials, EnCana Oil & Gas USA will be allowed to inject tainted “produced” water from its network of natural gas …

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Gov. to sign disability awareness proclamation; Attend STEM groundbreaking

March 4, 2013

Gov. to sign disability awareness proclamation; Attend STEM groundbreaking
Governor Mead’s Public Schedule, March 4-10, 2013
Unless otherwise noted, events on this schedule are open to the …

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Mead, Freudenthal and Al Simpson stump for UW College of Engineering project in Dallas

February 22, 2013

On Thursday, Gov. Matt Mead, former Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal and former Wyoming U.S. Alan Simpson will attend the University of Wyoming Foundation’s winter board …

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Gov Mead vetoes three parts of budget bill, adds $25M in fire funds

February 21, 2013

With the stroke of a pen Gov. Mead made available $60 million in emergency fire funding for this summer.

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Gov and legislators clash on savings, agree on spending

February 5, 2013

The current version of the 2014 budget bill moves the state away from the short-term, liquid savings approach recommended by Gov. Mead.

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Hill’s campaign should have worried voters

Commentary by Kerry Drake February 5, 2013 February 5, 2013

All of the signs of the impending train wreck that has been Cindy Hill’s tenure as Wyoming’s education chief were visible during her 2010 campaign.

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Climate impact to wildlife could change western politics

February 1, 2013

Just about everything that people in Wyoming and the rest of the American West are most passionate about when it comes to the outdoors is …

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When a fiscal conservative is too good to be true

January 29, 2013

Cheyenne loves Department of Health Director Tom Forslund’s data, but fights to escape his conclusions.

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Bill for more fracking chemical disclosure, groundwater testing dies

January 28, 2013

Senate File 157 mandated that oil and natural gas operators conduct baseline testing of groundwater aquifers prior to drilling and fracking, a requirement aimed at …

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Robinson is Gov Mead’s new tribal liaison for Eastern Shoshone

January 28, 2013

Robinson is Gov Mead’s new tribal liaison for Eastern Shoshone
Sara Robinson was appointed by the Eastern Shoshone Business Council as its new tribal liaison. Robinson’s appointment …

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Wyoming lags behind Western GOP states on Medicaid expansion

January 22, 2013

As Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and North Dakota governors embrace Medicaid expansion, Wyoming seeks its own way.

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$115 million pledged to make UW engineering top tier

January 22, 2013

A group of alumni from the University of Wyoming College of Engineering is working to boost their alma mater to a position of national prominence.

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Given one more bust, Wyoming may get it right

January 15, 2013

Wyoming’s revenue growth has slowed, and Senate Leader Phil Nicholas says if the state doesn’t do something to adjust expectations, there will be trouble.

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Gov. Mead and legislative leaders offer positions on issues

January 9, 2013

On the issue of healthcare reform, the governor didn’t take a firm stand on whether or not to pursue an optional expansion to the state’s …