Cheyenne News Staff
Wyoming Lawyers Respond to Free Speech Lawsuit [AUDIO]
U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) joined fellow Republican colleagues from the Senate and House in calling for an end to the budget tricks and gimmicks that are used to hide billions of dollars in deficit spending and conceal the real cost of government programs. The state of Wyoming denies that its policy concerning the display of materials in a tunnel leading to the state Capitol, blocked an anti-ab
U.P. Had Great 2011 Due to Coal Shipments From Wyoming [AUDIO]
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official is defended a draft EPA report that theorizes gas industry activity including hydraulic fracturing may have polluted groundwater in Pavillion, Wyoming. Union Pacific says it was more profitable in 2010 than ever before due in part to coal shipments from Wyoming’s Powder River basin. Doug Randall has that story. Click past the jump to listen to Wyo
Wyoming Senators Pushing Pipeline Bill [AUDIO]
Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY) and John Barrasso (R-WY) are among 44 senators sponsoring a b ill to press ahead with an oil pipeline despite President Obama’s delay of the plan. Doug Randall reports. The January 2012 issue of the Wyoming Insight showed some mixed news for Wyoming’s economy. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
CRMC WILL NEED TO EXPAND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT [AUDIO]
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says convicted killer Joseph Ozment, given a controversial pardon by former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, was found living in Wyoming. Doug Randall reports. Cheyenne Regional Medical Center C-E-O Dr. John Lucas says a variety of new programs at the hospital are going to require a big increase in the size of the hospitals emergency medical department.
Skiers Want Snowmobile Ban on Parts Togwotee Pass [AUDIO]
As U.S. Forest Service officials work to revise a plan for managing the Shoshone National Forest, some skiers are calling for a snowmobile ban near Two Oceans Peak on Togwotee Pass. Doug Randall has the details. Sheep and lamb inventory in Wyoming was up 1-percent in January from the previous year. Wool production in 2011 was ahead of 2010. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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2011 Disasters Mean Record Insurance Payouts [AUDIO]
Insurance companies are still busy paying farmers for losses in 2011 and those payouts will be a record, that’s according to Bill Murphy administrator of the U.S.D.A.’s Risk Management Agency. The Conservation Fund says an agreement has been reached to permanently protect one of the oldest operating ranches in the Green River Valley in southwest Wyoming. Doug Randall has the details. Click past
Wyoming Committee Sets Up New Budget Account [AUDIO]
A mobile mammogram clinic will begin traveling rural Wyoming in March offering screenings to women 40 and older. Doug Randall reports. The legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee voted to put $150 million dollars into a new account which would protect the state’s biennium budget from any downturns in natural gas prices. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Wyoming Lawmakers Vote Down Medicaid Increase [AUDIO]
The Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee has voted to deny Gov. Matt Mead’s request to use state money to make up for expired federal stimulus funds that had gone to help support Medicaid. Doug Randall reports. Now is the time to start thinking about filing your income taxes. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
USDA Releases New School Meal Guidelines [AUDIO]
Special Prosecutor Mike Blonigen says several factors support his decision to seek the death penalty against a Cheyenne man accused of gunning down two people and critically wounding a third. Doug Randall reports. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday released new nutrition guidelines for school meals. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Wyoming’s Snowpack Improving [AUDIO]
The acting head of Jackson’s hospital has been charged with driving under the influence following a crash earlier this month. Doug Randall reports. Wyoming’s snowpack is improving. This week’s figures put the statewide snowpack at 92 percent of average, up from 78 percent a week ago. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.