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Mead Asks EPA Not To Rush Haze Plan Comment [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:03:41 +0000

Authorities say it could be up to eight weeks before autopsy results are available on a man who was found dead at a Casper shooting range last Sunday. Governor Matt Mead is asking the Environmental Protection Agency not to rush public comment on it's proposed Regional Haze Plan. Amy Richards reports. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Mead Advisor Says States Should Help Implement ESA [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:45:32 +0000

A policy advisor to Wyoming Governor Matt Mead told a US House committee earelir this week that states are qualified to be effective partners in the implementation of the Endangered Species Act. Steve Ferrell also urged making the act less susceptable to litigation. A December 9 trial date has been ste in the case of an attorney who says he was improperly fired from the Wyoming Public Defenders office. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Mead Meets With Gun Company CEO [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:38:14 +0000

A Florida who claims that Sheriff's Deputies in western Wyoming violated his rights when they detained him for carrying a handgun has appealed a judge's dismissal of his lawsuit. Amy Richards has details. Governor Matt Mead says he met Monday with Phillip Howe, the CEO of gun manufacturing company Hiviz, which last week announced it was moving it's core operations from Colorado to Laramie. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Program Designed to Help Inmates Transition to Society [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:45:02 +0000

Wyoming prison officials hope a 4 year old program will reduce recidivism and ease the transition of inmates who are released. Doug Randall has the details. Governor Matt Mead says the state is evaluating what the impacts to the state will be from sequestration. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Gov. Mead: Reviewing Options To Help Plow Roads in Yellowstone

Amy Richards — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:36:49 +0000

Governor Matt Mead said Thursday that state and local officials are still reviewing options on whether and how to help plow roads into Yellowstone National Park. The National Park Service announced earlier this week that snow plowing would be delayed in an effort to save money to meet across-the-board federal budget cuts required by Congress under the sequestration plan that took effect March 1

Wyoming and National Park Service Finish Second Land Sale with Grand Teton

Cheyenne News Staff — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:23:14 +0000

Governor Matt Mead applauded the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service for finalizing the purchase of an 86-acre parcel of state land. This is the second sale of state land inside Grand Teton National Park and is part of an agreement made in 2010. The $16 million from the federal [...]

Gov. Mead: Moment of Silence Friday for Connecticut Victims

Cheyenne News Staff — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:30:25 +0000

Gov. Matt Mead is calling on Wyoming citizens to observe a moment of silence and remembrance to honor the victims of last weeks’ shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Mead and governors across the country are calling for the moment of silence on Friday at 9:30 a.m. in local time zones — the hour [...]

Forest Officials Use Tree Thinning to Combat Mountain Pine Beetles [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:05:43 +0000

Governor Matt Mead said he is in favor of extending the Wind Energy tax credit. Joy Greenwald has that story. The Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota and Wyoming will use extensive commercial tree thinning to battle the mountain pine beetle. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Historic Group Praises Mead [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:06:31 +0000

Cody-Gas Eleution Technology has announced a new partnership with Oxford University Press. Business Reporter Sharon Fain has details. The Alliance for Historic Wyoming is praising Governor Matt Mead's plans to slow the process of razing old schools and constructing new ones for budget reasons. Amy Richards has details. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Lawmaker Sponsors Search Search and Rescue Immunity Bill [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:35:40 +0000

Governor Matt Mead weighs in on a proposed bill that would bring the lottery to Wyoming. A Jackson lawmaker is sponsoring a bill that would make it nearly impossible to sue search and rescue volunteers individually in Wyoming. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Enzi, Barrasso Support Trade Bill [AUDIO]

Doug Randall — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:54:28 +0000

U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso say soda ash, oil field equipment and other Wyoming products will be allowed to fairly compete in Russian markets under a trade bill both senators voted for on Thursday. Governor Matt Mead says he supports a management alternative for the Shoshone National Forest which does not expand designated wilderness areas. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Governor Mead Urges Public Participation in Energy Strategy

Cheyenne News Staff — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:44:13 +0000

Governor Matt Mead is asking that the public participate in public meetings via the internet or in person over the next two days. The focus of the meetings is the energy strategy. Governor Mead believes the energy strategy will establish Wyoming as the standard bearer in recognizing that energy, the environment and the economy [...]

Gov. Mead Names Mark Gordon As New State Treasurer

Cheyenne News Staff — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:18:15 +0000

Governor Matt Mead has chosen Mark Gordon to fill the State Treasurer vacancy. Gordon was one of three candidates the Wyoming Republican Party Central Committee sent to Governor Mead to replace Joe Meyer who passed away on October 6th Governor Mead commend the Central Committee for the hard work it put into this process. [...]

Joe Meyer Lies in State at Wyoming Capitol [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:50:31 +0000

Family, friends and colleagues were on hand today for the lying in state ceremony in the rotunda of the State Capitol Building for Wyoming Treasurer Joe Meyer who died earlier this month at the age of 71.Two bills headed for introduction in the Wyoming Legislature this winter would attempt to encourage more use of natural-gas powered vehicles in Wyoming. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

New Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center Open House

Amy Richards — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:36:08 +0000

Tourism officials hosted an open house for the new $13 million dollar Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center Friday afternoon. The center is located along the east side of I-25 at the New High Plains Road exit (Exit 4) near the Wyoming/Colorado border. State Tourism Director Diane Shober says the center features rammed earth walls, wind turbines [...]

Gov. Mead Signs Rhett Syndrome Awareness Proclamation

Amy Richards — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:00:09 +0000

Gov. Matt Mead on Monday signed a Proclamation declaring October Rett Syndrome Awareness Month in Wyoming. Rett Syndrome is a disorder of the nervous system that leads to developmental reversals, especially in the areas of expressive language and hand use. Rett syndrome occurs almost exclusively in girls and may be misdiagnosed as autism or cerebral [...]

Wyoming Officials: AML Cuts Will Hurt State [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:00:28 +0000

The National Federation of Independent Business endorsed incumbent Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) for re-election to the United States Senate. Top Wyoming officials say congressional action to block about $700 million in federal Abandoned Mine Land (AML) payments to the state threatens to be devastating to the state budget. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.