Ethan Miller/Getty Images Bark Beetle Battle Focusing On Flexibility
MONTROSE, Colo. (AP) — Forest managers are asking for greater flexibility to deal with a bark beetle epidemic that has ravaged forests.
According to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, witnesses told a congressional hearing on Monday that the epidemic poses a serious to local communities and firefighters
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uwyo.edu UW Trustees Could Be Looking At 8 Percent Cuts
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees is scheduled to hear a presentation on possible budget cuts for next year.
Falling energy revenues prompted Gov. Matt Mead to order state agencies to prepare for 8-percent budget cuts in the fiscal year that starts July 2013
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Wyoming Legislators To Study Pension Changes
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming legislators will consider further changes to state pension programs ahead of next year’s legislative session.
The Wyoming Tribune-Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/Jq5GKj) that the Legislature passed multiple laws this year that blocked cost-of-living adjustments for most retirees and modified benefits for new employees
Secretary of State, Max Maxfield Work To Plug Oil Well Near Douglas Continues
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — An oil well that’s leaking natural gas in east-central Wyoming could be plugged soon.
Chesapeake Energy says the work could begin as early as Thursday morning.
A blowout at the well on Tuesday prompted 50 residents outside of Douglas to evacuate their homes amid concern that the gas could explode
jmurawski/flickr Wyoming Sees Increase In School Meal Program
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The number of students receiving free and reduced-price meals at Wyoming public schools increased this year even though the state’s economy has been steadily improving.
Statistics from the Wyoming Department of Education show that 37 percent of students in Wyoming receive breakfasts and lunches subsidized by the federal government
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