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CDC Report Shows Jump In Wyoming Chlamydia Cases
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a jump in the number of reported chlamydia cases in Wyoming since 2007.
Wyoming Department of Health STD program manager Canyon Hardesty tells the Wyoming Tribune Eagle the increased rates were due to an improved screening process and low-cost testing vouchers that were made available in mid- 2010...
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State Treasurer Meyer Faces More Cancer Treatment
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming State Treasurer Joe Meyer will undergo cancer surgery in Colorado this week and says he plans to return to work in a month.
Meyer has been receiving treatment since he was diagnosed with lung cancer in late 2009...
Family Says Teen Who Committed Suicide Was Bullied
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Relatives of a 13-year-old Cheyenne boy who committed suicide say he was bullied in school.
Wyoming Nets $2B On Federal Coal Sales Since ’92
The coal industry says the state of Wyoming has earned just over $2 billion on federal coal lease sales over the last 20 years.
Marion Loomis, executive director of the Wyoming Mining Association, says Arch Coal’s successful $300 million bid in the Powder River Basin earlier this month pushed the state’s share of lease revenue to $2...
Winter Storm Could Affect Wyoming Holiday Travel
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A winter storm could affect holiday travel in Wyoming later this week.
The National Weather Service says the storm is expected to bring snow to much or all of western and central Wyoming on Wednesday into Thursday as winter officially starts...
Senate Defeats Balanced Budget Amendment
The vote follows similar action in the US House several weeks ago.
Sen. Barrasso Wins Senate GOP Leadership Post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri, a supporter of Mitt Romney, won a Senate GOP leadership post Tuesday over tea party favorite Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin.
The secret balloting elevated Blunt, a former House leader and Romney’s chief advocate on Capitol Hill, to vice chairman of the GOP conference, the fifth-most senior position in the party’s caucus...
UW Trustees Hear Budget Cutting Options
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees is holding a special meeting to hear the university’s response to requests for three possible budget-cutting scenarios.
The meeting is scheduled Tuesday morning at the Laramie campus...
Jackson Police Probe Teton County Deputy’s Death
Jackson police are investigating the death of a Teton County sheriff’s deputy found dead of a single gunshot wound at his home.
Jackson Police Lt. Bob Gilliam says the evidence so far pointed to a suicide although the investigation remained open Wednesday...
Wyoming Grants More Exemptions For School Shots
Wyoming has seen an increase in the number of exemptions it grants for required vaccines in children aged 4-6 over the last five years.
In 2010, the state granted 168 exemptions, which represents about 2.2% of kindergartners that year...