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Congress Opens Hearings On Boston Bombing/AP NewsMinute

Associated Press — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:50:17 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Boston's police commissioner says the marathon bombings should not be an excuse to move the country into a "police state mentality." But Commissioner Edward Davis says security should be tightened through various means while protecting basic civil liberties. The comments co

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GOP Congress Members Review Forest Health

Associated Press — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:42:48 +0000

DENVER (AP) — Six Republican Westerners in Congress are headed to the Colorado state Capitol on Thursday to review forest management and wildfire prevention.

The hearing will look at current forest management plans on federal lands

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Keystone Pipeline Bill Passes Out of Committee

Cheyenne News Staff — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:44:02 +0000

U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) and fellow members of the House Natural Resources Committee voted to support the Keystone Pipeline with their passage of H.R. 3; the Northern Route Approval Act. Repre

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Budget Cuts Hurt Trade Policy, Official Says

Associated Press — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:46:53 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The administration's top trade official says budget cuts are making it more difficult to negotiate new trade deals and enforce existing ones.

Demetrios Marantis, the acting U

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Enzi Gets Tax Subcommittee Post

Associated Press — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:10:29 +0000

Wyoming U.S. Senator Mike Enzi will play a role in shaping the nation's tax codes in his subcommittee position.

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Wyoming Delegation Upset With Administration Over Cuts

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:19:58 +0000

Wyoming's Senators and Congresswoman are not pleased with how the Obama administration is dealing with planned budget cuts.

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Military Leaders Say Congress Must Stop Sequester

Associated Press — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:27:02 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff say the billions of dollars in defense budget cuts scheduled to begin at the end of the week will have a swift and severe impact on military readiness and they urged Congress to take fast action to stop the reductions

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Gun Ban Proposal Introduced In Washington

Rich Denison — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:04:01 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are reintroducing legislation to ban assault weapons but the measure faces long odds even after last month's mass school shooting in Newtown, Conn.

The measure being unveiled Thursday is authored by Democratic Sen

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A Look At President Obama's Gun Control Measures

Associated Press — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:08:47 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Proposals for curbing gun violence announced Wednesday by President Barack Obama:

NEEDS CONGRESSIONAL ACTION:

— Requiring background checks on all gun sales. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence says 40 percent of gun sales are conducted with no criminal background check, such as at gun shows and by private sellers over the Internet or through classified ads

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Obama Proposes Sweeping Reform On Gun Laws

Associated Press — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:37:11 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is asking Congress to expand background checks on gun buyers to include private sales and is using his executive authority to increase the information available in data banks in the background check system

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BLM Taking Wind/Solar Reg Comment (AUDIO)

Doug Randall — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:52:24 +0000

Hunting and environmental groups are lining up in a rare alignment to fight legislation pending in congress. Deborah Smith of Wyoming News Service has details. The BLM is taking public comment on proposed regulations for solar and wind energy on public lands. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Congressional Delegation Sending Representatives to Laramie

Garrett Adams — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:47:57 +0000

Albany County residents with issues or concerns about the federal government will have the opportunity to voice their concerns tomorrow in Laramie. The economy is unstable, the President is continuing to lose support and several other issues are leaving American citizens unsettled and looking to make their voices heard.

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Final WWI Vet Denied Rotunda Honor

Jon Green — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:03:33 +0000

Army Corporal Frank Buckles, the last American World War I veteran who died last month at 110, will not lie in honor in the nation's capitol, the New York Times reports, despite requests from his family and Congressional delegation.

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