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Lummis Hopeful Act Will Lessen Warren Impact

Doug Randall — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:55:13 +0000

Wyoming congresswoman Cynthia Lummis says she's hoping a continuing resolution approved by the U.S. House Wednesday will reduce the impact of sequestration cuts on F.E. Warren Air Force Base.

The Continuing Resolution Act of 2013 renews federal funding set to expire on March 27 and also offers federal agencies some flexibility in how they spend money, allowing them to prioritize funding for more essential programs

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Steenbergen Predicts Local Sequestration Impact

Doug Randall — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:47:18 +0000

Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Dale Steenbergen says federal sequestration cuts scheduled to go into effect on Friday would hurt the local economy.

He says the biggest impact on the Cheyenne area will be on civilian employees and contractors at F

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Steenbergen Says Warren Likely Safe For Now

Doug Randall — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:00:02 +0000

Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce C-E-O and President Dale Steenbergen says based on what he's hearing it's unlikely F. E. Warren Air Force Base--or any similar military base- will be closed within the next couple of years.

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Local Military Firefighters Train for Aircraft Fires

Amy Richards — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:13:55 +0000

Wyoming Air National Guard and F.E. Warren Air Force Base firefighters demonstrated the new Mobile Aircraft Fire Trainer (MAFT) Friday. F.E. Warren Fire Chief John McDougall says the MAFT allows firefighters to train locally on how to safely extinguish an aircraft fires. He says in the past, crews had to travel across the country annually to receive the training.

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Gas Prices Going Down in Wyoming [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:05:13 +0000

A defense bill signed by President Barack Obama includes more than $21 million for military construction in Cheyenne. Doug Randall reports. Gas prices continue to go down in Wyoming. That's according to the latest gas-buddy-dot-com weekly report. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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CORE, Appropriations and Warren AFB on The Morning Zone[AUDIO]

Dave Chaffin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:32:45 +0000

Our guests today in The Morning Zone:

7:07AM MST: Laramie County legislator, Representative Amy Edmonds will be with us to update us on the recent meetings of the legislature's education committee on which she serves. She will, further, discu

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