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Medicaid Expansion
Medicaid Expansion
Medicaid Expansion
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead is making another plea for state lawmakers to expand the Medicaid program, a move that would offer subsidized insurance coverage to about 20,000 low-income adults.
Education Summit
Education Summit
Education Summit
A new federal education law is getting high marks from the state's top education official as well as Governor Matt Mead and the state's congressional delegation. State Superintendent Jillian Balow and Governor Mead both addressed the state's first-ever Superintendent's Policy Summit--also known as the S5S Summit--on Thursday in Cheyenne...
Asset Forfeiture Debate
Asset Forfeiture Debate
Asset Forfeiture Debate
Some Wyoming lawmakers are pushing a new bill that would require the state to secure criminal convictions to support forfeiture actions that take cash and other assets from people law enforcement authorities suspect of involvement in the illegal drug trade.
Mead Recommending New Hires
Mead Recommending New Hires
Mead Recommending New Hires
Increased caseloads and administrative work have the Wyoming Public Defender's Office and the state's two District Attorney's Offices scrambling to keep up. Governor Matt Mead says he's concerned the agencies won't be able to adequately serve their constituents without more help...
School Funding Is Drying Up
School Funding Is Drying Up
School Funding Is Drying Up
Governor Matt Mead says he's working with lawmakers to try to figure out how to fund K-12 schools in the future. The state normally gets coal lease bonus money for school construction, but those funds are drying up as the demand for coal continues to drop...
Budget Proposal
Budget Proposal
Budget Proposal
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead is proposing to reduce the rate at which the state puts money into permanent savings. He wants to free up funds for state projects in response to projected declines in energy revenues.

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