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Mead Signs Higher Gas Tax Bill Into Law
Mead Signs Higher Gas Tax Bill Into Law
Mead Signs Higher Gas Tax Bill Into Law
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead has signed a bill into law that will hike the state's fuel tax by a dime a gallon. Mead has been pushing for a new source of funding for the Wyoming Department of Transportation since he took office two years ago...
Governor Says Legislation is Legal
Governor Says Legislation is Legal
Governor Says Legislation is Legal
Wyoming Governor Matt Mead says the state legislature was clearly within it's rights under the Wyoming Constitution when it removed State Superintendent Cindy Hill from oversight of the state Department of Education recently. Mead says the state constitution, while calling for the election of the Superintendent as well as state Auditor and Treasurer, also says the legislature will define their dut
Gov. Mead Expresses Concern Over Firearm Protection Act
Gov. Mead Expresses Concern Over Firearm Protection Act
Gov. Mead Expresses Concern Over Firearm Protection Act
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead says he has concerns with a bill pending in the Wyoming Legislature that would seek to exempt the state from any new federal ban on assault weapons. Mead, a Republican and former federal prosecutor, told reporters Tuesday that he's a gun owner himself and owns some of the firearms that could be banned...
Laramie Gets $5.4M to Build Technology Park
Laramie Gets $5.4M to Build Technology Park
Laramie Gets $5.4M to Build Technology Park
A $5.4 million grant for Laramie to build the Cirrus Sky Technology Park was approved on a 3-to-1 vote by the State Loan and Investment Board on Thursday in Cheyenne. It is the largest Community Readiness Grant in the history of the Wyoming Business Council...
Mead Disappointed With EPA Decision [AUDIO]
Mead Disappointed With EPA Decision [AUDIO]
Mead Disappointed With EPA Decision [AUDIO]
Governor Matt Mead says he's disappointed with the Environmental Protection Agency decision to take more public comments on a report on pollution in a Wyoming Gas Field. The Casper-Natrona County Airport has begun the process of developing a 20 year master plan. Business Reporter Sharon Fain has more. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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