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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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Rep. Lummis and Dr. Taylor Haynes on Today's Morning Zone

Dave Chaffin — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:21:05 +0000

We have an exciting program line up today. We invite you to prepare your day with us. Hear the latest news and discuss the issues with the news makers and shakers 6AM-10AM MST in The Morning Zone with host, Dave Chaffin. 6:00 – 7:07AM MST National,international,state and local news, weather and road conditions, plus, the [...]

Lummis Votes Against Hurricane Sandy Aid Package [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:45:33 +0000

U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) voted against the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act Tuesday. Doug Randall reports. The state has adopted a uniform bar examination as the process for admitting new attorneys to practice law. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Lummis Predicts Budget Fight

Doug Randall — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:58:34 +0000

Wyoming Republican Representative Cynthia Lummis is predicting a "real donnybrook" of a budget fight between Republicans and Democrats in congress in a couple of months when a proposal to raise the federal debt ceiling comes up for consideration

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Wyoming's Delegation Divided Over Fiscal Cliff Deal [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:05:17 +0000

Wyoming's Congressional delegation was divided over the compromise to break the fiscal cliff standoff. Wyoming is bracing for increased marijuana crimes because of Colorado's new constitutional amendment allowing anyone over 21 to use the drug. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Thurs.'s Morning Zone:

Dave Chaffin — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:44:40 +0000

Catch The Morning Zone today 6-10AM on AM650 KGAB or listen live at www.kgab.com

7:37AM MST: Guns – It’s Complicated...We still don’t know much about the CT school shooter’s motives, and even if we did, psychologist Frank Farley says we don’t know how that knowledge would help us since there are few replicated scientific studies of such extreme people or behavior. So, where do we look for answers? Farley says there i

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Wyoming Will Lose AML Money Under Budget Compromise [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:05:39 +0000

Doug Randall reports that the State of Wyoming plans to lose up to $700 million over the next decade under a budget compromise expected to win approval in Washington. Waste Connections, is buying R360 Environmental Solutions for about $1.3 billion in cash. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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BLM:Avoid Burned Areas in Carbon County [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:05:55 +0000

The Bureau of Land Management is asking hunters to avoid areas burned by two wildfires in carbon county this summer. Republican Cynthia Lummis' top challenger in the November election is a political newcomer with little financial backing. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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House Votes on Amendment to Block START Treaty [AUDIO]

Amy Richards — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 23:05:44 +0000

Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined congressman Rick Berg (R-ND) in introducing an amendment that blocks the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) between the U.S. AND Russia. Governor Matt Mead says he is not inclined to expand the state's Medicaid Program in as much as the federal health care law calls for. Doug Randall reports.

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Casper Man Challenges Rep. Cynthia Lummis [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:05:54 +0000

Casper Democrat Chris Henrichsen announced he will run against incumbent Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) for Wyoming's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Doug Randall has more on that story. They Wyoming Business Council reviewed 36 grant applications during it's meeting this week in Pinedale. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Lummis Votes Against Student Loan Rate Increase

Amy Richards — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:04:19 +0000

U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis joined house colleagues Friday to vote to keep undergraduate Stafford Student Loan rates of 3.4%.

The rates were set to double in June. Lummis says 6.8% is a high interest rate for anyone borrowing right

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Rep. Lummis Talks About Soda Ash Royalty Bill [AUDIO]

Amy Richards — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:05:02 +0000

The House Natural Resources Committee held debate Thursday on U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis’ (R-WY) Soda Ash Royalty Extension, Job Creation and Export Enhancement Act of 2011. Work has begun to halt the flow of natural gas from an out-of-control well in Converse County. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Rep. Lummis Paid Family Members From Campaign Cash [AUDIO]

Amy Richards — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:05:55 +0000

Wyoming Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis is among 248 members of the U.S. House to pay reimbursements to family members from campaign cash. Doug Randall reports. Twenty-six (26) elk were captured and fitted with global positioning system (gps) collars in February as part of an ongoing study to monitor how hunters and elk use beetle-killed forests. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Lummis: High Gas Prices Will Impact Tourism [AUDIO]

Amy Richards — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:05:36 +0000

Wyoming Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis says that if predictions about the price of gasoline going over five dollars a gallon in the near future come true, it could have a major impact on Wyoming's tourism industry. Yellowstone's snowpack is close to last year. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Rep. Lummis on Friday's Morning Zone

Dave Chaffin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:27:09 +0000

Friday, Wyoming's lone representative in Congress, Cynthia Lummis, will join host Dave Chaffin in The Morning Zone at 8:07AM MST. Dave will talk with Representative Lummis about a number of the most important bills pending in The House including budget cuts to our defense and nuclear defense budgets. He will also get her tak

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Rep. Lummis Blasts President's Budget [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:05:57 +0000

The President's budget is a week late and a trillion dollars short, says Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R-WY). Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kite is asking state lawmakers to grant pay raises to judges and court employees. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Man Camp Approved for Sweetwater County [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:05:55 +0000

The Sweetwater County Commission has approved a temporary man camp for BP America to house its employees. Doug Randall reports. Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) delivered the Congressional and Western Caucus report Friday. Lummis says The Western Caucus Jobs Frontier Report highlights 40 pieces of legislation that could be enacted immediately to help create jobs in the west. Lummis also spoke about a bill she is sponsoring, the Government Litigation Savings Act. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Representative Lummis: Super Committee Recommendations Out Soon [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:05:01 +0000

Wyoming Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis says it looks to her like democratic members of the "super committee" set up to recommend ways to reduce the federal deficit, aren't contributing much in the way of ideas. Warren Federal Credit Union will break ground on its first Fort Collins branch next Spring. Doug Randall reports.
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Enviromentalists Mobilize To Mitigate Energy Development Impacts [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:24:38 +0000

U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) successfully defended key language in the 2012 Department of Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill which would immediately transfer the control of wolves to the State of Wyoming, once a deal with the federal government is reached. As federal land managers consider more energy development on public lands, environmental groups are trying to mobilize residents to push for measures to reduce the impacts. Doug Randall has the details on that story. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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