Senators from Wyoming and New Mexico say the will sponsor a bill that would restore about $110 million in cuts to a federal minerals payment program that hit their states the hardest. Doug Randall has the story. Holly Frontier Corporation reported a better first quarter in March this year than the same quarter an year ago. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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.
June 21, 2012
June 5, 2012 As lawmakers await the Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Senator John Barrasso says he wants to repeal the act and replace it with a patient-centered approach. A Wyoming company that wants to open a horse-slaughtering plant in Missouri is no longer considering a site in the community of Mountain Grove. Amy Richards has a report. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
April 26, 2012 U-S Senators Orrin Hatch of Utah and John Barrasso of Wyoming introduced the Western Economic Security Act Wednesday. Amy Richards has details. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department wants to hear from anglers about their preferences in Wyoming. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
March 23, 2012
Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY) and John Barrasso (R-WY) are among 44 senators sponsoring a b ill to press ahead with an oil pipeline despite President Obama's delay of the plan. Doug Randall reports. The January 2012 issue of the Wyoming Insight showed some mixed news for Wyoming's economy. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
January 25, 2012 A federal judge has denied WY-Watch Family Action's request for a court order to force the state of Wyoming to allow the group to display its anti-abortion materials in the tunnel leading to the state Capitol. Doug Randall reports. U.S. Senator John Barrasso said President Obama's State of the Union address contained a lot of rhetoric, not solutions.
Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) says he thinks state officials should be very careful about accepting federal money that comes with conditions attached to it. A $9 million dollar medical malpractice verdict in the case of an oil-field worker with a broken neck is thought to be the largest in Wyoming history. Doug Randall Reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
