Our Cheyenne news staff, with reporting from Doug Randall and Joy Greenwald.
Cheyenne News Staff
Game and Fish To Cut Personnel and Programs Across Agency
Facing increasing costs and declining revenues, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will cut their FY 14 budget by 6.5 percent. These cuts are in addition to a 3 percent reduction to the FY 13 budget.
Cheyenne Airport Control Tower To Stay Open
The Cheyenne Regional Airport's Air Traffic Control tower will remain open after all. The decision by the federal Aviation Administration(FAA) finalized a list of 149 contract towers across the country that will be closed beginning on April 7th...
Committee Passes Barrasso Amendments to Help WY Communities Prepare for Floods [Video]
U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, successfully included amendments to the 2013 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).
Barrasso said included in the bill language is an authorization of the Upper Missouri Basin flood and drought monitoring, which restores the stream gauges and the snow pack monitors through the Upper Misso
Wyo. Military Department plans to furlough more than 430 employees
The Wyoming Military Department is planning to furlough more than 430 employees due to the Department of Defense's planned furlough beginning April 26 for up to 176 hours through the end of September.
The majority of the employees work in Cheyenne at the Joint Forces Readiness Center and the Wyoming Air National Guard...
Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction in Hill Lawsuit
A district judge in Cheyenne has rejected state schools Superintendent Cindy Hill's request to have her powers and duties immediately restored. Judge Thomas Campbell on Wednesday refused to issue a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit Hill has filed challenging the constitutionality of her job changes...
Jayne Mockler Appointed to the Board of Equalization
Governor Matt Mead has appointed Jayne Mockler to fill a vacancy on the Wyoming Board of Equalization. Mockler is a former state Senator from Cheyenne. She replaces Deborah Smith who retired in December of 2012. The Board of Equalization is a full-time board with three members...
Gov. Mead Vetoes Unemployment Insurance Worker’s Misconduct Bill
Governor Matt Mead vetoed the Unemployment Insurance-Worker's Misconduct bill Thursday. Dan Neal with the Equality State Policy Center says the bill was originated in order to deny workers unemployment benefits if they were fired for willful misconduct but Neal says the bill ended up being a bill that meant workers could be fired and denied benefits for just about anything...
Lottery Will Take Time to Develop in Wyoming
If approved by Governor Matt Mead, the lottery bill would not take effect in Wyoming until July 1st and even then you still won't be able to buy a lottery ticket for at least a year. Mike Moser, executive director of the Wyoming Statel Liquor Dealers Association, says the necessary infrastructure would have to be put in place first...
Enzi Votes Against Confirmation of John Brennan to Lead CIA [VIDEO]
Senator Mike Enzi says Drone strikes, leaks, lack of transparency, and cooperation caused him to vote against the confirmation of John Brennan to head the CIA. The Senate confirmed Brennan with a vote of 63-34.
UW Spring Enrollment Up Slightly From Last Year
The University of Wyoming is reporting that more than 12,870 students are enrolled for the spring semester. Vice President for Student Affairs Sara Axelson says that’s an increase of more than 170 students from the 2011 spring semester and 34 students from last spring
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