Afternoon News Update

Wyoming lawmakers continue to work the Supplemental Budget. GOVERNOR MATT MEAD SAYS HE THINKS THERE ARE SOME PRACTICAL STEPS THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED TO MAKE WYOMING SCHOOLS SAFER.

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SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION CINDY HILL WAS IN LARAMIE COUNTY DISTRICT COURT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GOVERNOR MATT MEAD SAYS THAT ALTHOUGH IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN SOME AREAS OF EDUCATION IN THE STATE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WYOMING IS STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK NATIONALLY IN SEVERAL AREAS.

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The Wyoming Legislature continues its work on the Supplemental Budget, a process that will continue through the rest of the week. The interim director of the Wyoming Department of Education has already made some changes since taking over administration of the agency last week.

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THE NATRONA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANS TO HOLD A SPECIAL PRESENTATION THIS MONTH WHERE PRELIMINARY DESIGN PLANS WILL BE REVEALED FOR KELLY WALSH HIGH SCHOOL. ACCORDING TO A DISTRICT PRESS RELEASE. NATRONA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY THREE AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN POSSIBLY ACCOMMODATING A PROPOSED DUAL-LANGUAGE IMMERSION PILOT CURRICULUM FOR THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR.

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STATE SUPERTINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION CINDY HILL SAYS SHE WILL RUN FOR GOVERNOR IN 2014..PUBLIC UTILITIES OFFICIALS SAY CITY WORKERS HAVE FIXED A WATER LINE RUPTURE THAT INTERRUPTED WATER SERVICE FOR SEVERAL DOZEN CASPER RESIDENTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

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CASPER CITY COUNCIL NARROWLY APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF A $650,000 LOT IN CASPER’S DOWNTOWN AREA THAT THE CITY HOPES WILL FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SPRAWLING $50 MILLION HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER. SEVERAL DOZEN HOMES AND BUSINESSES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CASPER ARE WITHOUT WATER FOLLOWING A MAIN BREAK.

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Casper City Council took the first step in the possibility of developing a downtown convention center. A Wyoming legislative committee is set to hear a bill that seeks to pre-empt any federal crackdown on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

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A bill that changes who runs the Wyoming Department of Education faces a second round of floor debates in the House. Lawmakers are considering changing statutes to make it clear that schools have the right to teach classes about the Bible.

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