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Western Lawmakers Push to Restore Mineral Funds

Associated Press — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:19:33 +0000

A bipartisan group of western lawmakers are pushing legislation in Washington to restore cuts of $110 million in federal mineral royalty payments to 35 states.

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Retiring Dean Critical of UW Salaries

Associated Press — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:01:43 +0000

A retiring University of Wyoming dean says the college is in danger of sinking into mediocrity unless it continues to attract and retain the best faculty available.

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New UW President Will Spend Some Time Fundraising

Associated Press — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:33:53 +0000

The incoming president of the University of Wyoming says an important part of his job will be to find other sources of revenue to help make up for cuts in state funding.

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Grand Teton to Cut Back on Seasonal Employees

Trevor T. Trujillo — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:58:03 +0000

Grand Teton National Park will reduce its seasonal workforce, including hiring fewer search and rescue team members, to help meet federal spending cuts.

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Jackson Looks at Installing Electric Car Chargers

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:32:38 +0000

People who drive hybrids and electric cars may soon be able to recharge their vehicles for free in Jackson.

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Wyoming Getting $1.1M From Feds for Worst Schools

Associated Press — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 05:24:01 +0000

Wyoming is getting more money from the federal government to improve its lowest-achieving schools.

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Fremont County Leads Wyoming Beer Tax Hike Effort

Associated Press — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 05:20:13 +0000

Wyoming's 2-cents-per-gallon tax on malt beverages is the lowest in the nation and has remained unchanged since it was first passed in 1935, about a year after Prohibition was repealed.

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Wyo. Wind Tax Brought in $2.6M in its 1st Year

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:01:47 +0000

Wyoming's new wind tax brought in $2.6 million in the first year it was collected.

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Dollar Continues Gains On Positive Economic Data

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:14:40 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — The dollar is continuing to gain against world currencies following the latest signs that the U.S. economy is strengthening.

The Labor Department reported that applications for unemployment benefits fell to a five-year low last week

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UW Sets Record for External Research Funding

Trevor T. Trujillo — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:23:18 +0000

Faculty members at the University of Wyoming received a record $86 million in external funding in the 2012 fiscal year.

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U.S. Budget Impasse Holding Back Economy

Associated Press — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:46:00 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest Associated Press Economy Survey suggests the biggest drag on the economy is the continued budget impasse in Washington, not the slow pace of consumer spending.

The consensus has emerged just as the political standoff could lead to automatic spending cuts later this week

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National Park Cuts Detailed in Memo

Associated Press — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:35:28 +0000

Visitors to America's national parks will encounter fewer rangers, find locked restrooms and visitors centers, and see trashcans emptied less often if 5 percent across-the-board federal budget cuts are enacted.

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Officials: Fed Cuts Would Cost Wyoming Millions

Associated Press — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:30:57 +0000

Hundreds of civilian military employees in Wyoming could be furloughed if cuts in U.S. defense spending go through.

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Simpson, Bowles Offer New Plan to Avoid Cuts

Associated Press — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:21:50 +0000

Former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson is offering a new plan to avoid automatic spending cuts set to hit March 1 absent a bipartisan deficit-reduction deal.

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Economic Growth Seen For Wyoming

Associated Press — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:48:08 +0000

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A survey of rural bankers in 10 Midwest and Plains states suggests slow economic growth is ahead.

A report released Thursday on the Rural Mainstreet Index says the overall index rose to 58

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White House: Economy Healing, But Could Be Wounded

Associated Press — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:38:30 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says a new jobs report shows the U.S. economy is healing, but warns Congress not to inflict wounds with looming spending cuts.

Alan Krueger is chairman of President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers

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Economists Growing More Upbeat About Year Ahead

Associated Press — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:52:00 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Economists are increasingly, but still cautiously, optimistic about growth in the year ahead with hiring expected to pick up in coming months.

A quarterly survey by the National Association for Business Economics released Monday shows half of the economists polled now expect real gross domestic product — the value of all goods and services produced in the United States — to grow between 2 and 4 percent this year

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Billions in Gas Drilling Royalties Transform Lives

Associated Press — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:52:38 +0000

Private landowners are reaping billions of dollars in royalties each year from the boom in natural gas drilling, transforming some lives even as the windfall provides only a modest boost to the broader economy.

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Alan Simpson Talks Fiscal Cliff on The Daily Show

Trevor T. Trujillo — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:09:14 +0000

Former Senator for the state of Wyoming, Alan Simpson, appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Wednesday night.

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Oil Drops As Global Economic Worries Resurface

Associated Press — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:45:40 +0000

Now that the U.S. presidential election is decided, the oil market is back to worrying about the global economy.

Benchmark oil fell $2.67, or 3 percent, to $86.04 per barrel Wednesday in New York

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