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Gov. Mead says Wyoming GOP committee too hasty on new law

Associated Press — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:23:58 +0000

Gov. Matt Mead says the Wyoming Republican Party Central Committee acted too hastily in addressing a new state law changing the powers and duties of the state superintendent of public instruction.

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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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Wyoming GOP Struggling With Superintendent Law

Associated Press — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:51:30 +0000

Wyoming Republican Party leaders considered demanding three state legislators remove themselves from the party over a new law changing the duties of the state schools superintendent.

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Wyoming GOP Leaders Endorse Superintendent Law Repeal

Associated Press — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:01:48 +0000

The Wyoming Republican Party Central Committee has approved a resolution endorsing the drive to repeal a state law changing the powers and duties of the state superintendent of public instruction.

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GOP Roadmap Calls For Immigration Reform

Associated Press — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:44:02 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee is endorsing comprehensive immigration reform as part of a multi-step roadmap designed to improve the GOP's brand among minority voters who overwhelmingly backed Democrats last fall

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White House On GOP Budget: Math Doesn't Add Up

Associated Press — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:45:53 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the new House Republican budget outlines the wrong course for the nation.

White House spokesman Jay Carney says the math in Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's plan doesn't add up

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Gay Rights Bills Finding Support Among GOP

Associated Press — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:32:23 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in Wyoming for years have floated bills aimed at preventing discrimination against gays and lesbians but have found little support.

Now, they seem to have gained some — among Republican lawmakers

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Dick Cheney To Speak At Wyo. GOP Dinner

Associated Press — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:06:41 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney will be the guest speaker at a Wyoming Republican Party dinner next month.

Cheney will speak Feb. 9 at the dinner being held at the Little America Hotel in Cheyenne

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White House, GOP Draw Red Lines In Debt Debate

Associated Press — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:47:42 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans and Democrats are drawing lines in the sand they say they'll never cross when it comes to the U.S. debt limit.

The tough talk on the Sunday morning talk shows doesn't bode well for voters who are frustrated by political gridlock

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Lummis Votes Against Fiscal Cliff Measure

Trevor T. Trujillo — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:54:39 +0000

Wyoming's lone representative to the U.S. House of Representatives voted against measures to avoid, what has become known as, the "fiscal cliff."

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Condoleezza Rice: GOP Sent 'Mixed Messages'

Associated Press — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:57:31 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the Republican Party must adapt better to rapidly changing demographics in the United States, saying the GOP sent "mixed messages" in the election campaign on immigration and women's issues

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Romney To Attend Wife's Convention Speech

Associated Press — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:44:48 +0000

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney will attend his wife's speech to the Republican National Convention Tuesday night.

Ann Romney confirmed her husband's plans while speaking to reporters Tuesday morning as the couple flew from Boston to the convention site in Tampa, Fla

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Christie Promises 'Hard Truths' In Keynote GOP Speech

Associated Press — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:53:06 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's the highest-profile speaking slot at a party convention for someone not running for president or vice president -- and at the Republican convention this month in Florida, the role of keynote speaker will be filled by New Jersey Gov

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Romney Takes Delegate From Santorum in Wyoming

Associated Press — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:53:19 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney's supporters in Wyoming have successfully challenged a delegate to the party's national convention that had been awarded to rival Rick Santorum — showing the lengths the campaigns are willing to go to fight over a single delegate

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House GOP To Unveil Budget Blueprint

Associated Press — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:42:25 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eager to draw a contrast with President Barack Obama on taxes and spending, Republicans controlling the House are releasing an election-year budget plan that would impose sharp cuts on many programs but would still fail to reach balance over the coming decade

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Capitol Hill Weighs GOP Payroll Tax Gambit

Associated Press — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:00:09 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill to weigh a proposal by GOP leaders to extend the 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax through the end of the year and add the approximately $100 billion cost to the nation's $15 trillion-plus debt instead of scrounging around the budget for ways to pay for it

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Romney looks Beyond GOP Presidential Primary

Associated Press — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:13:13 +0000

LONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) — Republicans have yet to cast a single vote but Mitt Romney is starting to sound like he's already won his party's presidential nomination.

The former Massachusetts governor ignored his GOP rivals while speaking to New Hampshire voters Tuesday

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House GOP To Reject Stopgap Payroll Tax Cut

Bruce Dougherty — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:46:57 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Senate adjourned for the holidays, House Republicans are moving to shelve a bipartisan two-month extension of the Social Security payroll tax cut that cleared the Senate over the weekend and are demanding instead that their fellow lawmakers return to the Capitol for negotiations

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Sen. Barrasso Wins Senate GOP Leadership Post

Associated Press — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:35:27 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri, a supporter of Mitt Romney, won a Senate GOP leadership post Tuesday over tea party favorite Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin.

The secret balloting elevated Blunt, a former House leader and Romney's chief advocate on Capitol Hill, to vice chairman of the GOP conference, the fifth-most senior position in the party's caucus

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GOP Presidential Rivals To Debate Foreign Policy

Associated Press — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:11:11 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidates are meeting for their 11th debate, ready to discuss foreign policy and criticize President Barack Obama's handling of it.

Tuesday night's debate in Washington comes a day after a special congressional committee couldn't agree on a plan to cut more than $1 trillion in federal spending

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