Gov. Matt Mead

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead stuck close to home by choosing a veteran administrator at the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to lead the state agency. This week, Todd Parfitt replaces John Corra, who is retiring after nine years as DEQ director...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead wants to continue expanding access to high-speed Internet in Wyoming as a means to spurring economic growth. About 80 percent of all Wyoming homes have access to broadband services through telecommunications, cable or wireless providers...

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Republican officials say the three finalists for state treasurer were selected because of their approaches to managing the state's $15 billion investment fund. Members of Wyoming's Republican Party Central Committee considered the 10 candidates on Monday in Riverton ...

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Republicans are set to meet Monday in Riverton to begin the process of selecting a new state treasurer. The Associated Press reports the Wyoming Republican Party Central Committee will vet 10 candidates and narrow the field to three applicants from which Gov...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead says it's appropriate to consider raising the state fuels tax to help fix and maintain roads but he's not convinced that a tax increase is needed now. Mead said during a news conference Tuesday that he worries about the appearance and the reaction to raising taxes now...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Top Wyoming officials say congressional action to block about $700 million in federal Abandoned Mine Land payments to the state over the next 10 years threatens to be devastating to the state budget. Gov. Matt Mead and Sen...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead says Wyoming won't meet a pending deadline under the federal health care reform law to specify whether the state intends establish a health insurance exchange. The online exchange would offer the public one-stop shopping for health insurance...

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — The National Parks Conservation Association has recognized Gov. Matt Mead and the state for helping to address wildlife-vehicle collisions on Wyoming's roads and along wildlife corridors. The association presented Mead with its National Parks Achievement Award recently...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead says he's upset with last week's vote in Congress cutting federal Abandoned Mine Land payments to the state. Both houses of Congress voted last week to limit all states to $15 million a year of AML funding...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead says that the state will do what's necessary to cover its costs of fighting wildfires around Wyoming. Mead said Friday the state entered this fire season with about $11 million on hand. He says the state has already spent about $6 million...