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Gov. Mead Calls For Help For Oklahoma Victims

Associated Press — Fri, 31 May 2013 11:50:34 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead is calling on state residents to join an effort to raise money to support victims of the recent tornado that hit Moore, Okla.

Mead said Thursday that Wyoming residents Foster and Lynn Friess have committed to donate $1 million to the relief effort

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Gov. Mead To Present His Budget To Lawmakers Today

Associated Press — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:40:13 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead is set to present his proposed budget to state lawmakers in Cheyenne.

Mead is scheduled to address members of the Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee on Monday morning

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Gov. Mead Appoints PSC Member

Associated Press — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:43:39 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead has appointed Bill Russell to a seat on the Wyoming Public Service Commission.

The PSC regulates public utilities that provide services to consumers in Wyoming

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Gov. Mead, Family, Friends Welcome Troops Back To Wyoming

Associated Press — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:26:27 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Friends and family gathered at the Cheyenne airport to welcome home several of the Wyoming National Guard troops who have been deployed to Afghanistan and Kosovo.

Gov. Matt Mead was among those on hand for ceremonies Wednesday at the Wyoming Air National Guard headquarters

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Gov. Mead Tells EPA State Should Regulate Haze

Associated Press — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:28:13 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead is telling federal regulators that the state should take the lead in regulating regional haze.

Mead recently wrote to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency commenting on the federal agency's disapproval of part of a state plan to address air pollution

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Gov. Mead Appoints Members To Arts Council

Associated Press — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:40:48 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Governor Matt Mead has appointed two new board members to the Wyoming Arts Council Board. The governor also has reappointed two returning members.

The new board members are Erin Taylor of Cheyenne, executive director of the Wyoming Taxpayers Association; and Holly Turner of Casper, executive director of the Trails Center Foundation

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Mead Open To Higher Fines For Worker Deaths

Associated Press — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:23:58 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead says more may need to be done to combat the state's high workplace fatality rate.

Mead told a meeting of the Wyoming Oil and Gas Industry Safety Alliance on Tuesday that new state workplace safety legislation might not be enough to reverse Wyoming's ranking as one of the most dangerous states for workers

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Rawlins Police Chief Leaving To Work For Governor Mead

Associated Press — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:32:59 +0000

RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — The Rawlins police chief is stepping down to become a senior policy adviser to Gov. Matt Mead.

Mike Reed will leave his post May 15 after nearly 25 years in the Rawlins Police Department

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Gov. Mead Heading To China For Coal Meeting

Associated Press — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:31:46 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead is heading to China in June for an international coal conference.

Renny MacKay is spokesman for the governor. MacKay says Mead will be at the conference from June 3-5 and plans to travel in China for a few days after that to inspect some coal projects

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