Governor Matt Mead

Wyoming Governor Asks Feds To Delist Grizzlies
Wyoming Governor Asks Feds To Delist Grizzlies
Wyoming Governor Asks Feds To Delist Grizzlies
Governor Matt Mead is asking the Secretary of the Interior to remove grizzly bears from the endangered species list. Secretary Sally Jewell wrote to Governor Mead in late 2013 saying she expected to make a decision in early 2014 and take final action this year...
Cowboy Tough Adventure Race Back For Second Year
Cowboy Tough Adventure Race Back For Second Year
Cowboy Tough Adventure Race Back For Second Year
Wyoming will host the Second Annual Cameco Cowboy Tough Adventure Race. Last year the inaugural event brought teams from across the globe for events to challenge competitors of all abilities. Rev3 Adventure is returning to organize this year’s events, which include an elite expedition race and several other competitions...
Wyoming Threatens To Sue EPA Again
Wyoming Threatens To Sue EPA Again
Wyoming Threatens To Sue EPA Again
Governor Matt Mead asked the Wyoming Attorney General to notify the Environmental Protection Agency that Wyoming will sue the agency for its failure to take action on a state plan for air quality regulation. The EPA did not act on Wyoming’s plan for protecting the public from lead pollution...
Gov. Mead Tours Jackson Landslide Zone
Gov. Mead Tours Jackson Landslide Zone
Gov. Mead Tours Jackson Landslide Zone
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead says after touring a slow-moving landslide in Jackson he wants to help local officials defray the cost of the disaster. Efforts to slow the slide by hauling in tons of dirt and rock appear to be working...
Governor Announces Microsft Expansion In Wyoming
Governor Announces Microsft Expansion In Wyoming
Governor Announces Microsft Expansion In Wyoming
Governor Matt Mead joined Microsoft for its announcement that it will expand its data center operations in Wyoming. Microsoft’s first Wyoming data center west of Cheyenne, opened in late 2013. Microsoft will invest $274 million in the new data center, bringing the total investment in the area to nearly $500 million...
Governor Mead Requests Expedited Treatment For Wyoming Forests
Governor Mead Requests Expedited Treatment For Wyoming Forests
Governor Mead Requests Expedited Treatment For Wyoming Forests
In a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture, Governor Mead identified most forested acres in Wyoming as areas needing expedited insect and disease treatment. These areas include portions of the Bighorn, Black Hills, Bridger-Teton, Medicine Bow, Shoshone, and Uinta National Forests and could potentially lead to increased funding to treat the problem...
Governor Subject of Huffington Post Column
Governor Subject of Huffington Post Column
Governor Subject of Huffington Post Column
Wyoming Governor Matt Mead is the subject of a column in the Huffington Post. The issue at hand is the status of new science standards in the state, particularly the teaching of climate change.  The column by Bebecca Klein is entitled, "Wyoming Governor Takes Major Stand Against Modern Science...
Mead Proposes Debates
Mead Proposes Debates
Mead Proposes Debates
Cheyenne – Governor Matt Mead has proposed a series of debates in the upcoming gubernatorial race. His campaign has offered three or four debates open to all candidates filed for office. The campaign says it has begun contacting media outlets and statewide groups. No ...

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