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Wyo. Legislature Will Not Override Mead’s Vetoes

By Associated Press February 22, 2013

Wyoming legislative leaders say they won't try to override Gov. Matt Mead's vetoes of some sections of the state budget bill.

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Mead Signs Higher Gas Tax Bill Into Law

By Rich Denison February 15, 2013

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead has signed a bill into law that will hike the state's fuel tax by a dime a gallon.

Mead has been pushing for a new source of funding for the Wyoming Department of Transportation since he took office two years ago

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Category: Associated Press, Wyoming News Tags: diesel, Gas, Governor Matt Mead, KTWO Wyoming, Legislature, tax

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Mead:’Hill Bill’ Is Constitutional

By Doug Randall February 13, 2013

Wyoming Governor Matt Mead says the state legislature was clearly within it's rights under the Wyoming Constitution when it removed State Superintendent Cindy Hill from oversight of the state Department of Education recently

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Category: Wyoming News Tags: Governor Matt Mead, State Superintendent Cindy Hill, Wyoming Legislature

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Gov. Mead Expresses Concern Over Firearm Protection Act

By Rich Denison February 5, 2013

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead says he has concerns with a bill pending in the Wyoming Legislature that would seek to exempt the state from any new federal ban on assault weapons.

Mead, a Republican and former federal prosecutor, told reporters Tuesday that he's a gun owner himself and owns some of the firearms that could be banned

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Category: Associated Press, Wyoming News Tags: assault, Firearm Protection Act, Governor Matt Mead, KTWO Wyoming, Legislature

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Laramie Gets $5.4M to Build Technology Park

By Kari Eakins January 18, 2013

A $5.4 million grant for Laramie to build the Cirrus Sky Technology Park was approved on a 3-to-1 vote by the State Loan and Investment Board on Thursday in Cheyenne. It is the largest Community Readiness Grant in the history of the Wyoming Business Council

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Category: Casper News, News, Wyoming News Tags: Governor Matt Mead, university of wyoming, Wyoming Business Council

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Hess Donates $4.4 Million to UW

By Doug Randall January 18, 2013

Hess Corporation has promised to donate $4.4 million to support the University of Wyoming Center for Advanced Oil and Gas Technologies Nana Resolution Imaging Laboratory.

That donation will actually be doubled to $8

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Category: Wyoming News Tags: Governor Matt Mead, Hess, university of wyoming, uw

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Ultra Petroleum Giving $2M to University of Wyoming

By KOWB Staff January 15, 2013

A $2 million gift commitment from Ultra Petroleum Corp. will support and enhance the University of Wyoming’s energy research and academic program, the university announced on Tuesday.

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Category: Casper News, News Tags: Governor Matt Mead, university of wyoming

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SLIB to Decide on $5.4M Grant for Cirrus Sky Technology Park

By Kari Eakins January 10, 2013

In one week Laramie will know whether or not it will receive a $5.4 million grant to create the Cirrus Sky Technology Park. The State Loan and Investment Board is scheduled to hold a special grant and loan meeting on Thursday, Jan. 17th in Cheyenne.

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Category: News, Wyoming News Tags: Cindy Hill, Governor Matt Mead, Max Maxfield, technology

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Congressional Medal Of Honor Foundation Seeks Nominations

By Brian Scott October 29, 2012

Governor Matt Mead and The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation have announced they are now accepting nominations for the Citizen Service Before Self Honors, which recognizes and honors those ordinary Americans who become extraordinary through their indomitable courage and selflessness.

Category: Wyoming News Tags: citizens before self, Governor Matt Mead, medal of honor