Governor Matt Mead

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead says he chose someone with high ethics who respects the lawmaking process when he made Laramie County District Judge Michael K. Davis his first appointment to the Wyoming Supreme Court on Thursday...

A new series of stamps will feature the Wyoming flag

Governor Matt Mead says officials hope to start an adventure race in Casper

Sixteen Wyoming counties are now designated as primary natural disaster areas due to drought. Governor Matt Mead requested these designations and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, has signed off on the designation for 16 counties with 6 others qualifying for assistance because they are contiguous to the primary counties...

Governor Matt Mead toured the 62,000-acre Oil Creek Fire near Newcastle and the 11,000-acre Squirrel Creek Fire west of Laramie. He said it was sad, especially for those who've lost homes or grazing opportunities. "If there's a bright side to it, everywhere I go and look at these fires and have discussions with those who fight them they are uniformly very complimentary of the many volunteers

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, designated two more counties as primary natural disaster areas due to drought. This brings the total number of primary designation counties to eight while eight other counties qualify for assistance as contiguous to the primary counties...

Wyoming leads the pack when it comes to Olympians.

Governor urges caution as wildfires tear through Wyoming

Governor Matt Mead joined the American Heart Association and the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to announce a $7.1 million project to improve heart attack care in Wyoming. The project known as “Mission: Lifeline Wyoming” will fund efforts to close the gaps separating heart attack patients from timely access to care...

The governor is urging federal regulators to give states more say in regulations regarding drilling operations