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Wyo. Bill Requires High School Through 18th Birthday

By Associated Press January 18, 2013

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A bill requiring students to stay in school until they're 18 or finish their senior year is advancing at the state Capitol.

Senate File 96 won initial approval in the state Senate on Thursday

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Category: Associated Press, Wyoming News Tags: 18th birthday, Legislature, students, wyoming

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Bill Requires 4 Years Of Math In Wyo. High Schools

By Associated Press January 17, 2013

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming high school students would have to take math classes each year under a bill being considered by state lawmakers.

Currently, state law doesn't require students to study math in their senior years though some school districts still require it

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Category: Associated Press, Education, Wyoming News Tags: Bill, high school, Legislature, math, wyoming

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Fuel Tax Increase Moves On In Wyo. House

By Associated Press January 17, 2013

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A proposal to raise Wyoming fuel taxes by a dime a gallon is set for a second vote in the state House of Representatives.

The House on Thursday is scheduled to consider a proposal to hike the tax from the existing rate of 14 cents a gallon up to 24 cents

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Category: Associated Press, Wyoming News Tags: fuel tax, House, Legislature, wyoming

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Wyo. Senate Looks To Advance Education Revamp

By Associated Press January 16, 2013

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Senate will consider sending to the state House a bill changing who runs the state Department of Education.

Senate File 104 would remove the state superintendent of public instruction as administrative head of the agency in favor of a new director appointed by the governor

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Category: Associated Press, Education, Wyoming News Tags: Education, Legislature, wyoming

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Tuesday’s Events At The Wyoming Legislature

By Associated Press January 16, 2013

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Events on the sixth day of 2013 General Session of the Wyoming Legislature, Tues., Jan. 15:

EDUCATION SHAKE-UP: The Wyoming Senate for the second time voted to approve a bill that would strip some powers from the elected state superintendent of public instruction. Although the Se

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Category: Associated Press, Wyoming News Tags: Highlights, Legislature, Tuesday, wyoming

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House To Hear Proposed Fuel Tax Hike

By Associated Press January 16, 2013

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A proposal to raise Wyoming fuel taxes is set to get its first hearing in the full House of Representatives.

House Majority Floor Leader Kermit Brown, a Laramie Republican, says he expects the bill will come up for a hearing early Wednesday afternoon

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Category: Associated Press, Wyoming News Tags: gas tax, House, Legislature

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Senate To Consider Education Bill A Second Time

By Associated Press January 15, 2013

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Senate could consider a sweeping education reform bill for the second time on Tuesday.

The bill passed a first vote in the Senate on Monday and is on the agenda for a second vote on Tuesday

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Category: Associated Press, Education, Wyoming News Tags: Bill, Education, Legislature

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Committee To Hear Fuel Tax Increase Proposal

By Associated Press January 14, 2013

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming legislative committee is set to hear a proposal to raise fuel taxes.

The House Revenue Committee is meeting Monday morning in Cheyenne to consider a bill that would hike fuel taxes by a dime

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Category: Associated Press, Wyoming News Tags: Committee, fuel tax, increase, Legislature

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Senate Panel Holds Hearing On Supt. Bill

By Associated Press January 11, 2013

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A proposed bill to drastically reduce the administrative role of Wyoming's top state public schools official is before the Senate Education Committee.

The panel was scheduled to hear testimony on Senate File 104 on Friday in Cheyenne

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