Matt Mead

Pursuant to President Barack Obama's Presidential proclamation to lower the United States flag in honor of Peace Officer's Memorial Day, Tuesday, May 15, 2013. Governor Matt Mead has ordered that both the U.S. flag and State of Wyoming flag be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise to sunset on May 15, 2013 in honor of Peace Officer's Memorial Day...

162 members of the Wyoming Army National Guard's 133rd Engineer Company took to the floor in formation at UW's Arena Auditorium Thursday, as a crowd of well-wishers in the stands cheered them on.

Wyoming Veterans Welcome Home Day will be held on April 1 with ceremonies in Sheridan, Riverton, Afton and Rock Springs.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Despite the Wyoming Legislature's recent rejection of a plan to extend Medicaid coverage to 17,600 additional low-income adults, the state's Department of Health continues to study the possibility. Expanding Medicaid is a cornerstone of the Affordable Care Act, and the federal government has pledged to initially pay the total cost of the optional expansion that lawmakers reje

A bill to raise state fuel taxes by a dime a gallon passed the state Senate Thursday by a vote of 18-12.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A bill making major changes in the duties of the Wyoming superintendent of public instruction has passed the state Legislature. On Friday, the Senate proposal passed the House on 39-20 vote and the Senate then concurred with the House version on a 21-9 vote...

The house revenue committee voted 7-2 to recommend approval of a bill to hike fuel taxes by a dime. The tax would increase from 14 cents to 24 cents a gallon on gasoline. Committee member Laramie County Representative John Eklund (HD-10), tried to amend the bill to add a sunset date for the tax...

Governor Matt Mead is asking for an agricultural disaster to be declared for most of the state, due to drought conditions.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead has put plans for a new state office building on hold in response to falling state revenue projections. Mead wrote to state lawmakers Tuesday telling them he's decided to exercise an option not to spend $4...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead is calling on the federal government to end federal protections for grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone area. Mead wrote to U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar last week saying that the gravity of the bear situation around the nation's oldest national park cannot be overemphasized...