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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — U.S. senators from Wyoming and New Mexico say they'll roll out legislation this week to try to restore about $110 million in cuts to a federal minerals payment program that hit their states the hardest. Wyoming stands

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Washington, D.C., judge has denied Wyoming and the federal government's request to transfer a case challenging the state's management of wolves to federal court in Wyoming. A similar case

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead says it appears likely that state agencies won't face more spending cuts in the two-year budget cycle that begins next year. Mead says he's informed state lawmakers that state agencies won't honor their request to present proposed spending cuts of up to 6 percent at legislative committee hearings this summer. The governor sa

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — All interstate highways in Wyoming have reopened in the wake of a spring snowstorm that closed hundreds of miles of roads over the last two days.While interstates 80, 25 and 90 are open, the Wyoming Department of Transportation cautions that there are slick stretches and areas of blowing snow that reduces visibility.

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GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — SkyWest Airlines plans to eliminate one of its roundtrip flights between Gillette and Denver, starting May 2. SkyWest needs to cut the number of flights so it can meet the overall sleep network requirements and clear time to paint of some of its aircraft, according to the Gillette News-Record. The airport in

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A University of Wyoming official is crediting the school's scholarship opportunities with the university's 4.9 percent federal loan default rate, well below the national average of 13 percent. Financial Aid D

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge in Casper has sided with the state of Wyoming and ruled against environmentalists who sought to make public the lists of ingredients that go into hydraulic fracturing fluids. Natrona County

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ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — Dry and windy conditions have increased the fire danger across lower elevation areas of Wyoming. The Associated Press reports that several agricultural burns have gotten out of control in the upper Wind River Basin. The National We

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