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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Senate has given preliminary approval to an education reform bill that would drastically reduce the role of Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill. The bill would

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Legislature is set to act on three major issues this week. A proposal to raise fuel taxes is set to go before the House Revenue Committee today. The other major bill moving this week is a measure to reduce the powers of the state's top public schools official. Finally, member

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's state public schools chief says a legislative proposal to strip her office of its role leading the state Department of Education would take away the voice of the people who elected her. The legislation

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead has wrapped up his annual State of the State address to lawmakers in Cheyenne. Mead emphasized that Wyoming's in a strong position, particularly compared to most other states. Wyoming has bil

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Concerns raised by the American Civil Liberties Union aren't budging Jackson officials to do away with a public prayer said over a loudspeaker before the town's summertime rodeo. Mayor Mark Barr

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming continues to take applications for state oil and gas supervisor while lawmakers consider loosening up one of the job's requirements. A bill headed for introduction in the Legislature would eliminate the requirement that the supervisor be a registered petroleum geologist or petroleum engineer. State officials

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming House Speaker-elect Tom Lubnau says crafting a supplemental state budget will be the "overriding concern" as lawmakers open the 2013 session tomorrow. The Gillette Republican says, "With the decrease in income that the state has, there's not a lot of room for legislative initiative." State financia

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The University of Wyoming Police Department is creating a post for a full-time crime prevention officer. UW Police Chief Mike Samp says the idea is to free up other police officers to focus their efforts on law enforcement on the Laramie campus. In 2011, UW rep

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