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Western Lawmakers Push to Restore Mineral Funds

Associated Press — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:19:33 +0000

A bipartisan group of western lawmakers are pushing legislation in Washington to restore cuts of $110 million in federal mineral royalty payments to 35 states.

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Sequester Cuts Hitting Casper-Natrona County Airport Operations

Anthony Pollreisz — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:28:16 +0000

Transportation officials are warning that travelers could see increased delays at airports nationwide after the Federal Aviation Administration imposed a series of sequester-tied air traffic control furloughs Sunday.

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Grand Teton to Cut Back on Seasonal Employees

Trevor T. Trujillo — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:58:03 +0000

Grand Teton National Park will reduce its seasonal workforce, including hiring fewer search and rescue team members, to help meet federal spending cuts.

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Thunderbirds Cancel at Frontier Days, Other Sites

Associated Press — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:41:40 +0000

The Air Force Thunderbirds may not make their traditional appearance at Cheyenne Frontier Days this year because the team has been grounded by the budget battle in Washington.

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Tower at Casper-Natrona County Airport Likely Not to be Impacted by Sequester

Anthony Pollreisz — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:33:03 +0000

With many passengers now experiencing longer flight delays and increased security checkpoint wait times, some airport officials say they’re already feeling the strain of sequestration.

On Tuesday, Federal Aviation Administration officials said that, starting next month, the agency will shut down over 170 control towers at small and medium-sized airports across the country

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Military Leaders Say Congress Must Stop Sequester

Associated Press — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:27:02 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff say the billions of dollars in defense budget cuts scheduled to begin at the end of the week will have a swift and severe impact on military readiness and they urged Congress to take fast action to stop the reductions

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National Park Cuts Detailed in Memo

Associated Press — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:35:28 +0000

Visitors to America's national parks will encounter fewer rangers, find locked restrooms and visitors centers, and see trashcans emptied less often if 5 percent across-the-board federal budget cuts are enacted.

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Officials: Fed Cuts Would Cost Wyoming Millions

Associated Press — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:30:57 +0000

Hundreds of civilian military employees in Wyoming could be furloughed if cuts in U.S. defense spending go through.

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Simpson, Bowles Offer New Plan to Avoid Cuts

Associated Press — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:21:50 +0000

Former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson is offering a new plan to avoid automatic spending cuts set to hit March 1 absent a bipartisan deficit-reduction deal.

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Obama Warns Sequester Will Cause Job Losses

Associated Press — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:23:16 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is warning that "people will lose their jobs" if across-the-board budget cuts take effect as scheduled next week.

Obama says the $85 billion in cuts — known as the sequester — are "severe" and says they won't help the economy and won't create jobs

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