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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A federal grand jury in Wyoming has indicted a second New Mexico man on arson charges in a 2010 fire that destroyed a landmark Wyoming hotel. Fifty-one-year-old Ajay Jariwala, of Albuquerque, appeared in court yesterday in Albuquerque. He's scheduled

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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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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Senate approved legislation removing the state superintendent of public instruction as administrative head of the state Department of Education in favor of a director appointed by the governor. State Superinte

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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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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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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The FBI is investigating an Oklahoma City man accused of making an online threat of violence against Casper, Wyo. The FBI says 34-year-old Glenn Allen Kirkham was arrested in the Oklahoma City area Monday. Casper police s

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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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