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Bryce said the country must embrace the advantages offered by hydrocarbons such as oil and gas, even as it looks to add solar and wind to its grid.

State officials have agreed to spend $4.5 million to finish designs for the Capitol renovation even though officials haven't decided whether to include an expansion in the project.

A total of 239 state employees were on a partial or full furlough because of the budget impasse.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead is calling on state residents to join an effort to raise money to support victims of the recent tornado that hit Moore, Okla. Mead said Thursday that Wyoming residents Foster and Lynn Friess have committed to donate $1 million to the relief effort...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead is set to present his proposed budget to state lawmakers in Cheyenne. Mead is scheduled to address members of the Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee on Monday morning. The committee plans to meet all week to consider budget issues...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead has appointed Bill Russell to a seat on the Wyoming Public Service Commission. The PSC regulates public utilities that provide services to consumers in Wyoming. Russell must be confirmed by the State Senate...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Friends and family gathered at the Cheyenne airport to welcome home several of the Wyoming National Guard troops who have been deployed to Afghanistan and Kosovo. Gov. Matt Mead was among those on hand for ceremonies Wednesday at the Wyoming Air National Guard headquarters...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead is telling federal regulators that the state should take the lead in regulating regional haze. Mead recently wrote to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency commenting on the federal agency's disapproval of part of a state plan to address air pollution...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Governor Matt Mead has appointed two new board members to the Wyoming Arts Council Board. The governor also has reappointed two returning members. The new board members are Erin Taylor of Cheyenne, executive director of the Wyoming Taxpayers Association; and Holly Turner of Casper, executive director of the Trails Center Foundation...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead says more may need to be done to combat the state's high workplace fatality rate. Mead told a meeting of the Wyoming Oil and Gas Industry Safety Alliance on Tuesday that new state workplace safety legislation might not be enough to reverse Wyoming's ranking as one of the most dangerous states for workers...