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No Response (Yet) To Wyoming’s Bid On Occidental Land
State officials have received no response to their bid on more than 1 million acres of private land in southern Wyoming, an official said Monday.
August 04, 2020
Gordon Grants 180-Day Extension For Expired Drivers Licenses
Good news if your drivers license has expired in the last few months, you have additional time to get it renewed.
August 03, 2020
Wyoming Lands In Middle Of Ranking For Best, Worst States For Health Care
Wyoming landed right around the midpoint in a recent ranking of the best and worst states for health care in the nation by personal finance site WalletHub.
August 03, 2020
Gordon Upset By Closure Of Lamb Processing Plant
The impending closure of the countrys second-largest lamb processing plant is more evidence of unhealthy consolidation of the countrys meat packing industry, Gov. Mark Gordon said.
July 31, 2020
Wyoming Officials Speak Out Against Trump’s Proposed Election Delay
Pres. Donald Trump's recent suggestion that the United States delay the Nov. 3 general election received much pushback from various legislators, including a number of Wyoming representatives.
July 31, 2020
One Unexpected (And Stupid) Result From the Coronavirus: More Smoking
Perhaps the stupidest development as a result of the coronavirus is that theres a smoking resurgence in the country.
July 29, 2020
Gordon Extends Current Public Health Orders Again, To Last Until Aug. 15
Gov. Mark Gordon announced Tuesday afternoon that Wyoming's current public health orders will remain in place until at least Aug. 15 as coronavirus cases continue to rise in the state.
July 28, 2020
New Study Ranks Wyoming School System 19th In Nation
High test scores helped put Wyomings public schools among the top half in the nation in a new ranking of the countrys best and worst school systems by personal finance site WalletHub.
July 27, 2020
UW Puts More Than 800 Courses Online
To execute its plan for the fall 2020 semester, the University of Wyoming has made adjustments related to the delivery method for some courses and reduction of density in classrooms.
July 22, 2020
Republican Wyoming Senate Candidates Tackle Pandemic, Taxes, Tribal Rights In Tuesday Debate
Nine of the 10 Republican candidates eyeing a U.S. Senate seat gathered in Sheridan for a debate Tuesday night just one month before the Republican primary.
July 22, 2020
Wyoming Hospitals Offer Quicker Coronavirus Testing
Since the coronavirus emerged as a real threat to Wyoming residents in March, the only testing option for many counties was a process that involved sending swabs to the state health office.
Wendy CorrJuly 17, 2020
Gordon Reiterates Concern About Coronavirus, Criticizes Lack Of Empathy During News Conference
Gov. Mark Gordon expected to have health orders aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus expire by the end of July, but then a spike in cases in mid-June made him and other state officials reconsider.
July 15, 2020
Gordon: Spending Cuts Of $250 Million Just The Beginning For Wyoming
Cuts in state spending beyond the $250 million reduction already authorized by Gov. Mark Gordon will be needed going forward, he said Wednesday.
July 15, 2020
Barrasso Condemns Democrats For Endorsing Mob Violence
Sen. John Barrasso said Nancy Pelosi has surrendered to the radical mob.
July 15, 2020
Gordon Approves $250M In Budget Cuts, $600M To Go
Gov. Mark Gordon has approved a number of budget cuts totaling more than $250 million, nearly 10% of the state's general budget fund.
July 13, 2020
Wyoming Department Of Health Not Implementing Meningitis Vaccine Requirement (Yet)
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Wyoming Department of Health is withdrawing a set of proposed changes to the state's immunization program.
July 10, 2020
Gordon: Coronavirus Cases Increase “Concerning”
Gov. Mark Gordon described the current spike of coronavirus cases across the state of Wyoming as "concerning" during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.
July 09, 2020
Gordon Says State Will Cut Staff
Gordon asked all of his agency heads to submit ideas for reducing their budgets by 20% and said Wednesday he has asked the officials to propose additional cuts of 10%.
July 09, 2020
Gordon Accepts “Wear A Mask” Challenge From Colorado Governor, Challenges Idaho
Gov. Mark Gordon took to Twitter on Tuesday afternoon to tell the world why he wears a mask to protect the spread of the coronavirus.
July 08, 2020
Wyoming Top Officials Authorize Bid For 1 Million Acres of Occidental Land
Wyoming's top elected officials voted unanimously to authorize the state to move ahead with a bid for 1 million acres of land and 4 million acres of mineral rights currently owned by Occidental Petroleum.
July 07, 2020
4 Million Acre Occidental Land Purchase Could Have 7.25% Return
The states purchase of 4 million acres of mineral rights in southern Wyoming could generate a long-term return of about 7.25% if the state purchased the rights to trona in that land as well
July 07, 2020
State To Consider Occidental Land Purchase Monday
The states top five officials on Monday will consider offering a bid for about 1 million acres of private land in southern Wyoming, Gov. Mark Gordon announced Wednesday.
July 02, 2020
Liz Cheney: U.S. Won’t Tolerate Targeting Of Forces
Cheney said any foreign power planning harm to American forces should be ready for significant consequences.
July 01, 2020
Wyoming Health Orders To Remain The Same Until July 15
Wyoming's current public health orders will be extended through July 15, since the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise, Gov. Mark Gordon announced Monday.
June 29, 2020