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Gov. Mead says GOP Central Committee acted too quickly judging Hill bill

Bob Beck — Tue, 07 May 2013 00:40:35 +0000

Governor Matt Mead says the Republican Central Committee acted too hastily when it approved a resolution endorsing a petition drive to repeal the state law that removed powers from State Superintendent Cindy Hill. Several members of the committee also wanted three Republican legislators who were instrumental in passing the law to leave the party. Mead says a court challenge to the law will be heard by the Supreme Court and the Wyoming Attorney General’s office is also concluding an investigation into how the Department was run in Superintendent Hill’s first two years in office.

Mead concerned about more federal cuts

Bob Beck — Fri, 03 May 2013 22:00:25 +0000

Wyoming is scheduled to lose 53 million dollars in federal mineral royalties this summer along with other federal dollars due to the sequester.

Governor Matt Mead says higher than expected gas prices and other earnings will allow the state to overcome that loss of revenue. But during a news conference with reporters, Mead said that he will be worried if these federal cuts continue.

GOP leaders endorse superintendent law repeal

The Associated Press — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:37:35 +0000

The Wyoming Republican Party Central Committee has approved a resolution endorsing the drive to repeal the state law that took power away from the state superintendent of public instruction.

The Central Committee approved the resolution on a 40-32 vote over the weekend in Buffalo.

The action is a slap at the Republican controlled state Legislature and Republican Gov. Matt Mead who approved the law during this past legislative session.

Wyoming officials say proposed AML fund cuts are dire

The Associated Press — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:10:13 +0000

Top Wyoming officials say congressional action to block about $700 million in federal Abandoned Mine Land payments to the state over the next 10 years threatens to be devastating to the state budget.

Gov. Matt Mead and Sen. Phil Nicholas, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee in the Wyoming Legislature, say the loss will leave the state hard-pressed to continue to pay for coal research and other programs it has covered with the AML dollars.

Wyoming behind schedule with energy policy

Willow Belden — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:29:47 +0000

Gov. Matt Mead says it’s taking longer than he expected to develop an energy policy for Wyoming.

Mead wanted to have a draft energy policy finished this summer, but he says it’s taking a long time to gather input from all interested parties, including conservation groups, ag groups and the energy industry. Still, he says the finished product will be worth the wait.

“Rather than being reactive and engaging in lawsuits and court battles, let’s work together to find a consensus on where we should go with energy development in the state,” the governor said.

A group of state leaders head off to China to tout Wyoming Coal

Bob Beck — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:55:56 +0000

Wyoming Governor Matt Mead and a delegation of state officials will tout Wyoming’s coal and abundant energy resources in China this week. The group is attending the 2012 International advanced Coal Technologies Conference. Governor Mead says this could turn out to be an important trip.

“This is a big enough issue, that is coal and energy to Wyoming, that collectively we all need to see what others have done and see if we can take back some good ideas.”

Legislative committee cuts health funding

The Associated Press — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:57:20 +0000

A panel of Wyoming legislators has voted to deny Gov. Matt Mead's request to use state money to make up for expired federal stimulus funds that had gone to help support the Medicaid program.

A majority of members of the Joint Appropriations Committee voted against Mead's request to give the Health Department and extra $37 million for Medicaid today.

The committee also voted against Mead's request to put up nearly $7 million to cut waiting lists for people in the state waiting for services for developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries.

Gov. Mead wraps up Texas trip

The Associated Press — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:38:36 +0000

Governor Matt Mead is wrapping up a trip to Texas where he's been meeting with officials of some of the nation's largest energy companies to try to drum up support for the University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources.

Renny MacKay is spokesman for Mead in Cheyenne. MacKay says Mead and UW officials have been in Houston and Dallas since Tuesday.

MacKay says they've been meeting with representatives from such energy firms as Exxon, Mobil and Marathon Oil Corp. He says Mead is due back in Wyoming on Wednesday afternoon.

Mead tells postal service not to cut Wyoming post offices

Bob Beck — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:08:39 +0000

Governor Matt Mead is once again urging the U-S Postal Service of resist cutting some of Wyoming’s Post Offices. Mead says rural Post Offices are an important source of commerce and communication for rural areas and he’s urging the Postal Service to find other ways to deal with its budget woes.