WPR News
10:16 am
Tue November 7, 2006

Cubin Acknowledges Tough Race Against Trauner

Laramie, WY – Congresswoman Barbara Cubin acknowledges that her latest race against Gary Trauner has been a tough one. But asked if it's the toughest race of her career, she says no; she's had tough races before. Cubin says that some unfair criticisms have stuck, for example, that she doesn't show up for many votes in the House. Cubin says that, except for the year that her husband was sick, she has had an outstanding voting record.

WY Elections
9:44 am
Mon November 6, 2006

WPR To Air Election Coverage

Laramie, Wy – Wyoming Public Radio will broadcast national and Wyoming election results at 6:00 p.m. Wyoming results will be reported starting at 8:00 p.m. WPR's coverage will be co-hosted by Kristin Espeland and Bob Beck. They will be joined by Wyoming Speaker of the House Randall Luthi, State Senator Jayne Mockler, Political Scientist Oliver Walter and several others.

WPR News
9:31 am
Mon November 6, 2006

Early Turnout May Not Mean Much

Cheyenne, Wy – Some Wyoming counties are reporting
higher-than-normal absentee and early voting today (Monday).
But that doesn't necessarily foretell high turnout when polls
open tomorrow.
County clerks say one reason is that absentee and early voting
seems to be becoming more popular. They say it's possible that a
larger percentage of voters are casting absentee ballots.
Count Vice President Dick Cheney among the trendsetters. He
voted weeks ago in Teton County and has made a point of mentioning

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WY Elections
9:27 am
Mon November 6, 2006

Legislators Disagree Over Amendment B Impacts

Laramie, Wy – The argument over the possible effects of Amendment B continues. The amendment would take money from school districts in mineral rich counties that have excess funding and send the revenue to the state. The criticism is there is no guarantee the money will go to education. That's the point Gillette Representative Jeff Wasserburger is trying to make, who says the money could be used for anything. However, Representative, Colin Simpson of Cody disagrees. He says state law says the excess money must be returned to school districts.

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WY Elections
9:25 am
Mon November 6, 2006

Voters In Sweetwater County View Election On Opposite Sides

Rock Springs – Voters are getting ready for the election on Tuesday, and in Rock Springs, they've got the economy on their minds. Laura Huggins is a chef at a man-camp near town, and she says she'll vote a mainly Republican ticket because she likes the way that party is handling the economy.

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WPR News
7:25 am
Mon November 6, 2006

Amendment B for Schools?

Laramie, Wy – The argument over the possible effects of Amendment B continues. The amendment would take money from school districts in mineral rich counties that have excess funding and send the revenue to the state. The criticism is there is no guarantee the money will go to education. Representative Jeff Wasserburger from Gillette makes that point.
Another state Representative, Colin Simpson, disagrees saying there is state law mandating this excess money to go back to school districts.

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11:59 am
Fri November 3, 2006

Involvement of Pharmacists in Health Care of Patients

Wyoming – Pharmacists across the state are being challenged to be more involved in the health care of their patients. Bob Beck reports.

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11:57 am
Fri November 3, 2006

William Wulf, President of the National Academy of Engineering

Wyoming – Bob Beck speaks with William Wulf, the President of the National Academy of Engineering.

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11:55 am
Fri November 3, 2006

Tuesday's Elections

Wyoming – Renny MacKay speaks with several reporters about Tuesday's election.

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11:48 am
Fri November 3, 2006

Views of Upcoming Elections

Wyoming – Kristin Espeland talks to older voters about their views on the coming election.

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