Laramie, Wy – The United States will probably continue to see catastrophic wildfires until it sets up a long term federal response for dealing with fires. That's the finding of Congress's investigative branch the G-A-O. And Wyoming's Governor, Dave Freudenthal, says not only is there not a sound comprehensive plan the one that does exist is not well funded. The G-A-O did find that the federal government increased spending to prevent and fight forest fires. But, Freudenthal says that money was shifted out of this region to work on projects in California.
Cheyenne, Wy – The state health director says that insurance continues to be the biggest health care concern facing the state. Brent Sherard thinks that access to health care in Wyoming is fair but he says it is less available to people without insurance. Sherard thinks there is access to basic medical services in the state but he says there is a shortage of those who deliver babies as well as mental health professionals.
Cheyenne, Wy – The state health director says that insurance continues to be the biggest health care concern facing the state. Brent Sherard thinks that access to health care in Wyoming is fair but he says it is less available to people without insurance. Sherard thinks there is access to basic medical services in the state but he says there is a shortage of those who deliver babies as well as mental health professionals.
Cheyenne, Wy – The state health director says that insurance continues to be the biggest health care concern facing the state. Brent Sherard thinks that access to health care in Wyoming is fair but he says it is less available to people without insurance. Sherard thinks there is access to basic medical services in the state but he says there is a shortage of those who deliver babies as well as mental health professionals.
Cheyenne, Wy – The state health director says that insurance continues to be the biggest health care concern facing the state. Brent Sherard thinks that access to health care in Wyoming is fair but he says it is less available to people without insurance. Sherard thinks there is access to basic medical services in the state but he says there is a shortage of those who deliver babies as well as mental health professionals.
Wyoming – While the crowds never swelled to the size of those in other parts of the country. There were hundreds of people in Laramie and Jackson rallying yesterday in support of immigrants. And at least one business voluntarily closed in solidarity with the movement.
Wyoming – The Biodiversity Conservation Alliance is calling for an end to clearcutting. This is the practice of logging a swath of the forest. Opposition to the technique was a mainstay of the environmental community during the 1980s, but there's been little attention on clearcutting since.
Wyoming Public Radio's Renny MacKay reports on the view of clearcutting from the Forest Service and scientists
Laramie, Wy – Without foreign workers Wyoming restaurants and hotels would have to scale back their operations. That's the view of Lynn Birleffi. She's the executive director of the Wyoming Lodging and Restaurants Association. She says she's seen businesses struggle because of a lack of workers. And Birleffi says this is one thing that is lost in the debate over immigration. Birleffi says that's why it is important to come up with a good plan for legally dealing with foreign laborers. She says it would help if Congress passed a law allowing more immigrants to get visas.
