governor mead

Wyoming working on a water solution for Pavillion

Bob Beck — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:57:45 +0000

As testing continues on whether fracking contaminated groundwater in the Pavillion area, Governor Matt Mead and state officials will host a meeting next week on a new way to get fresh water to citizens.

Wind energy boom appears to have slowed

Bob Beck — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:26:07 +0000

Wyoming Governor Matt Mead admits that interest in wind energy has cooled off for a bit, but he hopes things will turn around soon.

One issue is the failure of Congress to extend the wind energy tax credit, but the governor is also concerned about Wyoming’s wind tax policy. He says he hoped the legislature would approve a tax on wind generation, but lawmakers cannot reach an agreement on that legislation.

Wyoming is still battling roadless rule

Bob Beck — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:20:31 +0000

Governor Matt Mead says he is continuing to pursue legal action over the federal roadless rule as he tries to work out a compromise in Wyoming. Mead says the lawsuit is trying to delay making hundreds of acres off limits to development, while state officials work with the forest service to determine what should actually be off limits.

State challenges snowmobile ruling

Associated Press — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:47:08 +0000

The state of Wyoming is asking a federal appeals court to reconsider its recent decision that the state
can't sue the federal government over how many snowmobiles are
allowed in Yellowstone National Park.
Wyoming had argued that limiting snowmobiles to 318 a day was
arbitrary and would hurt tourism and tax revenue. A panel of the
10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last month rejected the state's
arguments, saying it failed to show the rule would harm the state
economically.

Mead fears the state wouldn't be able to sustain pay hikes

Bob Beck — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:58:13 +0000

Governor Matt Mead says low natural gas prices and a declining revenue forecast was behind his thinking in denying pay hikes for state, University of Wyoming and Community College employees this year. Mead was concerned about committing to a long term spending item and thought that it was wiser for the state to focus on one time spending.