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State capital: Cheyenne Entered Union: July 10, 1890 Population: 506,529 (2004 estimate) Area 97,100 sq mi. (251,501 sq km) Governor: Dave Freudenthal (Democrat) U.S. Representatives: 1 State nickname: Equality State |
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Wyoming NewsEnvironmental groups threaten suit over oil shale development<p>Environmental groups are threatening to sue the federal government to block plans for commercial oil shale development on nearly 2 million acres of public land in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.</p> CBM discharge up for debate<p>The Wyoming Legislature once again will consider whether to regulate the amount of water that may be discharged from coal-bed methane wells.</p> Wish list sent to Obama<p>Gov. Dave Freudenthal has sent a $1 billion wish list to President-elect Barack Obama.</p> Wyoming man dies in avalanche near Cody<p>A 45-year-old Wyoming man died when an avalanche knocked him off ice he was climbing about 40 miles southwest of Cody.</p> Chief federal prosecutor dies<p>The supervising federal prosecutor for Wyoming, who lived in Casper, died Monday from injuries suffered last week in a head-on collision in northern Colorado, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office said ...</p> Snow for west Wyo.; Wind buffets southeast<p>More heavy snow is forecast for much of western Wyoming as a new winter storm moved into the state Thursday.</p> Thermopolis bank's practices slapped by Feds, state<p>A Thermopolis-based bank has been ordered by state and federal regulators to make changes to its operations, to review its management staff and to cease alleged unsafe or unsound banking practices.</p> Teton Pass closed after avalanche control work<p>The highway over Teton Pass is closed after efforts to reduce the risk of avalanches brought a vast amount of snow down over the roadway.</p> Wyoming sees benefits in new prison garment shop<p>Richard Edwards hunched over a sewing machine and stitched a pocket onto a new shirt, one of many to pass through his hands on a recent workday.</p> Panel backs CO2 storage bills<p>The Wyoming Legislature plans to continue work to regulate the underground storage of carbon dioxide emissions from coal plants and other sources.</p> Broom factory at Wyo. prison opening to visitors<p>Teresa Sherwood, site curator at the Wyoming Territorial Prison, demonstrates a piece of equipment that wraps wire to attach broom corn to a broom handle at the prison's newly restored Laramie Broom Factory in ...</p> Midwest Thaw Brings New Fears of Flooding<p>Rain and rapidly rising temperatures accompanied by thick fog threatened to cause flooding Saturday in the Midwest after days of Arctic cold, heavy snow and ice.</p> Schools hit $100 million jackpot in 'recapture' lawsuit<p>The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Friday that five wealthy school districts can keep nearly $100 million in excess local tax revenue.</p> Lummis victory top story of 2008; Wyoming media rank wolf delisting, relisting No. 2<p>Wyoming media have spoken, voting Cynthia Lummis' victory over Gary Trauner to claim Wyoming's U.S. House seat the biggest Wyoming news story of 2008.</p> Agency labs seek funding for joint facility<p>Tucked among the office buildings in downtown Cheyenne, state scientists work daily with high-tech instruments to analyze everything from crime scene DNA samples to water pollution and HIV cases.</p> 5 Wyo. senior housing facilities up for sale<p>An assisted living provider is selling 5 of its eight facilities in Wyoming. Sunwest Management is based in Salem, Ore.</p> Community college task force meets with lawmakers<p>Members of a task force that has re-evaluated Wyoming's community college system discussed their sweeping recommendations with a legislative committee Wednesday -- and their work is still a long way from being ...</p> Questar, EnCana reduce drilling in Wyo.<p>Two large oil and gas companies have curtailed their drilling plans in Wyoming because of low natural gas prices and a lack of space in pipelines.</p> Wyoming state jobs draw crowd<p>A state career fair held in Cheyenne last month drew about 350 people, including some from the East Coast and Michigan.</p> Wyoming deals with bitter cold<p>Wyoming residents woke up Monday morning to bitter cold that froze water pipes, closed schools and deadened car batteries.</p> |
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