07/30/2008 Wyoming Democratic Party News Roundup
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Jul 30, 2008
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For July 30, 2008
Electrical utility seeks rate hike
CHEYENNE -- The state's largest electrical utility is asking for permission to boost its rates by about 7 percent, an increase company officials say is needed to cover the cost of Wyoming's growing demand for power.
A former state legislator and a Casper Star-Tribune community news assistant will be the two new members of the Casper City Council.
Government announces quarterly borrowing
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration gave details Wednesday on how it plans to borrow the billions of dollars it will need to cope with the soaring budget deficits. Those plans include raising $27 billion by selling a new 10-year note and a new 30-year bond at the regularly scheduled quarterly auctions to be held next week. The government needs to borrow $171 billion during the current July-September quarter, the second highest quarterly borrowing total on record. The increased borrowing needs reflect the exploding federal budget deficit which is projected to more than double in size this year and to hit an all-time high of $482 billion in the 2009 budget year.
Pro Mark Gordon Letter to the Editor: Candidate helps Wyoming sportsmen
Pro Cynthia Lummis Letter to the Editor: State office instructs for national politics
State employees encouraged to take responsibility for health
Wyoming's governor announced a wellness program for state employees Tuesday that he hopes will encourage all state residents to take more responsibility for their health.
Facing Indictment, Sen. Stevens Claims Innocence
July 30, 2008 | NPR · The nation's longest-serving Republican senator and a major figure in Alaska politics is facing seven felony counts. Ted Stevens, 84, is accused of concealing more than a quarter-million dollars in gifts from a powerful oil contractor, but he says he never knowingly submitted a false financial disclosure form.
A Mental Health official in Laramie County has expressed concern over lack of services available for returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Attorney General’s Office has sued the Johnson County Commission and others seeking to reverse a 2002 county action intended to extinguish a conservation easement on a private ranch east of Buffalo.
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Candidate for congress says government should be ‘citizen endeavor’
Mark Gordon explains why he is running and answers questions. “A cowboy rancher from Kaycee said he’s running for Wyoming’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives because he’s had enough of career politicians.”
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Political experts say Mitt Romney would energize fundraising & generate the most enthusiasm for McCain's campaign in the western states
David Sirota will sign his new book, The Uprising, this evening at Valley Books starting at 7. Sirota is a leading voice among upcoming independent American political thinkers. Sirota has been a critical player in the recent political enlightenment of the West, helping elect Montana governor Brian Schweitzer by educating voters on how the modern pro-corporate, anti-worker GOP undermines the West’s libertarian values.
K2TV - KTWO - Casper Channel 2 or 6 and Cheyenne Channel 8
Wyoming is known as the state of firsts. Its also known as a global leader in many areas including energy. And it's also known to be a state of lasts, and its not so much a bad thing.
The 2008 edition of Wyoming: just the facts says our booming economy and sparse population have combined to make Wyoming last in the country in its unemployment rate.
At the other end, Wyoming is among the nation's leaders in new job growth. Wyoming also has the distinction of having the top average wind speed of any state.
The state is number one in the average number of acres per farm or ranch, and tops for the highest percentage of employees engaged in mining. Wyoming also has one of the fastest growing populations in the country. Per capita, Wyoming also ranks number one in the country in getting homeland security grants.Gov. Dave Announces New Wellness Program
Healthy lifestyles lead to healthy living, long healthy lives, and eventually lower health care costs.