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- Jan 2, 2011 At Home and Abroad, a Record of Achievement Over President Obama’s first two years, he and Congress have rescued our economy, made us safer in our health and finances, extended our liberties and equality, and restored respect for our county worldwide. If you look only at the legislative record, one conservative scholar concludes, "you... By Chuck Herz, State Chair, Wyoming Democratic Party more...
- May 17, 2010 Grooming of a Politician David Wendt knows energy issues. And for years, he’s worked with multi-national corporations, government officials and other key players to build a consensus to advance green energy technologies. Now that the Jackson resident is running for Congress on the Democratic ticket, he’s looking to... Casper Star Tribune more...
- Apr 18, 2010 Tea Party Rhetoric Not In Line With Tax Reality This week thousands of Wyoming residents filed their tax returns, and almost every one of those people, 98 percent in fact, benefited from one of the largest tax cuts in American history. The legislation responsible, the Recovery Act, passed through Congress last year without support from any... Casper Star Tribune more...
- Apr 8, 2010 Why the Obama Plan is Working It's never easy to separate politics from policy, and the past 18 months have only increased the degree of difficulty. The U.S. has been through a historic financial crisis followed by a historic election and a series of historic federal gambles—from bailing out AIG and GM to passing a $787... Business Week more...
- Apr 2, 2010 Wyo Dems Refute Enzi Health Care Facts In statement on Mar. 31, Sen. Enzi suggested a list of bold numbers in relation to health reform, but there are a few numbers Sen. Enzi forgot to mention, according to Wyoming Democratic Party Communications Director Brianna Jones, some of which are... Cowboy State Free Press more...
- Mar 26, 2010 Wyoming Political Parties Go Young for New Members Getting young voters plugged into a political party means more than a vote to the state’s Republicans and Democrats – it could mean future candidates. In an election year in which no Democrats have stepped up for a run yet at any of Wyoming’s five statewide elected positions, outreach to new... Cowboy State Free Press more...
- Mar 26, 2010 Wyoming soldiers return home from historic deployment Soldiers from the Wyoming Army National Guard’s 960th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Fires Brigade, will return to the Casper Natrona County International Airport’s Nerd Hanger at 9:30 a.m., on March 27. Cowboy State Free Press more...
- Mar 25, 2010 Time to Face Reality Health care reform has been signed into law, many Americans are happy about it - President Barack Obama on Tuesday inked his signature on the health care reform bill — widely hailed as the most sweeping legislation since the 1960s. But the divisive partisanship that has embroiled the country for... Powell Tribune more...
- Mar 24, 2010 Barrasso Apologies for Factual Error U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., tried to call a Utah congressman on Tuesday to apologize after falsely claiming on national cable news that the lawmaker voted for the federal health care reform bill after his brother was appointed a federal judge. Wyoming Democratic Party more...
- Mar 23, 2010 Sen. Barrasso backtracks after misstatement on Fox Wyoming Senator John Barrasso, a Republican, is apologizing to U.S. Representative Jim Matheson, a Democrat from Utah. That's after Barrasso said this about Matheson last night (Monday) in a Fox News interview about the health care bill. Wyoming Public Radio more...
- Mar 23, 2010 Wyoming Democrats tout provision of health care bill The Wyoming Democratic Party is pointing out one aspect of the newly signed health care bill that it says will benefit Wyoming. The Democratic Party's Brianna Jones says what is called the "frontier provision" will bring extra money to doctors and hospitals.... because it will increase... Wyoming Public Radio more...
- Mar 23, 2010 Debate over healthcare continues after bill signed President Obama’s signature on a major healthcare reform bill certainly hasn’t stopped the debate on Capitol Hill or in Wyoming. Cowboy State Free Press more...
- Mar 22, 2010 Wyo Democrats could get gubernatorial candidate this week Cheyenne attorney Paul Hickey said he is planning an announcement on a decision to run for Governor this week. Hickey ran unsuccessfully against Gov. Dave Freudenthal in the 2002 Democratic gubernatorial primary. Cowboy State Free Press more...
- Feb 25, 2010 Health Reform Rally The event was sponsored by the Wyoming chapter of Organizing for America, the successor to Obama's political campaign. Enzi especially, and Barrasso and U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis, took shots from speakers who criticized their opposition to the proposed reforms. Some of the approximately 60... Casper Star Tribune more...
- Feb 24, 2010 Wyo will have two at health care summit U.S. Sen. John Barrasso has accepted an invitation from Republican Party leaders to attend the Obama administration's health care summit on Thursday, giving Wyoming two voices in the high-profile event. Fellow Sen. Mike Enzi was already one of 21 lawmakers invited by President Barack Obama to... Casper Star Tribune more...
- Feb 22, 2010 Former Sen. Simpson (R): GOP guilty of 'hypocrisy' on stimulus Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) says Republicans are guilty of "hypocrisy" for criticizing the sitmulus while soliciting funds for their district. The Wyoming Republican, who President Obama appointed to his newly-created fiscal commission, told Bloomberg that the GOP is selective in its... The Hill more...
- Feb 12, 2010 No minimum wage discussion this year The Wyoming House of Representatives voted to not introduce a bill that would have raised the state’s minimum wage for both tipped and non-tipped employees. Bill sponsor Rep. George Bagby, D-Rawlins, said its failure would not prevent him from introducing a similar bill in the future. "This is... Laramie Boomerang more...
- Jan 22, 2010 Campaign Finance Ruling Hits Home In a ruling that could reshape how elections in Wyoming and the nation are run, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday overturned government bans on independent political spending by corporations and labor unions. Casper Star Tribune more...
- Jan 11, 2010 Gov Race Takes Shape The 2010 election campaigns will begin later this month as two more Republicans announce their intentions to run for governor. Casper Star Tribune more...
- Dec 25, 2009 Wyo senators decry passage of Senate health bill Wyoming's two senators lamented passage of the Senate health care bill Thursday. Republicans Mike Enzi and John Barrasso voted against the bill they characterized as deeply flawed. A Wyoming AARP official, meanwhile, applauded the bill's progress and expressed disappointment in the senators'... Casper Star Tribune more...
- Dec 23, 2009 Governor's office optimistic on health reform The state of Wyoming is anxious to see the final version of health care overhaul legislation. But after looking at both bills, the Governor's health policy advisor believes that, for the most part, Wyoming residents will see improved care with the legislation. Wyoming Public Radio more...
- Dec 22, 2009 Bill Would Boost Wyo Doc Payments A provision in the U.S. Senate health care overhaul would increase Medicare payments to doctors and hospitals in Wyoming, but it hasn't swayed either of the state's senators to support the bill. Casper Star Tribune more...
- Nov 21, 2009 Health reform protest met with protesters On Saturday (11/21/2009) approximately 20 protesters showed up in response to a rally hosted by docs4patientcare.org. Thanks to all of those who came and showed that there is definitely two sides to this issue and that there are definitely people out there who want and need real reform to the... Casper Star Tribune more...
- Oct 25, 2009 A good panel interrupted CHEYENNE -- The Democratic Party sponsored a panel of health care professionals who talked about reform one evening last week at Laramie County Community College. It wasn't well attended, largely, I suspect, because of the foul weather. It was an interesting exchange, though as the pros... Casper Star Tribune more...
- Oct 16, 2009 Enzi Blocks Labor Appointee The Wyoming Democratic Party on Thursday called on U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., to withdraw his opposition to President Barack Obama's nomination of Patricia Smith as Department of Labor solicitor. Casper Star Tribune more...
- Oct 15, 2009 Group Rallies for Public Health Insurance Option About 30 Natrona County citizens gathered Wednesday in the shadow of the Dick Cheney Federal Building in Casper to show their support for a government-run public health care option. Casper Star Tribune more...
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