Anthony Rodd arodd@uwyo.edu The past year’s plummet in crude oil and coal prices has taken a massive toll on coal and gas companies around the country. And in a state like Wyoming, where 40 percent of the nation’s coal and roughly 5 percent of the nation’s natural gas is produced, the tanking of the oil…
Kyler Lunde Klunde1@uwyo.edu Top Wyoming governmental officials have received sizable pay raises while the university’s fiscal future remains uncertain. A message from UW President Dick McGinity earlier this month emphasized the university’s fiscal realities are going to warrant discipline and teamwork. Though the state’s decline in revenue is far from a new subject, its specific…
Thomas Garvie tgarvie@uwyo.edu Better Wyoming, a nonprofit advocacy group in Laramie, launched a petition to prevent Governor Matt Mead from using rainy day funds for UW athletics Nov. 4; however, this appears to be controversial as to whether this was ever the Governor’s intent. “It’s not right, both the state and the university could use…
The U.S. Census Bureau released a report about the economic performance of the U.S. and the 50 states. The report shows that Wyoming’s economic performance outstands the national average as well as most of the states. Robert Godby an Economics professor at UW said, “They are not much different from the past [reports] except that…
There are no shortage of conflicts going on in America, from the Supreme Court Cases about potential marriage equality, the economy and the education system, but what about American foreign policy? With enough problems at home now is not the time for America to stretch itself thin. Worldwide, heated conflicts wage on and America is…
