Unclaimed funds are available to the rightful owners and Wyoming State Treasurer Mark Gordon wants to return it. “Wyoming Windfall” is the catch name for the Unclaimed Property Division of the State Treasurer’s Office. Unclaimed property includes, but is not limited to, wages, uncashed money orders, oil and gas royalties, stocks, bonds, and mutual...
The broad information collected by the Wyoming Department of Health’s Vital Statistics Services Office offers interesting snapshots about Wyoming and its residents for the public. To view what’s available, visit www.health.wyo.gov/rfhd/vital_records online and click on the left-side tab labeled “Annual Reports and Provisional Data.” The 2011 report, for example, contains summary data on...
The Wyoming State Bar on Monday released the results of this year’s Judicial Advisory Poll. The Bar, in cooperation with the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center at the University of Wyoming, conducts this poll not only to obtain attorneys’ feedback about judges’ performance, but also to learn whether or not attorneys think specific judges...
Statewide public meeting to discuss options on October 11 After months of working with the Wyoming Legislature, partner organizations, and the public, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is proposing five options to increase funding for wildlife management and conservation. The options include a license fee adjustment, a big game license super raffle, separate...
On Friday, the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced its intention to publish a final rule removing gray wolves from the federal list of threatened and endangered species in Wyoming. Wolves will be officially delisted and placed under state management in Wyoming on October 1, 2012. The earliest date wolves could be taken by...
G&F Commission agrees to create new hunt area, nix request for unlimited quota At their July 10, 2012, meeting in Lander, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission addressed proposed changes to mountain lion hunting seasons in the Black Hills and Platte Valley. At this meeting, the Commission agreed to increase mortality quotas for...
Hunters who missed the application periods to get into the drawings for elk, deer, and antelope licenses could still have an opportunity to hunt this fall by picking up licenses that were undersubscribed in the initial drawings. Leftover full-price licenses are being sold on a first-come, first-served basis and include 4,112 elk, 3,646 deer,...
A new law that allows drivers to exceed the speed limit by up to 10 mph to pass a vehicle traveling under the speed limit on some two-lane roads in Wyoming is now in effect. The law approved by the 2012 Legislature applies only on two-lane roads with a posted speed limit of 50...
Jillian Balow, Governor Matt Mead’s policy advisor for human services, has been named as the new Department of Family Services Administrator for Early Child Development, according to a release from the department. The release states the position sets direction and policy for the Department’s work in child care licensing and early childhood issues, in...
On June 2, 2011, Governor Mead signed Sage Grouse Executive Order (SGEO) 2011-5 replacing the previous Sage Grouse Executive Order 2010-4 initiated by Governor Freudenthal. The state of Wyoming is holding three workshops to discuss updated information and answer questions about the policy established by the SGEO and review implementation procedures. In addition the...
