Wyoming Political News 7-15-2013

Poll: Wyoming residents love delegation, hate Congress Wyoming voters seldom blame their lawmakers for the problems in Washington, said James King, head of the political science department at the University of Wyoming. Only 10 percent of Americans approve of Congress, according to a recent Gallop Poll. But the nation’s disdain for lawmakers doesn’t follow them back home, King said.

Hill probe takes lawmakers to uncharted territory CHEYENNE -- Lawmakers will have little precedent to guide them as they look into allegations against Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill. The Legislature’s Management Council voted on Friday to assign a special committee to follow up on a report released by the governor’s office last month.

In the nation's fifth biggest education spender, 1 in 5 Wyoming students will not graduate For the chairman of the Wyoming Senate Education Committee, high school graduation rates are a matter of fiscal responsibility. "We're spending a huge amount of money on education, and don't feel like we're getting the results we want," Sen. Hank Coe, R-Cody, said

Gov. Mead says he intends to push for state employee raises in next legislative session CHEYENNE, Wyoming — While Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead intends to push for pay raises for state employees in the next legislative session, some senior lawmakers said they intend to keep a close eye on all spending requests due to challenges in the state's energy-based economy.

Dismantle ObamaCare, Enzi says in weekly Republican address Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) on Saturday pressed for the dismantling of President Obama’s healthcare law, as Republicans rev up their battle against the measure. Enzi’s message, in the GOP weekly address, comes more than a week after the Obama administration delayed the employer mandate, a key plank in the law that forces certain businesses – under the threat of penalty – to provide insurance coverage for employees.

 hat tip to Jose Javier Gamboa