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Posts tagged as “Wyoming”

Even Wyoming May Be Swayed to Cash in on Medicaid Expansion

As Bearcreekbat rightly reminds us, we should not attack politicians for expanding public assistance, at least not when that public assistance promotes the general welfare rather than corporate cronies. That's why we should cheer four Republican-controlled states that are likely…

Gillette Recruits Seven New Teachers from South Dakota

I've lived in Spearfish. I've seen Gillette. No one can convince me that Gillette is a nicer place to live and work and love than Spearfish. But former Spearfish teacher Lynnae Fox disagrees. Wyoming's teacher pay just enticed her and…

Obama Administration: EB-5 Visa Program Broken

Governor Dennis Daugaard has been backing away, kinda sorta, from the misguided and scandal-riddled EB-5 investment program. So, apparently, is President Barack Obama: Nathan Nicholas, a policy advisor in the governor’s office in Wyoming, said the state has looked at…

State Lotteries, Nanny Statism, and the Worst Income Redistribution

Our Wyoming neighbors have become the 44th state to establish a lottery. However, they won't be playing scratch tickets or video lottery: ...[I]n an unusual move, lawmakers banned the lucrative and popular scratch-off tickets and electronic video lottery games. “That…

Basin Electric Among Leading Toxic Air Polluters

The Environmental Integrity Project finds Basin Electric, source of much of the electricity used in South Dakota, is one of the leading generators of toxic air pollution. Their new report on the dirtiest power plants in the nation finds that,…

Forest Service Seeks Public Input on Black Hills Pine Beetle Plan

MPBRP—that's the sound I made last night after eating salads made with bacon, sausage, and salami. MPBRP is also the Mountain Pine Beetle Response Project the Forest Service is proposing to take care of those pesky pine beetles in the…