By Brendan LaChance on May 17, 2021 Governor Mark Gordon (Dan Cepeda, Oil City File)
CASPER, Wyo. With Wyoming set to see around $1 billion in federal funding under the American Rescue Plan, Governor Mark Gordon says the state will use the funding strategically.
Wyoming has received the first half of the funding, Gordon’s office said Monday.
“We are going to be laser-focused on addressing Wyoming’s short and long-term recovery, and on getting people back to work,” Gordon said. “I want to ensure we use these dollars to thrive in the long-term, because this federal spending is increasing debt on our children and the generations to come. We must not squander this opportunity to invest wisely in our state’s future.”
By Greg Hirst on May 4, 2021
Governor Mark Gordon (Dan Cepeda, Oil City File)
CASPER, Wyo. –The State of Wyoming filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s Executive Order “pausing” oil and gas leasing on Federal lands, Governor Mark Gordon’s office announced Tuesday.
“The current de facto leasing moratorium is bad policy for Wyoming and contrary to law,” Governor Gordon said. “This is a key action to protect the interests of Wyoming and her people.”
In the filing, Wyoming asks the Federal District Court of Wyoming for an injunction that orders the Secretary to hold quarterly oil and gas lease sales in Wyoming while the case is being considered. It also “orders the Secretary to hold the March and June 2021 Wyoming federal oil and gas lease sales as soon as reasonably possible,” the governor’s release said.
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