Latest Wyoming Headlines
All the headlines from our Wyoming Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Wyoming Judiciary Committee Rejects Workplace Safety Bill
Nov 19 2009 // Members of Wyoming’s Joint Judiciary Committee have voted down a measure that would have increased liability for oil and gas operators whose employees are injured in workplace accidents. Proponents of the bill, known...
Wyoming Organizations Issue Disaster Pamphlet
Nov 5 2009 // Two Jackson-area organizations have released a brochure designed to help residents prepare for natural disasters. Teton County Emergency Management coordinator Rich Ochs says the brochure, which lists the various...
Wyoming Farmers File Crop Claims
Oct 22 2009 // Farmers in northern Wyoming are beginning to file crop insurance claims for losses they suffered when sugar beets and other crops froze earlier this month. Larry French of Farm Bureau Financial Services and Insurance in...
Wyoming Workplace Deaths Tied to ‘Ornery’ Culture
Sep 21 2009 // A federal official who’s been studying Wyoming’s high rate of workplace fatalities said the state needs to foster an environment where workers regard following safety procedures as proof of their...
Rates, Claim Frequency Still Declining in Workers’ Comp; Medical Costs Rise
Sep 7 2009 // States Are Not Equal in Handling Worker Injuries Prices for workers’ compensation insurance in the United States declined in 2008 and, in general, that trend is likely to continue in throughout 2009, according to the...
Workplace Deaths Fall in Wyoming
Aug 25 2009 // Occupational fatalities in Wyoming decreased 31 percent from 2007 to 2008, the biggest single-year drop since the state Department of Employment started its Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 1993. Department senior...
Iowa, Minnesota Get ‘A’, 9 States ‘F’ in Best, Worst States for Workers’ Comp
Aug 13 2009 // Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Utah and Virginia do the best job handling workers’ compensation injuries, while Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Wyoming perform the worst. That’s...
Low Seat-Belt Use Blamed for Wyoming Work Fatalities
Jul 14 2009 // Low seat-belt use in Wyoming is being blamed for the state having the highest occupational fatality rate in the nation. That’s the conclusion by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which is...
Wyoming Raises Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Jul 8 2009 // Wyoming’s workers’ compensation law is changing — raising some benefits for the first time in 20 years. The changes include higher benefits for the survivors of workers killed on the job and a...
Wyoming Troopers to Have Quicker Access to Insurance Info
Jun 1 2009 // Wyoming’s Department of Transportation says the state is expanding its vehicle insurance verification system. Beginning June 1, state troopers will automatically get insurance information on vehicles every time they...
Wyoming Workplace Safety Task Force to Meet
Apr 28 2009 // A workplace safety task force that’s examining why Wyoming has one of the highest worker fatality rates in the country plans to meet in Cheyenne this week. The state’s oil and natural gas industries are a...
Spring Brings Increased Wyoming Mining, Safety Concerns
Mar 23 2009 // The arrival of spring brings increased activity at Wyoming mines and quarries, and with it, a greater risk of workplace accidents, safety officials say. Seasonal workers becoming reacquainted with their jobs and the use of...
Wyoming Legislature Rejects Uninsured Motorist Coverage Bill
Mar 17 2009 // Consumers scored a victory in the Wyoming Legislature this session, with the defeat of HB 65, which would have eliminated insurer direct repair programs, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...
Injured Wyoming Workers, Families Get Workers’ Comp Boost
Mar 12 2009 // A bill increasing benefits for Wyoming workers injured on the job has been signed into law by Gov. Dave Freudenthal. House Bill 54 addresses workers’ compensation rules that have for years generated complaints from...
Wyoming Representatives Reject Bill to Raise Vehicle Liability Coverage Limits
Mar 9 2009 // The Wyoming House of Representatives has defeated a bill that would have increased the financial minimum limits on personal automobile liability coverage. If it had passed, HB 160, the Motor Vehicle Financial...
Wyoming House Passes In-Car Breathalyzer Bill
Mar 5 2009 // The Wyoming House of Representatives approved a bill to mandate in-car breathalyzers for some convicted drunken drivers. Senate File 88 was one of three DUI bills proposed during the session, but the only one to make it...
Wyo. Senate Kills Bill to Make Small Business Fund
Feb 27 2009 // The Wyoming Senate has voted down a bill to create a multimillion dollar investment fund to foster small business growth. House Bill 291 would have created a $20 million fund with contributions from insurance companies,...
Wyoming Workers’ Comp. Bill Gets Committee Approval
Feb 25 2009 // A Wyoming Senate committee approved a bill that would expand benefits for people injured on the job, including cost-of-living adjustments for workers on permanent disability. House Bill 54 would raise benefits for families...
Wyoming Introduces Workers’ Comp Legislation
Feb 22 2009 // Legislation has been introduced in the Wyoming House that could hold oil and gas operators liable for their own negligence resulting in injuries and fatalities on their job sites in the state. House Bill 273, introduced by...
They’re Baaaaack!
Feb 22 2009 // The lawmakers are back, at least in most of the Western states, such as Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. California legislators are back as well, but it...
