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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming mayor has reimbursed her city for grant money she used for personal expenses. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports Cheyenne Mayor Marian Orr repaid nearly $600 she used from a $100,000 Bloomberg Philanthropies grant. Money from the grant was used to pay for an event ticket for Orr’s husband, meals on business trips for herself and her husband and personal expenses during a university course. Officials say the grant was for a project to connect undeveloped or underused properties with potential investors. Officials say the city eventually repaid $56,000 in unused or improperly used grant funds.
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s 23 counties charge coal, oil and gas companies for the minerals they extract through production taxes. But delinquency in paying those taxes has become somewhat of the new normal, particularly in Wyoming’s coal country. The Casper Star-Tribune reports that state Legislative Service Office found that in just one decade, energy companies throughout Wyoming failed to pay $97.7 million in production taxes to counties on time. Missed payments have forced local governments to contend with more and more unexpected budget shortfalls. State lawmakers are considering solutions, including requiring companies to pay production taxes every month.
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — The president and CEO of the Grand Teton Musical Festival in Wyoming has resigned after festival musicians advocated for his ousting following disputes over the removal of three longtime orchestra members. The Jackson Hole News And Guide reported Friday that the festival's board of directors accepted Andrew Palmer Todd's resignation. Officials say Todd resigned a month after the festival disinvited orchestra members resulting in a petition signed by more than a 1,000 people for the reinstatement of a violist, bassoonist and violinist. Todd could not immediately be reached for comment. Officials say a nationwide search for a new president and CEO is expected to begin soon.
RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — A 71-year-old inmate at the Wyoming State Penitentiary has died after a lengthy illness. The Wyoming Department of Corrections says Carl Stewart, Jr., died Wednesday while serving a 10 1/2- to 12-year sentence for second-degree sexual abuse of a minor. That 2011 sentence was the second of three consecutive terms. The Rawlins Times reports Stewart already had served a nine- to 10-year sentence for third-degree sexual assault and was facing another nine- to 10-year sentence for third-degree sexual abuse of a minor. Corrections officials did not release any details about his illness. An autopsy has been ordered.
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