Yearly Archives: 2014

WCDA Awards $2.8 Million for Affordable Housing Statewide

On Thursday, May 15, 2014, the Wyoming Community Development Authority (WCDA) Board of Directors approved the allocation of approximately $1.3 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and $1.5 million in HOME Investment Partnership Program funds to affordable housing developments across Wyoming. The tax credits and HOME funds, which are allocated by the WCDA through a competitive application process, will finance the development of a total of 110 rental units in three multifamily projects

EPA’s thirst for controlling private property starts with your water

U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of a proposed new rule which could grant the agency jurisdiction over most water in the country whether it’s on private property or not. The Waters of the United States rule could significantly expand federal authority into private property by ways of streams, ditches, ponds, and other local bodies of water

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Lummis Bill Increasing Southwest Wyoming Water Storage Passes Committee

U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis’ (WY-At large) legislation to approve expansion of water storage at the Bureau of Reclamation’s (BOR) Fontenelle Reservoir in Lincoln County, Wyoming was approved today by a unanimous vote of the House Natural Resources Committee.

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WY Delegation Joins Legal Fight Against Clean Power Plan

U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso and U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis, all R-Wyo., joined a bipartisan group of 34 senators and 171 representatives in signing a friend-of-the-court brief supporting petitioners challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) so-called Clean Power Plan.