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Governor Gordon has announced the launch of the Wyoming Meat Processing Expansion Grant Program to provide support for Wyoming meat processing facilities and Wyoming citizens impacted by supply chain disruptions and regional shut-downs of processing facilities resulting from the COVID-19 public health emergency. Applications will open September 15, 2020.
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Percent of Tests With a Positive Result Continues to Improve
Wyoming's COVID-19 dashboard was updated this week to reflect the continued decline in the percent of COVID-19 tests with a positive result. Over the past 14 days, this rate has dropped to 1.6 percent and has been declining over the past month. Daily new cases have decreased over the past 14 days, from 35 lab-confirmed cases per day to 25. Albany County now has the most active cases in the state (100), with most of those (66) connected to the University of Wyoming. Laramie and Carbon Counties have the second- and third-most active cases. Teton County continues to have the highest rate of lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases per capita, followed by Fremont and Washakie counties.
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PRESS CONFERENCE
 Governor Gordon was joined by State Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist for a press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The Governor reviewed the state's progress in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic and discussed future health orders. Watch the press conference here.
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FEMA Limits Lost Wages Assistance Program to 6 Weeks
The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS) has been informed by FEMA that the Lost Wages Assistance program (LWA), which provided an additional $300 a week to qualified unemployment claimants, will end with the benefit week September 5, 2020.
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Governor Honors Wyoming Game & Fish Landowners of the Year
Governor Gordon spoke this week at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department Landowner of the Year Banquet in Thermopolis. He thanked landowners for their dedication to Wyoming's wildlife.
The annual award - now in its 25th year - is presented to Wyoming landowners who have demonstrated outstanding practices in wildlife management, habitat improvement, and conservation techniques on their properties.
These landowners also cooperate with the Game and Fish to provide access to hunters and anglers on their properties. Award recipients are nominated by department employees and selected by the regional leadership teams as model citizens for the ethical use, and stewardship of Wyoming’s natural resources.
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