Shortly after lunchtime on a beautiful Friday, Gov Dave set out for some campaigning in Cheyenne.  The afternoon began with a meeting with Qwest employees and some wonderful cookies for an afternoon burst of sugar.  After a brief introduction of each employee and summary of their roles within the company, Gov Dave gave a short summary of the accomplishments over the past four years with the passage of the Hathaway Scholarship program, the Wildlife Trust Fund, and the Business Ready Communities program.  There was a great question and answer session, with many questions from the company employees.  In response, the Governor outlined how he was working to keep Wyoming kids from leaving the state through better training and scholarship programs; discussed long-term mineral and energy development strategies for better economic diversification and stability; and described programs that have been instituted to help with methamphetamine and health insurance issues.  Once all questions were answered, it was off to visit state employees in the building.

The Governor walked through several state employee offices during his trip, including the offices of the Dept. of Health, Medicaid, Retirement and the Health Benefits Plan (including Kid Care), among several others.  Many employees were available and seemed glad the Governor stopped by to say hello.  Several took the time to comment on how glad they were to see the state health newsletter come around and their praise for the Governor’s efforts to implement the new health program benefit.  One woman even complimented Gov Dave on his own weight loss by stating that he inspired her to lose 20 pounds! 

After this fun afternoon, it was off to take care of official business with a check presentation to the local library and then a brief stop at the First Interstate Bank to meet employees at the downtown branch.