After 38 years at the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC) with seven of those as the Supervisor, Mark Watson announced that he will retire July 5.
Watson started at the WOGCC as a staff engineer in January of 1983. His duties included approval of applications for permits to drill, sundries, and working with the UIC program. Watson worked under a total of six supervisors and was the third supervisor in a three year period when he was appointed.
“It was certainly a low point for the agency,” he said.
The WOGCC staff experienced a great deal of turnover during this time, and with many quitting or retiring, Mark found himself being the sole engineer.
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Wyoming to end federal supplemental unemployment benefits
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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) The governor of Wyoming has announced that the state will end its participation in federal supplemental benefits intended to address high unemployment across the U.S. caused by the pandemic.
Republican Gov. Mark Gordon said Tuesday the decision will end the weekly $300 payments starting June 19 and no longer expand eligibility to people who previously could not collect benefits, such as self-employed residents, the Casper Star-Tribune reported Tuesday.
The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported last month that the unemployment rate in the state was 5.3% in March below the national 6% rate.
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Montgomery: Gov. Kay Ivey will end the state’s participation in federal unemployment programs geared to the pandemic, including supplements to jobless benefits and a suspension of a work-search requirement. The state will withdraw from the program June 19, the governor’s office said in a statement Monday. Applications for the pandemic-related benefits will be processed until then. The decision means the state will withdraw from programs that provided an additional $300 weekly payment in unemployment insurance; extended benefits to self-employed, gig workers and part-time workers; extended benefits for those who’ve exhausted regular benefits; and provided an additional $100 benefit to people with mixed earnings. “Among other factors, increased unemployment assistance, which was meant to be a short-term relief program during emergency
Written by Associated Press on May 12, 2021
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) The governor of Wyoming has announced that the state will end its participation in federal supplemental benefits intended to address high unemployment across the U.S. caused by the pandemic.
Republican Gov. Mark Gordon said Tuesday the decision will end the weekly $300 payments starting June 19 and no longer expand eligibility to people who previously could not collect benefits, such as self-employed residents, the Casper Star-Tribune reported Tuesday.
The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported last month that the unemployment rate in the state was 5.3% in March below the national 6% rate.
“Wyoming needs workers, our businesses are raring to go,” Gordon said. “I recognize the challenges facing Wyoming employers, and I believe it’s critical for us to do what we can to encourage more hiring.”