From trib.com:

Wyoming Gov.-elect Matt Mead picked Greg Phillips, a federal prosecutor and longtime friend, to serve as Wyoming state attorney general, Mead announced Monday.

Phillips, 50, has served for the past eight years as a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Cheyenne. Mead was Phillips’ boss there before Mead stepped down as U.S. Attorney in 2007.

Phillips also has worked as a lawyer for the state and in private practice with Mead in Cheyenne.

“Greg is a critical thinker and he gets the job done,” Mead said in a prepared statement. “His leadership is exactly what Wyoming needs to address tough issues such as federal health care mandates and wolf management.”

Mead said he believes Wyoming needs to take strong steps to make its views and needs heard when the federal government makes policy that affects the state.

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