The future of our public schools lies largely in the hands of Wyoming State Senate President Eli Bebout (left) and Speaker of the House Steve Harshman (right), pictured here during the 2017 Legislative session. Bebout favors mindlessly slashing school funding, while Hashman appears to genuinely value education and want to fix our funding system.
Rep. Scott Clem (R-Gillette), one of many lawmakers who likes to pretend the Legislature hasn't already cut $55 million from Wyoming public schools. These cuts have resulted in 577 jobs eliminated and 44 of the state's 48 school districts cutting programs.

Fearing cuts, educators want to keep school funding model

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Nick Naylor, the fictional tobacco lobbyist from the movie "Thank You For Smoking," which examines the American culture of political spin that was on full display in Thermopolis. None of the lobbyists in Wyoming, however, were nearly as handsome or dashing as Aaron Eckhart, who plays Naylor.

Smoke ’em if ya got ’em: Tobacco lobbyists bamboozle legislators and score a victory for their industry

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Present Wyoming leaders sit in front of a painting of former Wyoming leaders during the recent Revenue Committee meeting in Thermopolis.

Lawmakers, assured tax bills will fail, vote to move tax bills forward

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The future of our public schools lies largely in the hands of Wyoming State Senate President Eli Bebout (left) and Speaker of the House Steve Harshman (right), pictured here during the 2017 Legislative session. Bebout favors mindlessly slashing school funding, while Hashman appears to genuinely value education and want to fix our funding system.

“Recalibration” won’t make Wyoming public schools more efficient—but it provides political cover to lawmakers who want to cut education funding

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The consulting firm hired to tweak Wyoming’s public school…