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We believe everyday Wyomingites should have a say in the decisions that shape our lives.

Through civic education, leadership development and collective action, we coach folks on how to speak up, get involved, and work together to improve our communities.

It’s up to us to build a better Wyoming.

How We Build a Better Wyoming

68th Legislative Session

Civic Education

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Collective Action

Eva speaks in front of the state Capitol.

Leadership Development

The Grassroots Institute

The Grassroots Institute is developing future leaders of Wyoming!
Better Wyoming’s Grassroots Institute is an eight-week training program that develops leaders across the state into community organizers. We combine research, best practices, and on-the-ground experience to share with volunteers and partner organizations so they can learn what they need to make a difference.

2025 Wyo. Legislature Grassroots Accountability Campaign

How well do your local Wyoming state legislators represent you? How do you know? 

Check out Better Wyoming’s 2025 Grassroots Accountability Reports, which track how your own local lawmakers voted during the legislative session on important issues like healthcare, education, and taxes to find out. 

Learn whether their votes represent your values on issues that impact us all.

What We’re Up To

Wyoming Says NO to Book Bans

August 20, 2025

Hundreds of people flooded lawmakers with emails and gave public testimony in resistance to a bill that aims to ban books and penalize libraries. The fight isn’t over, but together we’ve shown the legislature that Wyoming won’t accept censorship.

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Somone holds up a Public Lands = Wyoming Heritage sign at a rally in Cheyenne

Better Wyoming Leads the Charge for our Public Lands

July 23, 2025

For the first time in half a century the Wyoming Legislature, under Freedom Caucus leadership, failed their constitutional duty to pass a state budget. These are just some of the programs and agencies that will go unfunded as a result.

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Education advocates organize to fight for public schools at the Legislature’s “recalibration” kickoff

July 11, 2025

Better Wyoming volunteers, public educators and advocates packed the Legislature’s first ‘recalibration’ meeting on June 17th to testify in front of the committee and tell them to use the process to fully fund public education.

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Together, we can build a Better Wyoming

Reporting and Commentary

“INTERIM” SPOTLIGHT: PROPERTY TAXES

August 15, 2025

Rising home values have driven up property tax costs for homeowners. The Legislature has cut property taxes over the past two years, and local public services are being defunded as a result. Still, politicians have latched on to property taxes as a campaign issue and are pushing further cuts … consequences be damned.

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WYOMING PROPERTY TAX FAQ

August 12, 2025

Property taxes have been a huge topic at the Wyoming Legislature and in our local communities. But few people really know the ins-and-outs of what they are, how they are determined, and what they fund. Here are some basic questions and answers about property taxes in Wyoming, what the Legislature […]

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“INTERIM” SPOTLIGHT: BANNING BOOKS

August 8, 2025

The Freedom Caucus, along with their partners in the Moms for Liberty, have promoted bills in recent legislative sessions that would lock up county and school librarians for exposing minors to allegedly “obscene” materials.

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