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One sitting Wyoming lawmaker has actually married a child, and another opposed HB-7 because he said the children in his district are "pretty mature."

Session recap: You gotta fight for your right … to marry children

March 17, 2023

Religious fundamentalists in the Wyoming Freedom Caucus and the Wyoming State GOP fought tooth and nail for the “freedom” to continue marrying children. Fortunately, this was one of many fights that they lost in 2023, as the Legislature passed its first law prohibiting marriage for children under 16.

Grassroots advocates and legislative healthcare champs celebrate with Governor Gordon

The winding road to Wyoming’s biggest healthcare access win in a decade

March 4, 2023

A bill to extend Medicaid coverage for uninsured new Wyoming moms faced opposition from the so-called “Freedom Caucus,” legislative leaders, and the Wyoming State GOP. But a coalition of healthcare access advocates and pro-life lawmakers pushed “Medicaid for Moms” all the way to the governor’s desk.

Why write your own bills when you can just copy them from Florida!?

“Florida Bills” (mostly) fail at the Wyoming Legislature

February 25, 2023

Wyoming and Florida are worlds apart by most standards. But a raft of bills inspired by laws in the Sunshine State have come forth during the 2023 session, as so-called “Freedom Caucus” members seek to fight Critical Race Theory, transgender athletes, and other non-issues in Wyoming.

No public money will be paid to private religious schools and no librarians will be arrested ... for now.

Lawmakers defeat bills targeting Wyo. public schools and libraries

February 18, 2023

Proposals brought by the so-called "Freedom Caucus" to divert public money to private and religious schools and to criminalize librarians for "obscene" books have all failed this session.

Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams and Sen. Tim Salazar are sponsors of abortion bans that won't hold up in court.

All the Wyo. Legislature’s unconstitutional abortion bans

February 10, 2023

Two bills poised to pass the Wyoming Legislature in 2023 double down on last year's "trigger ban" by adding further restrictions, including removing exceptions for incest and rape and banning pharmaceutical abortion. But both new laws will certainly be challenged in court and they likely will not stand.

Think you'll get to vote for the primary candidate of your choice? Think again!

Wyo Legislature once again looks to restrict primary voting

February 3, 2023

A Wyoming Senate Committee that has already killed one "crossover voting" ban during the 2023 legislative session is set to hear another—the last one standing. But party purists in years past have gone to great (and shady) lengths to restrict primary voting, so it's anyone's guess what will happen.

Under the proposed law, librarians could face one year in jail if prosecutors decide their collections contain "obscene" material.

Freedom Caucus bill would prosecute Wyoming librarians as child pornographers

January 28, 2023

The bill would remove protections for librarians against overzealous government censorship, opening them up to prosecution for child pornography and obscenity. Fortunately, some in Wyoming are fighting back against banning books and demonizing librarians.

Freedom Caucus members Jeanette Ward (Casper), Chip Neiman (Hulett), and Sarah Penn (Lander) are leading the effort to decrease health coverage for new Wyoming moms.

Will the Wyo. “Freedom Caucus” kill health coverage for new moms?

January 26, 2023

A bill to stop the rollback of Wyoming Medicaid coverage for uninsured new moms has broad support. Advocates for HB-4 say it will ensure the health and well-being of both mothers and their babies. But Freedom Caucus member Rep. Chip Neiman, who as House Majority Floor Leader can unilaterally kill any bill he wants, might not let it see the light of day.

A Casper woman encourages the government to respect her healthcare freedom.

Wyo. lawmakers propose first batch of post-Roe abortion laws

January 20, 2023

Two bills would follow last year’s “trigger ban” to further restrict reproductive rights, while a third would return Wyoming to its pre-2022 status quo.

Students perform a science experiment at Dean Morgan Junior High in Casper. Wyoming eighth-graders are consistently among the best in the nation at science (via Natrona County School District Instagram)

Wyoming students perform among the best in the nation. Will far-right lawmakers ruin that?

January 14, 2023

National standardized tests show Wyoming fourth graders rank #1 nationwide in math, and our students perform far above average across subjects and grade levels. But the Wyoming Legislature, taken over by the far-right Freedom Caucus, is intent on cutting public teacher pay and promoting private religious schools. Will they wreck our K-12 system?

The luxury real estate market generates $3 billion in annual sales, yet generates no state tax revenue.

Want to slow Wyo’s boom-and-bust cycle? Tax Jackson.

January 5, 2023

Diversifying Wyoming’s economy will require diversifying its tax base. While raising taxes on average residents is a political non-starter, a new report shows Wyoming can significantly broaden its tax base by focusing on luxury real estate and the ultra-rich.

Wyoming's miserly approach to budgeting leaves the state stuck in a boom-and-bust cycle.

What will Wyo lawmakers do with an extra $3 billion this year?

December 16, 2022

Last year, facing a supposed "budget crisis," the Legislature and Gov. Gordon cut hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding, eliminated hundreds of jobs, and refused cost-of-living raises for teachers during record inflation. Now that the oil and gas industry is booming and tax revenues have soared, the state has a $3 billion surplus. What will they do with it during the 2023 session that starts next week?

Our intrepid leaders have brought us to an island in a sea of other states that have healthcare.

A brief history of failed “Wyoming solutions” to our state’s healthcare problems

December 8, 2022

For more than a decade, Wyoming lawmakers have insisted that, instead of expanding Medicaid, we should find a state-based approach to fixing our broken healthcare system. And for a decade, they have failed to come up with any such thing, just like every other state before them that eventually adopted the program.

Does Governor Gordon really care about mental health?

November 10, 2022

The governor convened a recent conference about Wyoming’s mental health crisis. But, at the same time, he says he opposes Medicaid expansion, which rural states across the U.S.—including every single one of our neighbors—have used to bring about actual solutions to their mental health challenges. If he really cares about Wyoming’s mental health crisis, why does he oppose a proven solution?

Protesters who railed against masks, LGBTQ books, and "critical race theory" have traded their signs for campaign slogans and are running for school board seats across Wyoming. (photo: The Sheridan Press)

Education takes a backseat to "hot button" social issues in Wyo. school board races

October 14, 2022

Instead of focusing on teacher retention, balanced budgets, student mental health, and other less dramatic—yet critical—school district subjects, candidates across the state this year come straight out of protest groups focused on banning books and outlawing mask mandates.

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HELP US FIGHT FOR A HEALTHY WYOMING!

Better Wyoming is a proud member of the Healthy Wyoming coalition, which leads the fight for Medicaid expansion in Wyoming.

Roughly 25,000 people in our state lack access to basic affordable healthcare because the Wyoming Legislature has refused to update the state’s Medicaid program to cover low-income residents.

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SUPPORT OUR CLEAN POWER ECONOMY

Renewable energy development will be a critical part of Wyoming’s economic future. But some folks are desperate to cling to the past.

Join us to support a wind project in Albany County that will bring jobs and tax revenue to a struggling economy, but that’s under threat by an anti-renewables campaign.

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