In a new series, Better Wyoming looks at primary elections from recent years that featured two very different candidates and were decided by just a handful of ballots. In our third post, we look at the 2024 contest in which Freedom Caucus newcomer Marlene Brady ousted the incumbent, Tony Niemiec, in Sweetwater County.
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In a new series, Better Wyoming looks at primary elections from recent years that featured two very different candidates and were decided by just a handful of ballots. In our second post, we look at the 2024 contest between Rep. Landon Brown and challenger Exie Brown, which was decided by just 17 votes.
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In a new series, Better Wyoming looks at primary elections from recent years that featured two very different candidates and were decided by just a handful of ballots. In our first post, we look at the 2024 contest between Senator Jim Anderson of Casper and his challenger, Bryce Reece, which was decided by just 30 votes but tilted control of the Wyoming Senate
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Members of the Freedom Caucus attempted to “DOGE” the Wyoming Department of Health’s budget, but found no waste, fraud, or abuse. That didn’t stop them from cutting tens of millions from the Governor’s proposed budget for healthcare.
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Wyoming’s “maternity care deserts” are growing as healthcare facilities close, leaving more and more communities and women without access to care. The Legislature’s Joint Labor Health Committee was supposed to address this problem over the interim, but chose to focus on protecting fake anti-abortion clinics instead.
“INTERIM” WRAP-UP: MATERNAL HEALTHCARE Read More »
Out-of-state groups like Moms for Liberty have successfully worked to demonize librarians across Wyoming. Now, the legislature is set to join in with a bill sponsored by the Joint Judiciary Committee.
“INTERIM” WRAP-UP: BANNING BOOKS Read More »
The legislature has already passed a series of targeted property tax relief measures as well as a broad 25 percent tax cut last year. This has defunded critical services in Wyoming communities. Now, the Joint Revenue Committee is sponsoring a bill to get rid of property taxes entirely.
“INTERIM” WRAP-UP: PROPERTY TAXES Read More »
The Committee on School Finance Recalibration is tasked with adjusting funding levels for K-12 public schools to match the actual cost required to deliver a quality education to all Wyoming children. Learn more about ‘the good’ and ‘the bad’ that the committee has been up to as the budget session approaches.
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One-third of babies delivered in Wyoming are to moms on Medicaid. But Medicaid pays healthcare providers low rates, because state lawmakers have failed to increase them to keep pace with costs. This means that fewer maternal health providers operate in Wyoming, creating huge “maternity care deserts” where no help is available.
“INTERIM” SPOTLIGHT: MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR MATERNAL HEALTHCARE Read More »
The Wyoming Department of Health has a new program to help you and is taking applications until Sept. 30.
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