In our fourth installment of EVERY VOTE COUNTS, Better Wyoming looks at a 2024 primary race in Cheyenne where a Freedom Caucus newcomer ousted one of the Legislature’s longest-serving moderate Republicans by less than 50 votes.
EVERY VOTE COUNTS: Dave Zwonitzer vs. Steve Johnson (48 votes) Read More »
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.
EVERY VOTE COUNTS: Landon Brown vs. Exie Brown (17 votes) Read More »
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
EVERY VOTE COUNTS: Bryce Reece vs. Jim Anderson (30 votes) Read More »
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.
“INTERIM” WRAP-UP: HEALTHCARE FUNDING Read More »
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 »
Medicaid is among the most common forms of payment to care for people with developmental disabilities, but the rates are terribly low. The Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee is looking at increasing the rates of pay for providers who offer this critical care.
“INTERIM” SPOTLIGHT: MEDICAID FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED CARE Read More »
The Legislature’s Joint Labor Health Committee has historically failed to find solutions to Wyoming’s inadequate maternal healthcare. They will try again this year.
“INTERIM” SPOTLIGHT: MATERNITY CARE DESERTS Read More »
Gov. Gordon has requested modest funding increases for the Department of Health, including for maternity care. The Legislature has a budget surplus, but Freedom Caucus allies claim Wyoming healthcare spending is already too high.
With multiple bans already in place but tied up in the courts, the Wyoming Legislature’s attempt to criminalize abortion this year was at once an attempt at a back up plan in the likely event that the state Supreme Court rules in favor of abortion access, and at the same time and admission that the procedure is, in fact, healthcare.
SESSION RECAP: Vetoed abortion bill provides a preview for fights to come Read More »
State lawmakers gutted the health agency in 2021 to the tune of $100 million in cuts, but then restored much of the funding using federal pandemic aid dollars. Now, the federal funds are expiring, and legislators will decide whether to backfill the agency’s funding or let the deep cuts return to mental health programs, senior services, provider reimbursement, and more.
Wyo. Dept. of Health to face funding challenges during 2024 session Read More »
