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EVERY VOTE COUNTS: Tony Niemiec vs. Marlene Brady
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.
Why are we working to get people to vote in the Wyoming Primary elections?
By the time the general election rolls around in November, 80% of elections have already been decided. Anyone who waited to vote until then is missing out on voting in the elections that matter for Wyoming’s future. That is why Better Wyoming is working hard to get people out to vote in the Wyoming Primary elections on Aug. 18.
EVERY VOTE COUNTS: Landon Brown vs. Exie Brown (17 votes)
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: Bryce Reece vs. Jim Anderson (30 votes)
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
Better Wyoming receives “School Bell Award”
Over the last year, we’ve collaborated with the Wyoming Education Association (WEA) to protect public education funding, fight off book-banning bills that would punish educators, and train their members to become grassroots leaders in their communities.
Better Wyoming’s ‘Voter 101’ town hall talks about low voter turnout and why your vote matters
Better Wyoming held a voter information town hall in Casper to kick off this election season. This town hall provided attendees with information on how to register to vote, what you can bring with you to the polls, and more information to help folks to feel confident to cast a ballot. More importantly, this town hall discussed voter turnout and highlighted why every person’s vote matters in local and statewide elections.
Statewide Accountability Report: Post-Session 2026
During the Wyoming Legislature’s 2026 budget session, lawmakers approved a two-year state budget that omits nearly all of the cuts proposed by the Freedom Caucus.
Faith Leaders Speak Out For a Compassionate Budget
Budgets aren’t just abstract numbers and endless, confusing line-items. They’re moral documents. That’s what a group of two dozen Wyoming faith leaders said, when they gathered at the State Capitol on February 12th.
Statewide Accountability Report: Mid Session 2026
The first two weeks of the 2026 budget session saw lawmakers using the rule requiring a two-thirds vote to introduce any non-budget bill to defeat dozens of proposals, including bills to restrict elections, defund K-12 public education, and radically reshape Wyoming’s tax system.
“INTERIM” WRAP-UP: HEALTHCARE FUNDING
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: MATERNAL HEALTHCARE
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: BANNING BOOKS
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.
Back-to-back Better Wyo. events in Jackson Jan. 27 & 28
Better Wyo. will co-host a film screening and panel discussion on book banning in Wyoming as well as an advocacy training focused on using narrative to build power.
“INTERIM” WRAP-UP: PROPERTY TAXES
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: K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING “RECALIBRATION”
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.