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Two criminal justice reform bills sail through the House, as they have in years past. Will they die in the Senate, as they have in years past?

February 17, 2018

A pair of positive, commonsense criminal justice reform proposals passed House Judiciary Committee this week. But “tough on crime” lawmakers are lurking in the senate, ready to kill any bill that doesn’t keep our prisons overflowing with inmates.

Senate introduces bill to give birth certificates to miscarried fetuses

February 16, 2018

The Wyoming State Legislature just can’t resist the urge to barge into doctors’ offices and tell physicians and their female […]

Lawmakers propose resolution to combat Porno Madness

February 14, 2018

Seven men who serve in the Wyoming House of Representatives want the state to declare pornography a “public health crisis.” […]

If there’s fat to cut from Wyoming public schools, why didn’t “Recalibration” find it?

February 13, 2018

Imagine being told you’ll get a great present at the end of the year that will make your life much […]

The Cuts So Far (Part 7): Public schools – No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers

February 10, 2018

Over the past two years, the Wyoming State Legislature has cut hundreds of millions of dollars from state agencies and […]

The Cuts So Far (Part 6): Game and Fish – Hunting for funding

February 8, 2018

Over the past two years, the Wyoming State Legislature has cut hundreds of millions of dollars from state agencies and […]

The Cuts So Far (Part 5): Corrections – The high cost of quitting prison drug rehab ‘cold turkey’

February 5, 2018

Wyoming legislators cut the state’s prison-based substance abuse programs to save money. But more and more addicts are landing back in prison, continuing the cycle of incarceration and costing the state double what it “saved.”

The Cuts So Far (Part 4): WyDOT – It’s going to be a bumpy ride

February 1, 2018

Over the past two years, the Wyoming State Legislature has cut hundreds of millions of dollars from state agencies and […]

The Cuts So Far [Part 3]: University of Wyoming – College dazed

January 29, 2018

Over the past two years, the Wyoming State Legislature has cut hundreds of millions of dollars from state agencies and […]

The Cuts So Far (Part 2): Healthcare – Living (and dying) within our means

January 25, 2018

Over the past two years, the Wyoming State Legislature has cut hundreds of millions of dollars from state agencies and […]

The Cuts So Far (Part 1): Introduction – “I want to see some cuts first.”

January 24, 2018

Over the past two years, the Wyoming State Legislature has cut hundreds of millions of dollars from state agencies and […]

How to cut Wyoming’s education budget shortfall in half without raising taxes or drawing money from savings

December 21, 2017

Wyoming lawmakers who want to cut public education talk like the state is so broke they simply have no option. […]

Revenue Committee members clap back at no-taxes-ever corporate lobbyists

December 20, 2017

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Consultants, finding no major areas for education cuts, leave lawmakers to defund Wyoming public schools on their own accord

December 15, 2017

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Just what Wyoming needs: More laws to imprison people for marijuana

December 6, 2017

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