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Can Wyoming Learn From Kansas’ Monumental Tax Mistake?

July 11, 2017

Facing a huge budget deficit, conservative legislators refuse to raise taxes to produce additional revenue and dig the state out […]

Sen. Ray Peterson pretends to care about poor people (when it fits his anti-tax agenda)

June 23, 2017

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Lawmakers slightly change their tunes on taxes and education

June 20, 2017

June 20, 2017 By Better Wyoming staff The budget crunch facing Wyoming education has lawmakers speaking a little differently these […]

Guess which sparsely populated mineral rich state is getting an income tax…

June 8, 2017

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Everything you know about Wyoming taxes is wrong

June 6, 2017

The truth about Wyoming’s tax structure and how it affects our economy is likely the opposite of what many residents […]

Cookout and Speak Out for Wyoming Public Schools!

June 1, 2017

Tell the Legislature to “Buck Up” for Wyoming Public Education Wyoming faces a $400 million annual shortfall in its education […]

Learning to “live within our means” won’t fix Wyoming’s money problems

May 17, 2017

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Revenue Committee punts on tax reform, allegedly its top priority

May 15, 2017

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Fight the Boom and Bust (Part 3): Sales tax and otherwise

May 10, 2017

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Fight the Boom and Bust (Part 2): “Sin” Tax

May 9, 2017

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Fight the Boom and Bust (Part 1): Income Tax

May 9, 2017

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“Actual innocence” expert helps Judiciary Committee see past state lawyer’s preposterous claims

May 3, 2017

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Harassing students is business as usual for longtime bully Bouchard

April 27, 2017

When freshman Sen. Anthony Bouchard (R-Cheyenne) ran the most extreme pro-gun organization in Wyoming, he used mean, juvenile tactics to […]

WORST OF WYOMING 2017 (House): Rep. Cheri Steinmetz

April 25, 2017

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WORST OF WYOMING 2017: Larry Hicks (Senate)

April 24, 2017

There was stiff competition in the Wyoming State Legislature this session for which lawmakers were the absolute worst, in both […]