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Fight the Boom and Bust (Part 2): “Sin” Tax
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Fight the Boom and Bust (Part 1): Income Tax
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“Actual innocence” expert helps Judiciary Committee see past state lawyer’s preposterous claims
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Harassing students is business as usual for longtime bully Bouchard
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
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WORST OF WYOMING 2017: Larry Hicks (Senate)
There was stiff competition in the Wyoming State Legislature this session for which lawmakers were the absolute worst, in both […]
PRESIDENT BEBOUT (Part 4): A failed champion of public land transfer
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PRESIDENT BEBOUT (Part 3): A good ol’ boy hates reform, even when it saves millions
In this multi-part series, Better Wyoming appraises longtime politician Eli Bebout’s first session as Senate President of the Wyoming State […]
President Bebout (Part 2): Leading the fight to not fix education funding
In this multi-part series, Better Wyoming appraises longtime politician Eli Bebout’s first session as Senate President of the Wyoming State […]
PRESIDENT BEBOUT (Part 1): Save the banks, screw the taxpayers
In this series, Better Wyoming appraises longtime politician Eli Bebout’s first session as Senate President of the Wyoming State Legislature. […]
BUDGET RECAP (Part 4): Whispers of an Income Tax
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BUDGET RECAP (Part 3): Lawmakers do pass taxes (as long as they’re not taxes)
Part 1: Healthy Babies Cost Too Much Part 2: Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em It’s not that Wyoming lawmakers […]
BUDGET RECAP (Part 2): Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em
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BUDGET RECAP (Part 1): Healthy Babies Cost Too Much
The Legislature lumbered through its budget proceedings this session like a sword-wielding drunkard, clumsily slashing whatever was in reach, cowering […]
INTERIM DISPATCH: “Recalibration” committee will have to do more than recalibrate to fix school funding
April 6, 2017 “Recalibration.” It was the one-word answer most Republican legislators gave during the recent session when asked how […]