Hardworking Wyomingites are tired of politicians hell-bent on creating conflict.
We want solutions to our state’s real problems and opportunities to build a future for our families and communities — That’s why we’re working to educate, organize, and mobilize folks on behalf of statewide change.
It’s up to us to build a better Wyoming.
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News and Updates
The best remedy for Wyoming’s healthcare problems? VOTING.
Our healthcare system is sick. It needs some strong medicine, and it needs it now. Fortunately, we have just about the strongest prescription out there: VOTING.
Read MoreWhat are Friend-Banks?
Better Wyoming volunteers have been hosting ‘friend-banks’ across the state. These gatherings aim to mobilize voters through small social events, where participants encourage their friends and family to commit to voting in the upcoming elections.
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Wyoming’s neighbors provide examples of housing solutions
From Idaho to Montana to Nebraska to Utah to Colorado, efforts to confront a lack of affordable housing are ongoing in basically all of Wyoming’s neighbors. Even though our own state has done basically nothing to confront the problem, we have plenty of models to look toward if lawmakers ever get the gumption to act.
Read MoreSlow or none: Wyoming lawmakers’ response to the housing crisis
Wyoming’s housing crisis came on fast, but solutions to it from political leaders are either incremental or nonexistent. In some towns, local officials have updated zoning regulations to allow for more construction. Federal rent assistant programs are backlogged, and the Legislature has done essentially nothing.
Read MoreWyoming’s unaffordable housing drives young families and businesses away
In the second part of our housing series, Better Wyoming looks at the secondary problems caused by our housing crisis: intensified brain drain, lack of critical services, harm to the economy, and an overall impact on our communities’ well-being.
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