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The Grassroots Institute
2025 Wyo. Legislature Grassroots Accountability Campaign
Check out Better Wyoming’s 2025 Grassroots Accountability Reports, which track how your own local lawmakers voted during the legislative session on important issues like healthcare, education, and taxes to find out.
Learn whether their votes represent your values on issues that impact us all.
What We’re Up To
Statewide Accountability Report #1: Jan. 14 – 24
In the first two weeks of the Wyoming Legislature’s 2025 session, the House prioritized Freedom Caucus bills over the normal functions of government, advancing do-nothing policies on hot-button social issues instead of addressing actual problems that impact our lives and communities.
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Three ways YOU can get involved for the 2025 legislative session
The 2025 legislative session is just around the corner. Here are three concrete things you can do to get involved with Better Wyoming for the session.
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Make your voting plan
Better Wyoming wants YOU to vote in both elections, all the way “down the ballot” in local races. Making a vote plan helps ensure that voting isn’t a task you forget until it’s too late.
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“INTERIM” SPOTLIGHT: K-12 MENTAL HEALTH
Youth mental health issues are on the rise, but the Legislature does not allocate money to fully staff schools with counselors. A judge has ruled that the state must fund mental health professionals for schools, but the Freedom Caucus is looking for ways to defund public education instead.
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“INTERIM” SPOTLIGHT: PROPERTY TAXES
Rising home values have driven up property tax costs for homeowners. The Legislature has cut property taxes over the past two years, and local public services are being defunded as a result. Still, politicians have latched on to property taxes as a campaign issue and are pushing further cuts … consequences be damned.
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WYOMING PROPERTY TAX FAQ
Property taxes have been a huge topic at the Wyoming Legislature and in our local communities. But few people really know the ins-and-outs of what they are, how they are determined, and what they fund. Here are some basic questions and answers about property taxes in Wyoming, what the Legislature […]
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