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.
What makes a better Wyoming
Strong Communities
Engaged citizens and a responsive government
Opportunities to build a brighter future
2025 Wyo. Legislature Grassroots Accountability Campaign
Updates
Statewide Accountability Report #2: Jan. 27 – Feb. 7
In the second two weeks of the 2025 legislative session, the Freedom Caucus kept pounding away at its highest priorities in the House, including abortion restrictions, voter restrictions, and multiple bills to tear down public education.
Both chambers advanced even more property tax cut proposals, and in the Senate a resolution advanced in support of Wyoming seizing and selling federal public lands.
The House and Senate each worked on their own versions of the supplemental budget, but debates were still raging at our deadline. We will focus on the budget in Report 3.
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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.
Read MoreReporting and Commentary
Wyoming is the best in the United States at educating low-income students. But will our leading role survive the Legislature’s budget cuts?
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Thanks to Wyoming’s Constitution, a state income tax would raise significant revenues while mostly affecting the rich
One of the main reasons Wyomingites oppose a state income tax is the long-held belief that average folks would have to pay much more of their hard-earned money to the government. Boooo! Right? But buried in the appendixes to a 20-year-old study of Wyoming’s tax structure, a different truth emerges: […]
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Can Wyoming Learn From Kansas’ Monumental Tax Mistake?
Facing a huge budget deficit, conservative legislators refuse to raise taxes to produce additional revenue and dig the state out of a hole. Efforts to recruit businesses have failed to diversify the state’s economy, and lawmakers start tapping reserve funds to keep state government running. Meanwhile, even though its Supreme […]
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