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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

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Engaged citizens and a responsive government

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Opportunities to build a brighter future

2025 Wyo. Legislature Grassroots Accountability Campaign

How well do your local Wyoming state legislators represent you? How do you know? 

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.

Updates

68th Legislative Session

Overall Statewide Accountability Report

April 16, 2025

The 2025 General Session marked a shift for the Wyoming Legislature with the so-called “Freedom Caucus” taking on leadership positions for the first time.

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Statewide Accountability Report 4: Feb. 24 – Mar. 7

March 4, 2025

The final two weeks of a legislative session usually involves intense negotiations between the House and Senate over the budget. But this year, in an unprecedented event, the two chambers simply decided to not pass a budget, leaving millions of dollars of state programs unfunded.

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Statewide Accountability Report #3: Feb. 10 – 21

February 17, 2025

The fourth and fifth weeks of the 2025 legislative session included debate over the state budget. Lawmakers voted for or against funding for programs related to healthcare, public education, wildfire relief, and more.

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Reporting and Commentary

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 try to bully every legislator who disagreed with him. He made the NRA look as menacing as a Cub Scout pack. Last week, Bouchard was in the news after hassling […]

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