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
BUILD STRONG WYOMING COMMUNITIES
Updates
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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Join our team as a field organizer in Casper where you will work to
empower residents to shape the future of your community, while connecting
with similar efforts across Wyoming.
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.
Read MoreReporting and Commentary
Session recap: The day the ‘Freedom Caucus’ voted for the biggest govt. expenditure in Wyo. history
The “small government” group voted to spend nearly a billion dollars each year of Wyoming taxpayer money to prevent private businesses from requiring masks or vaccines.
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Session recap: How Chip Neiman killed dozens of “boring” problem-solving bills
Making sure electricians are safe? Yawn. Training more rural nurses? Booo-ring. Scholarships for community college students to learn trades? What a snooze fest!
These are just some of the bills that House Majority Floor Leader Chip Neiman singlehandedly killed by not allowing them to proceed to the House floor for debate.
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Session recap: The good, the bad, and the ugly of Wyoming’s 2023 state budget
With a windfall of tax revenue from high gas prices, the Wyoming Legislature increased state employee and teacher pay and funded some economic development. But lawmakers failed to meaningfully address the state’s growing housing crisis, and they still would rather invest billions in Wall Street than our own local communities.
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