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We believe everyday Wyomingites should have a say in the decisions that shape our lives.

Through civic education, leadership development and collective action, we coach folks on how to speak up, get involved, and work together to improve our communities.

It’s up to us to build a better Wyoming.

How We Build a Better Wyoming

68th Legislative Session

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Collective Action

Eva speaks in front of the state Capitol.

Leadership Development

The Grassroots Institute

The Grassroots Institute is developing future leaders of Wyoming!
Better Wyoming’s Grassroots Institute is an eight-week training program that develops leaders across the state into community organizers. We combine research, best practices, and on-the-ground experience to share with volunteers and partner organizations so they can learn what they need to make a difference.

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.

What We’re Up To

The plot to ‘DOGE’ our state Health Department

October 27, 2025

Freedom Caucus lawmakers are trying to “DOGE” the Wyoming Department of Health. Better Wyoming volunteers are calling them out in local papers, making sure Wyomingites know who’s behind the cuts and what’s at stake for our communities.

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At an Albany County School Board meeting people give testimony to talk about book ban legislation

Albany County Stands Up Against Wyoming’s Book Ban Bill

October 9, 2025

Better Wyoming showed up recently at the Revenue Committee’s meeting to tell legislators – and the Wyoming public – just how bad things would be for hardworking Wyomingites if these irresponsible cuts go through.

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History of Better Wyoming

September 18, 2025

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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Together, we can build a Better Wyoming

Reporting and Commentary

The sex-obsessed fundamentalists influencing Wyoming school board elections

November 1, 2024

The Wyoming Family Alliance’s campaign to elect school board members uses a candidate questionnaire that focuses far more on sex and genitals than it does on anything a school board member would actually need to know.

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Vote “yes” on Amendment A to give Wyo. lawmakers better tools for tax reform

October 30, 2024

Did you know you pay the same property tax rate as Walmart and Facebook data centers? Vote “yes” on Amendment A this election, so Wyoming can have the tools to lower tax rates on people’s homes while maintaining revenue from corporations for public services like hospitals and schools.

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Wyoming’s neighbors provide examples of housing solutions

September 27, 2024

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.

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The Community Compass

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