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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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Strong Communities

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Engaged citizens and a responsive government

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Opportunities to build a brighter future

BUILD STRONG WYOMING COMMUNITIES

Learn how our Strong Wyoming Communities campaign engages people in the civic processes that shape our lives and the future of our state. Join us in building stronger Wyoming communities!

Updates

Three ways YOU can get involved for the 2025 legislative session

December 19, 2024

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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We’re Hiring!

December 13, 2024

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.

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Make your voting plan

October 7, 2024

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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Together, we can build a Better Wyoming

Reporting and Commentary

House advances bill to increase Wyoming’s tobacco taxes

February 5, 2019

Supporters said that higher tobacco taxes discourage kids from starting to smoke, and that non-smokers end up paying for smokers’ healthcare costs.

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Bills to expand Medicaid and raise the minimum wage die in the House

February 5, 2019

Both proposals were watered-down versions of previous years’ bills. But lawmakers stood firm in allowing no policies that would improve the lives of Wyoming’s working poor.

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House bill would increase state minimum wage to $8.50 per hour

February 3, 2019

The proposal received the blessing of the Wyoming Restaurant and Lodging Association, even before the committee removed a provision from it that would have slowly raised the wage even more over the next few years.

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