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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.

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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

Education advocates organize to fight for public schools at the Legislature’s “recalibration” kickoff

July 11, 2025

Better Wyoming volunteers, public educators and advocates packed the Legislature’s first ‘recalibration’ meeting on June 17th to testify in front of the committee and tell them to use the process to fully fund public education.

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“INTERIM” SPOTLIGHT: MATERNITY CARE DESERTS

June 19, 2025

The Legislature’s Joint Labor Health Committee has historically failed to find solutions to Wyoming’s inadequate maternal healthcare. They will try again this year.

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What the *%^# is “recalibration” (and why does it matter for Wyoming’s public schools)?

June 4, 2025

You’re going to be hearing a lot about this term, “recalibration.” It’s a process that the Legislature has to go through every five years to determine how much funding our public schools need to educate students.

It’s also the process the Freedom Caucus plans to use to defund our schools to complete their plan of tearing down public education.

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Together, we can build a Better Wyoming

Reporting and Commentary

After Wyoming’s neighbors expand Medicaid at the ballot box, state Senate suddenly decides to “study” the issue

January 28, 2019

Sen. Charles Scott, who has led the fight against Medicaid expansion in Wyoming for years, is sponsoring the measure to provide “up-to-date” information.

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House committee approves bill to legalize CBD and spur Wyoming hemp farming

January 25, 2019

A 9-0 committee vote gives the bill momentum as it moves to the full House for debate. But questions remain whether the Legislature is ready to accept CBD and whether it will provide funding for hemp farming infrastructure.

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Bill to ban “crossover voting” is brought back to life, demonstrating the Legislature’s shady tactics

January 24, 2019

The primary voting bill died—again. But the situation showed how back-door pressure, sketchy committee switches, and other behind-closed-doors moves shape what’s supposed to be a public process.

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