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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!

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Thousands of your Wyoming neighbors will go to the polls this summer & fall. Join them to pick the lawmakers who will decide our state's future!

News and Updates

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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Take our Survey!

September 27, 2024

We’re launching a new survey to learn about what YOU want to see in your Wyoming community, the obstacles you and your family face, and how we can work together to advocate for improvements

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Raise your hand if you’ll vote to protect public education

August 9, 2024

Your state legislators have a significant impact on public education. Voting for trustees and legislators that value public education is important…not just for schools, but for your community’s freedom.

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Together, we can build a Better Wyoming

Latest News

Why is getting support for public preschool in Wyoming like pulling teeth?

August 11, 2023

The benefits of preschool are clear, but middle-class and rural Wyoming families face huge hurdles enrolling their kids. Most states have public preschool, but not Wyoming—and trying to encourage lawmakers who are busy arguing over hot-button national issues to do something about it is an exercise in frustration and disappointment.

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“Voucher” proposal would give Wyo. parents money to enroll children in private, religious schools

August 3, 2023

So-called “school vouchers” or “education savings accounts” hand over taxpayer money to parents who pull their kids out of public schools and instead enroll them in private, religious, or home schools. The Legislature’s Joint Education Committee will hear such a proposal this week, despite the fact that the Wyoming Constitution prohibits public money from being spent at religious institutions or given to schools that have zero oversight.

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Cheyenne Starbucks baristas poised to unionize for better schedules and workplace

July 28, 2023

Workers at a Starbucks in Cheyenne will vote on Monday whether to join more than 340 other stores across the U.S. and become the first unionized location in Wyoming. The baristas allege a hostile workplace and erratic scheduling, but also are part of a new uptick of organized labor in Wyoming.

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