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June 13, 2013, 6:00 pm
Join WyLiberty as we watch the film "2081." The film is the 2010 adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's short story, "Harrison Bergeron."
We will begin the evening with a short introduction of the film by our resident film and literature critic Bruce Walker, followed by the film with a running time of 25 minutes. After the film we encourage everyone to stay and discuss what they took away from the film.
Popcorn and soda will be provided
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Author Archives: JP Eichmiller
Political Machinations in the Legislature, Part II: The Public Records Bill
Click here to read the first part of this story. The trials and tribulations of SF 25, while of less monetary concern than the ethanol bill, matched all the legislative drama and for some legislators took on a more personal … Continue reading
Political Machinations in the Legislature, Part I: The Ethanol Subsidy
“Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made.” – Otto Von Bismarck Bismarck, a Prussian statesman credited with unifying Germany (a country with a renowned tubular meat history), likely knew a great deal about both sausage … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Budget Session, Economic Liberty, Economics, Government Spending, transparency
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The Demise of Healthy Frontiers
By JP Eichmiller March 9, 2012 The final chapter of the Healthy Frontiers Demonstration Project was written this week in the chambers of the Wyoming Capitol when legislators voted to terminate the program. In a legislative session marked by talk … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Budget Session, Health Care, Healthy Frontiers, Medicaid
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Open Records Legislation Survives Intact
Senate File 25, a bill designed to refine Wyoming’s open records laws nearly turned into a disaster last week when a group of legislators amended the bill’s language to turn it into a statute restricting public access into government records … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Budget Session, First Amendment, Legislature, news, transparency
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Wyoming’s Ethanol Industry May Soon Have to Walk on its Own
Following World War II, auto manufacturers Mercedes Benz, BMW, Porsche and Volkswagen helped reinvigorate the West German economy by setting new standards in automotive technology and manufacturing. But behind the Iron Curtain in East Germany, an auto company was establishing … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Budget Session, American economy, Budget, Climate change, Environmentalism, Government Spending, Legislature
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Change Death Penalty Drug or Change the Method?
Hanging on the wall of Capitol room S-1 is the prison booking photo of Annie Bruce, a former inmate of the Wyoming State Penitentiary convicted in 1908 of murdering her father by slipping a massive dose of strychnine (rat poisoning) … Continue reading
Floundering Wyoming Health Policies Creeping Into Montana
Dr. Hank Gardner, the architect of Wyoming’s fledgling Healthy Frontiers Demonstration Project, as well as several other state-funded health programs in Wyoming, is reportedly eyeing Montana as the next testing ground for his health services projects. According to a Montana … Continue reading
Know Your Bills: Senate Files 3 and 4
Authors Note: We will be examining several of the proposed bills for the upcoming Budget Session in order to better inform our readers as to what their Legislators will be voting on. What is the rub? Wyoming has received a significant … Continue reading
Feds Attacking States’ Medical Marijuana Industries
Disputes between states’ versus federal powers predate the Constitution and continue today. In Arizona, the Justice Department has staked a high profile battle with state officials over immigration laws. The Environmental Protection Agency exists in a perpetual cycle of litigation … Continue reading
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Tagged commerce clause, Constitution, Economic Liberty, federalism, health freedom, news, over regulation, Politics
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Wyoming Homeland Security Series – Part 2: 9/11 Signals New Age of Federal Spending in Wyoming
By JP Eichmiller January 16, 2012 Note: the following story is the second part of the Wyoming Homeland Security series. To read part 1, click here. The advent of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security nearly one decade ago created … Continue reading