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Zoning your Property Rights Away April 3, 2012 Local governments are violating your property rights. In fact, A soon-to-be-passed zoning rule in Cheyenne means land use that was legal may become illegal. Find out what you can do to protect your rights. |
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Two Visions for the Future of America March 30, 2012 The Obamacare battle is important for the future of America, but so is the federal budget battle. Sven Larson describes two visions, one sees the free market reform of entitlement programs, the other is business as usual. |
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Obamacare at the Supreme Court March 30, 2012 This week the United States Supreme Court heard three days of oral arguments on the constitutionality of Obamacare. Steve Klein gives a brief summary of all three days. See our blog for more information on Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 (Part 1 and Part 2) of the arguments. |
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Wyoming 2012 Budget Session Updates Update 4 (March 9, 2012): Our panel gives and update on the budget bill and some of the wins for liberty hailed and losses for liberty lamented by your Wyoming Liberty Group. But neither success nor failure marks the end of our efforts because government is like a fungus — it just grows and grows. This means it’s now time to work on innovative solutions to the problem of expanding government. Update 3 (February 29, 2012): Sven Larson describes the problem with local dependence on state government in the Wyoming budget, and the solution. Update 2 (February 24, 2012): The legislature is debating a number of bills. Some will increase health care freedom, and others will infringe on our freedoms. Attorney Steve Klein explains. Update 1 (February 9, 2012): Health care is on the mind of every Wyoming citizen, yet the governor in his state-of-the-state speech, barely mentioned it. Regina Meena describes what the governor should be talking about. |
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Battling the Octopus: A Lesson in Fiscal Restraint February 7, 2012 – Wyoming Liberty Group Office (Cheyenne, Wyoming) Just before Wyoming legislators meet to spend an estimated $6.5 billion of your money in the 2012 Wyoming Budget Session, Economist Sven Larson holds government accountable by keeping score.
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Opportunities in the Face of Uncertainty January 3, 2012 – Wyoming Liberty Group Office (Cheyenne, Wyoming) The 2012 legislative session is a budget session, the health care system is on life support and the state’s economy is at a tipping point. |
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Citizens’ Guide to Health Care Reform in Wyoming November 1, 2011 – Wyoming Liberty Group Office (Cheyenne, Wyoming) Everyone agrees health care reform is long overdue. While people around the state say they want health care freedom and affordable insurance, the Wyoming Legislature seems to be moving in the opposite direction — toward expansion of government-run health care programs. |
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Freedom or Fiscal Shackles? October 4, 2011 – Wyoming Liberty Group Office (Cheyenne, Wyoming) The budget crisis in Washington, DC may seem far away, but it is about to have a major impact on the Wyoming state budget. Each year Wyoming gets $2.2 billion from the federal government. As the Congressional debt crisis super-committee goes to work, we can expect significant cuts in these funds. This could force drastic changes to the benefits that Wyoming families get from the state. It could also be a good opportunity for the state to take control over its budget. |
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Key Liberty Votes 2011 August 2, 2011 – Wyoming Liberty Group Office (Cheyenne, Wyoming) Wyoming Liberty Group staff discussed this year’s bills from our annual Key Liberty Votes publication. Regina Meena on Wyoming’s Healthy Frontiers Pilot Project JP Eichmiller on Government Transparency Steve Klein on the Health Care Freedom Amendment and the Obamacare Litigation |
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The End of Democracy or the Dawn of Free Speech? A Debate on Citizens United v. FEC January 10, 2011 – University of Wyoming College of Law (Laramie, Wyoming) Wyoming Liberty Group’s amicus brief was cited favorably by the U.S. Supreme Court in its decision in Citizens United. However, the Wyoming Legislature did not amend state law to follow the ruling until the 2011 Legislative Session. In this debate just before the session, Ben Barr debated Sarah Gorin and Dean Neal of the Equality State Policy Center on the merits of the Citizens United decision. |
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The Implications of Post-Election Federal Tax and Fiscal Policy for Wyoming November 11, 2010 – The Plains Hotel (Cheyenne, Wyoming) Cato Institute Senior Fellow Dan Mitchell visited Wyoming for a Liberty Group luncheon to discuss federal tax and fiscal policy following the 2010 election cycle. |
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Commonsense Sovereignty June 19, 2010 – Best Western Ramkota (Casper, Wyoming) Wyoming Liberty Group’s first signature event featured long-term legal strategies from attorney Ben Barr and Sven Larson’s straightforward analysis of the coming welfare state in the wake of Obamacare. Click here to view Ben Barr’s talk “Save Our Sovereignty: Winning Strategies” |
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