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- WyLiberty Movie Nights !!!
July 11, 2013, 6:00 pm
On July 11th our resident pop culture junkie Bruce Edward Walker will introduce us to the film "Won't Back Down". We will begin the evening at 6pm with a short introduction of the film. After the film we encourage everyone to linger and engage in discussion.
Popcorn and soda will be provided
1902 Thomes Ave. - At the corner of 19th & Thomes in Cheyenne !
Check out the poster for more information.
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Local Governments Miscalculate Employee Pay
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Time for Local Government Reform
Members of both the City and County councils want to fund government pay increases by continuing to pick taxpayers’ pockets while ignoring other options such as privatizing or contracting out poorly run government programs. Continue reading
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Local Government Pay Hikes Gouge Taxpayers
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Fishy Proposals Leave Taxpayers Floundering
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Time to Cut Bait at the Game and Fish Department
When the Game and Fish Commission was created by legislation passed in 1921, the role of the Game and Fish department was to protect, propagate, preserve and distribute “Game animals, birds and fish of this State.” Now, the department’s mission has morphed to “conserving wildlife – serving people.” This loose definition helps to explain the expansion of the Game and Fish department’s activities to pretty much anything that could possibly have anything to do with any animal or person in the state. Continue reading
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Taking the Tourism Industry off the Dole
Tourism is a lucrative industry that employs lots of people. Chris Brown, the executive director of the Wyoming Travel Industry Coalition, claims that if the government stops funding tourism advertising, the industry will lose market share and the state will … Continue reading
On Good – and Bad – Spending Cuts
One of the immediate lessons that our state legislators should learn from the federal government’s grab of some of our severance taxes is that the federal government is no longer a reliable fiscal partner for the state. Whether we are … Continue reading
The Wyoming Department of Tourism
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Responding to Severance Tax Loss: No Tax Hikes, Please
Last week I explained that the U.S. Department of Interior is withholding 5.1 percent of the severance taxes that they owe Wyoming for 2013. Another two dozen states will also lose money, though with $53 million Wyoming is by far … Continue reading
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Game and Fish Scopes Out Budget Cuts
This March, the Game and Fish Department slaughtered a number of popular spending items seemingly designed to create the greatest amount of outcry among vested interests, and also put off other spending until later. While the budget might be lower now, with cuts like these, it won’t be for long. Continue reading
