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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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Tag Archives: transparency
Local Governments Miscalculate Employee Pay
Local governments are making a major miscalculation if they downplay benefits when comparing government pay to private-sector pay. Government workers enjoy benefits that many private-sector employees can only dream about. Sham studies mean taxpayers might pay even more for government-employee benefits. Continue reading
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A Wyoming Lottery Corporation Would be Shrouded in Darkness
With spending out of control, governments are looking for revenue from pretty much anywhere. A lottery is the latest great hope for a jackpot in Wyoming. But like many hopefuls, it is unlikely to fulfill its supporters’ overblown promises and could end up costing Wyoming taxpayers. Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 General Session, Government Spending, lottery, Politics, Taxation, transparency
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A Deaf Ear to The People
This session the Wyoming Legislature passed, and Governor Matt Mead signed, SF104. This bill divests elected Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill of authority over the Department of Education and awards it to a new Director of Education, to be … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 General Session, Budget, Education, Government Spending, Politics, transparency
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House Bill 223 and Secrecy’s Slippery Slope
House Bill 223 would modify Wyoming’s open records law to give the trustees of the University of Wyoming and trustees of our community colleges the discretion to keep applications, letters of recommendation, references and any other information “relating to the … Continue reading
Joint Management Council Restricts Press and Forgets the Code of the West
Like it says in the Code of the West, or at least the one adopted by the Wyoming Legislature as the official state code of Wyoming back in 2010, “Live each day with courage.” Perhaps we should amend that to … Continue reading
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Effective Citizenship
On January 2, 2013, WyLiberty’s Amy Edmonds and Charles Curley spoke about the mechanics of the legislative process. This event outline include links to legislative websites and accompany the video of the event, which is also posted on the video page (under Media) of the WyLiberty site. Continue reading
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Independent Retailers Balk at Proposed Fuel Tax Hike
Two Cheyenne service station owners are staunchly opposed to a proposed 10-cent state fuel tax increase being floated around to pay for maintaining Wyoming’s highways, roads and bridges. Currently, the total tax on each gallon of gasoline in Wyoming is … Continue reading
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Despite Secretary of State’s Proposed “Cuts,” Budget Grows 8.6 Percent
One clever way for a state agency to avoid the budget axe when pleading its case before a legislative committee is to invoke statutory mandates. Such was the case with Wyoming’s Deputy Secretary of State. Continue reading
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Budget Cuts – A Fish Story
While the budgets of some Wyoming government agencies are complicated, the budgets of others are positively mazelike. So when different people talk about budgets, they are often talking about different things. This makes the talk about budget cuts like a trip through the looking glass into a world where words mean whatever people want them to mean. Continue reading
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Budget Cut Confusion Camouflages Charade
Big government types who look to government to solve every problem under the sun always get their nickers in a knot whenever politicians talk about budget cuts. In the case of Wyoming’s dreaded eight percent across-the-board budget cut, they needn’t … Continue reading
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