In this episode of Eye on the Issues, we sat down with Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray for a wide-ranging conversation on election integrity, business regulation, and the role of the Secretary of State's office in shaping Wyoming's future.  Secretary Gray discusses the election-related bills from the recent legislative session that he be...

1. Enduring Local Prosperity Will this policy encourage families to set down roots, leading to long-term economic development through better local opportunities for the next generation? Result:N/A 2. Flexible Self-Reliance Does this policy give individuals, communities and/or the state the flexibility to adapt to changing political and ec...

1. Enduring Local Prosperity Will this policy encourage families to set down roots, leading to long-term economic development through better local opportunities for the next generation? Result: ✅ Passes The Wyoming Business Council's activities can be divided into two main groups.First, training and networking for small businesses an...

In this episode of Eye on the Issues, we're joined by Courtney Beene, a senior at the University of Wyoming and participant in the Wyoming Liberty Leaders internship program, to discuss her research report, Removing Barriers: A Case for Skills-Based Hiring in Wyoming.  Courtney's report examines how degree requirements across state and local g...

Wyoming has always prided itself on independence, resilience, and opportunity. But beneath the surface of strong communities and abundant natural resources, there's a growing challenge that threatens the state's long-term prosperity: we're losing our educated, ambitious young people. We hear a lot about "brain drain." Graduates leaving for bigger c...

Wyoming's workforce is changing, but many state hiring practices have not kept pace. Across public agencies, degree requirements are often used as a default screening tool, even for positions where the work can be performed just as effectively through experience, certifications, military service, or on-the-job training. In a state with a large rura...

In this episode of Eye on the Issues, we sit down with Curtis Schube, Executive Director of the Council to Modernize Governance and co-author of a groundbreaking report from the National Center for Energy Analytics. His work takes a deep dive into an overlooked but increasingly urgent question: What happens when wind and solar facilities reach the ...

Summary: Wyoming Energy Authority has proposed a $100 million grant to support BWXT's planned TRISO nuclear fuel manufacturing facility in Gillette, WY. 1. Private Property RightsDoes this policy remove institutional barriers, so that individuals or businesses may more easily use their land, property and labor in ways that do not vio...

Wyoming Liberty Group, in collaboration with attorney and researcher Stephen R. Klein of Barr & Klein PLLC, has released a new policy study titled "No One's 'Buying' Wyoming Elections: A Candid Look at a Decade of Campaign Finance Disclosure." The study examines every Wyoming statewide and legislative race from 2016 through 2024 to answer a que...

by: Wyoming Liberty Group On August 14, at the second 2025-2026 interim meeting of the Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee of the Wyoming Legislature, the members considered some draft bills from the Legislative Service Office that would amend the Wyoming Public Records Act. The committee also heard public testimony t...