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\[!\[Wyoming Liberty Group\](https://wyliberty.org/images/2020/06/01/wy-logo-lg-trees.png)!\[Wyoming Liberty Group\](https://wyliberty.org/images/2020/06/01/wy-logo-sm-trees.png)\](https://wyliberty.org/) \[\](#)- \[Home\](https://wyliberty.org/) - \[Core Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Energy &amp; Natural Resources\](https://www.wylibertyresearch.org/subtopic-energy-and-natural-resources) - \[Economics &amp; State Budget\](https://www.wylibertyresearch.org/wyliberty-econ-statebudget) - \[Government Transparency - Regulation &amp; Legal Reform\](https://www.wylibertyresearch.org/wyliberty-gov-transparency-regulation-legalreform) - \[Education\](https://www.wylibertyresearch.org/wyliberty-education) - \[Marijuana/THC\](https://www.wylibertyresearch.org/subtopic-marijuana/thc) - \[Health Care\](https://www.wylibertyresearch.org/wyliberty-healthcare) - \[Campaign Finance &amp; Election Intergrity\](https://www.wylibertyresearch.org/wyliberty-campaign-finance-election-integrity) - \[Criminal Justice\](https://www.wylibertyresearch.org/wyliberty-criminal-justice) - \[About\](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Who We Are\](https://wyliberty.org/about/who-we-are) - \[Core Principles\](https://wyliberty.org/about/core-principles) - \[Staff &amp; Board\](https://wyliberty.org/about/staff) - \[Publications\](https://wyliberty.org/about/publications) - \[Milestones &amp; Impacts\](https://wyliberty.org/about/milestones-impacts) - \[Categories\](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Wyliberty Policy Compass\](https://www.wylibertyresearch.org/policy-compass) - \[Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) - \[Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education) - \[Election Security Standards\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/election-security-standards) - \[Energy and Resources\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) - \[Eye on the Issues\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/eye-on-the-issues) - \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) - \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) - \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) - \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) - \[Limited Government\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) - \[Marijuana/THC\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/marijuana-thc) - \[Political\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives) - \[Property Rights\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights) - \[Regulation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) - \[Spotlight on WyLiberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/spotlight-on-wyliberty) - \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) - \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) - \[Participate\](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Donation/Membership\](https://wyliberty.org/get-involved/donate) - \[Newsletter\](https://mailchi.mp/3d5c211df744/newsletter-sign-up) - \[Contact \](https://wyliberty.org/contact) - \[Search\](https://wyliberty.org/search) ## Learn More ### Economics <a></a>\## \[Of Marijuana, Whining and the Failure to Launch: A Lesson in Wyoming Lobbying\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/of-marijuana-whining-and-the-failure-to-launch-a-lesson-in-wyoming-lobbying) Monday, 02 May 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Limited Government\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) by Stephen Klein In the Fall of 2013, I attended a presentation from the Cheyenne Police Department on marijuana enforcement in the city after Colorado's enactment of its recreational marijuana law the previous year. Chief Brian Kozak was matter-of-fact, and was not there to advocate but to simply update the audience. This was not, however, the pos... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/of-marijuana-whining-and-the-failure-to-launch-a-lesson-in-wyoming-lobbying) Tags: \[Marijuana\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/marijuana) \[Wyoming\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming) \[Marijuana and Communities\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/marijuana-and-communities) \[NORML\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/norml) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Can We Please Try Limited Government Now?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong/can-we-please-try-limited-government-now) Friday, 29 April 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Limited Government\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/871/b2ap3\_medium\_Annual\_GDP\_Growth.jpg) </a>by Wyoming Liberty Group Staff On Thursday April 28 the Bureau of Economic Analysis released its advance estimate of GDP growth for the first quarter of 2016: Real gross domestic product -- the value of the goods and services produced by the nation's economy less the value of the goods and services used up in production, adjusted for price changes ... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong/can-we-please-try-limited-government-now) Tags: \[Matt Mead\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/matt-mead) \[Natural Resources\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/natural-resources) \[Economic Growth\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economic-growth) \[Economic Development\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economic-development) \[Economics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economics) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/keep-wyoming-strong) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Climate Hustle\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/climate-hustle) Tuesday, 26 April 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/865/b2ap3\_large\_CH\_Header\_Reviews\_Final\_640.png) </a>Coming soon to a theater near you: Marc Morano's film describing the climate change scam: Climate Hustle. This will be a US premiere on Monday, May 2nd. If you follow the climate debate at all, you know Marc Morano as the hard hitting, outspoken voice of the Climate Depot web site. Morano's hard factual and sometimes humorous approach serves ... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/climate-hustle) Tags: \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/transparency) \[Climate Change\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/climate-change) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[The Curious Complications of Caucuses\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/the-curious-complications-of-caucuses) Monday, 25 April 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) by Benjamin Barr More discontent emerges out of Wyoming's Democratic Party caucuses, where Hillary Clinton obtained most of the state delegates even after losing the popular vote to Bernie Sanders. This newest wave of anger and confusion over caucuses and primaries is part of a national trend. Last month, Donald Trump threatened a lawsuit when, aft... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/the-curious-complications-of-caucuses) Tags: \[Wyoming's Democratic Party\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-s-democratic-party) \[Ted Cruz\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/ted-cruz) \[Donald Trump\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/donald-trump) \[Bernie Sanders\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/bernie-sanders) \[Hillary Clinton\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/hillary-clinton) \[Caucus\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/caucus) \[First Amendment\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/first-amendment) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[SLAPP’ing Free Speech Inquisitions\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/slapp-ing-free-speech-inquisitions) Monday, 25 April 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) by Stephen Klein In two important rulings from the Texas Supreme Court on April 15, the court assured the effectiveness of the state's Citizens Participation Act (TCPA), which was enacted in 2011. These cases, AgendaWise v. Abraham and Sullivan v. Abraham, affirmed the dismissal of two defamation actions brought by a public figure against an activi... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/slapp-ing-free-speech-inquisitions) Tags: \[Free Speech\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/free-speech) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Medicaid's Mental Health Scandal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicaid-s-mental-health-scandal) Friday, 22 April 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Regulation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) Charlie Katebi and Gary Freeman on KGAB discuss Medicaid's tragic impact on mentally ill patients and why Medicaid expansion won't provide them better healthcare access. \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicaid-s-mental-health-scandal) Tags: \[Mental Health\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/mental-health) \[Medicaid\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) \[Medicaid Expansion\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Podcast\](https://wyliberty.org/podcasts) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[UnitedHealth Obamacare's Death Spiral\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/unitedhealth-obamacare-s-death-spiral) Tuesday, 19 April 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) Charlie Katebi and Chuck Gray on KVOC discuss UnitedHealth's departure from Obamacare's health insurance exchanges and what it means for patients and President Obama's healthcare law. \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/unitedhealth-obamacare-s-death-spiral) Tags: \[Health Insurance\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-insurance) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[UnitedHealth\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/unitedhealth) \[Podcast\](https://wyliberty.org/podcasts) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Medicaid, Mental Illness, and Malpractice\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/medicaid-mental-illness-and-malpractice) Monday, 18 April 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Regulation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi In the eyes of progressives, Obamacare provides for all of society's needs: It creates jobs! It heals the sick! It balances state budgets! Now the Obama Administration claims it expands healthcare access to patients with mental illnesses. According to a report from the US Department of Health and Human Services, 1.9 million low-in... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/medicaid-mental-illness-and-malpractice) Tags: \[Health and Human Services\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-and-human-services) \[National Association of State Mental Health Directors\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/national-association-of-state-mental-health-directors) \[American Journal of Managed Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/american-journal-of-managed-care) \[Health Affairs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-affairs) \[Medicaid Expansion\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) \[Medicaid\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[How to Roll Back Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/how-to-roll-back-obamacare) Tuesday, 12 April 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Limited Government\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) Charlie Katebi and Chuck Gray on KVOC discuss recent efforts by Arkansas lawmakers to roll back Obamacare's Medicaid expansion and why Wyoming was right to reject it. \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/how-to-roll-back-obamacare) Tags: \[Medicaid Expansion\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Matt Mead\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/matt-mead) \[Podcast\](https://wyliberty.org/podcasts) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Will Federal “Equitable Sharing” Undermine Wyoming’s Reform of Civil Asset Forfeiture?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/will-federal-equitable-sharing-undermine-wyoming-s-reform-of-civil-asset-forfeiture) Monday, 11 April 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/850/b2ap3\_medium\_Wy\_Office\_Federal\_Forfeitures\_BFY13.jpg) </a>by Stephen Klein The U.S. Department of Justice recently resumed the Equitable Sharing Program, which allows state police agencies to collect civil asset forfeiture funds under federal instead of state law by cooperating with federal drug enforcement. All too often, civil forfeiture laws allow for the government to seize and permanently keep allege... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/will-federal-equitable-sharing-undermine-wyoming-s-reform-of-civil-asset-forfeiture) Tags: \[Equitable Sharing\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/equitable-sharing) \[Civil Asset Forfeiture\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/civil-asset-forfeiture) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Six Years of Obamacare, Six Broken Promises\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/six-years-of-obamacare-six-broken-promises) Friday, 01 April 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Regulation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi In March of 2010, Congress rushed to pass a massive unread bill titled, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," aka Obamacare. Now at the sixth anniversary of Obamacare we ask, "Has this legislation in fact protected patients, and has it proved to be affordable?" Here are six examples of promises Obamacare has broken: 1) Oba... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/six-years-of-obamacare-six-broken-promises) Tags: \[Government Accountability\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-accountability) \[Ben Sasse\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/ben-sasse) \[Centers for Medicare and Medicaid\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/centers-for-medicare-and-medicaid) \[Heritage Foundation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/heritage-foundation) \[Kaiser Family Foundation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/kaiser-family-foundation) \[Obama\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obama) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Drones Hover Closer to Everyday Law Enforcement\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/drones-hover-closer-to-everyday-law-enforcement) Wednesday, 30 March 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) by Stephen Klein In the 2015 Wyoming General Session, a bill to limit use of drones—or unmanned aerial surveillance—by the law enforcement failed in the Senate Judiciary Committee after passing the House. The bill was sponsored by the Joint Judiciary Committee following the 2014-15 interim, but underwent amendments on its journey through the legisl... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/drones-hover-closer-to-everyday-law-enforcement) Tags: \[Law Enforcement\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/law-enforcement) \[Fourth Amendment\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/fourth-amendment) \[Drones\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/drones) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[How to Sunset Big Government\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/how-to-sunset-big-government) Friday, 25 March 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Limited Government\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) by Charles Katebi In civics 101, we learn how government works. Voters elect legislators, legislators pass bills, and bills become law. This side of government is transparent and accountable. But there is another side of government that is far less accountable. Once a bill becomes law, it's up to an agency to enforce it. Sometimes they effectively ... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/how-to-sunset-big-government) Tags: \[Sunset Commission\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/sunset-commission) \[Business Subsidies\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/business-subsidies) \[Office of Tourism\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/office-of-tourism) \[Mercatus Center\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/mercatus-center) \[Business Council\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/business-council) \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/transparency) \[Wyoming\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming) \[Wyoming Budget\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-budget) \[Legislature\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/legislature) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Obamacare's Collapsing Co-ops\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/obamacare-s-collapsing-co-ops) Tuesday, 22 March 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) Charlie Katebi and Chuck Gray on KVOC discuss how Obamacare's failing health insurance co-ops are ripping off taxpayers, patients, and doctors. \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/obamacare-s-collapsing-co-ops) Tags: \[Podcast\](https://wyliberty.org/podcasts) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[The Road to Real Healthcare Reform\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/the-road-to-real-healthcare-reform) Tuesday, 22 March 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Regulation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) Charlie Katebi and John Birbari on KVOW discuss why healthcare in Wyoming is so expensive and how to make it more affordable. \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/the-road-to-real-healthcare-reform) Tags: \[Wyoming\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming) \[Direct Primary Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/direct-primary-care) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Medicare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicare) \[Medicaid\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) \[Podcast\](https://wyliberty.org/podcasts) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Veto and Override - A Power Struggle at the Wyoming Legislature\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/veto-and-override-a-power-struggle-at-the-wyoming-legislature) Thursday, 17 March 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) After months of review and mammoth change, the Wyoming legislature sent Governor Mead's budget back to him for his signature. When the governor sent it back – signed – it had more line item vetoes than ever before. The nature of Governor Mead's line item vetoes in the Wyoming budget bill created a couple of underlying themes. According to Governor ... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/veto-and-override-a-power-struggle-at-the-wyoming-legislature) Tags: \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/transparency) \[Budget\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget) \[Joint Appropriation Committee\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/joint-appropriation-committee) \[Matt Mead\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/matt-mead) \[Wyoming Legislature\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-legislature) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Clean Power Plan Status in Wyoming\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/clean-power-plan-status-in-wyoming) Monday, 14 March 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Energy and Resources\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) We won. The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will not spend any money on the Clean Power Plan (CPP) until the Supreme Court's stay on the CCP is lifted, if ever. Here, for the terminally curious, is the longer version. Wyoming has an extremely short budget session, 20 working days. To work within that, the budget bill is done as a "mirror ... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/clean-power-plan-status-in-wyoming) Tags: \[Clean Power Plan\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/clean-power-plan) \[Climate Change\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/climate-change) \[Legislature\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/legislature) \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/transparency) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Why Was Medicaid Expansion Rejected and Is There a Better Alternative?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/why-was-medicaid-expansion-rejected-and-is-there-a-better-alternative) Friday, 11 March 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) Charlie Katebi and KGAB's Gary Freeman discuss the legislature's rejection of Medicaid expansion and how Wyoming could provide better healthcare for low-income patients. \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/why-was-medicaid-expansion-rejected-and-is-there-a-better-alternative) Tags: \[Wyoming\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Matt Mead\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/matt-mead) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) \[Medicaid\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) \[Medicaid Expansion\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) \[Podcast\](https://wyliberty.org/podcasts) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Education Spending Wars About to Begin\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education/education-spending-wars-about-to-begin) Friday, 11 March 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/818/b2ap3\_large\_b2ap3\_large\_Public-School-Funding-Chart.jpg) </a>by Wyoming Liberty Staff Members of the Wyoming House and Senate Education committee met last week at the close of the legislative session to discuss potential topics to study over the next 10 months. The meeting began with all of the lackluster enthusiasm of insomniacs watching a midnight infomercial. The usual flock of education bureaucrats and l... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education/education-spending-wars-about-to-begin) Tags: \[Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) \[Government Spending\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) \[Wyoming Legislature\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-legislature) \[Education Lobbyists\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education-lobbyists) \[Student Test Scores\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/student-test-scores) \[Test Score Trends\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/test-score-trends) \[Spending Trends\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/spending-trends) \[Every Student Succeeds Act\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/every-student-succeeds-act) \[NAEP Test Scores\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/naep-test-scores) \[Campbell County Decision\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/campbell-county-decision) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Reforming Entitlements Benefit Patients and Taxpayers Alike\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/reforming-entitlements-benefit-patients-and-taxpayers-alike) Thursday, 10 March 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Limited Government\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi Entitlements used to be considered the "third-rail" of American politics. Now the public recognizes that without major changes to Medicare and Medicaid, both programs threaten our fiscal future. Fortunately, there are reforms that not only save taxpayers money, but also deliver better healthcare to the elderly and needy. But befor... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/reforming-entitlements-benefit-patients-and-taxpayers-alike) Tags: \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) \[Bill Clinton\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/bill-clinton) \[Congressional Budget Office\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/congressional-budget-office) \[Singapore\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/singapore) \[Switzerland\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/switzerland) \[Manhattan Institute\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/manhattan-institute) \[Paul Ryan\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/paul-ryan) \[Medicaid\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) \[Medicare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicare) \[Entitlements\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/entitlements) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ First Page \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook?format=html) \[ Previous Page \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook?format=html&amp;start=460) \[ 20 \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook?format=html&amp;start=380) \[ 21 \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook?format=html&amp;start=400) \[ 22 \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook?format=html&amp;start=420) \[ 23 \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook?format=html&amp;start=440) \[ 24 \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook?format=html&amp;start=460) \[ 25 \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ 26 \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook?format=html&amp;start=500) \[ 27 \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook?format=html&amp;start=520) \[ 28 \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook?format=html&amp;start=540) \[ 29 \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook?format=html&amp;start=560) \[ Next Page \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook?format=html&amp;start=500) \[ Last Page \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook?format=html&amp;start=740) !\[logo white 002\](https://wyliberty.org/images/general\_art/logo\_white\_002.png) \*\*Wyoming Liberty Group\*\* \*\*P.O. 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