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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>\## \[WyLiberty attorney Benjamin Barr comments on the 1040 campaign checkbox in this NPR story\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyliberty-attorney-benjamin-barr-comments-on-the-1040-campaign-checkbox-in-this-npr-story) Tuesday, 14 April 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) WyLiberty attorney Benjamin Barr comments on the 1040 campaign checkbox in this NPR story. April 14, 2015 \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyliberty-attorney-benjamin-barr-comments-on-the-1040-campaign-checkbox-in-this-npr-story) Tags: \[1040\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/1040) \[Podcast\](https://wyliberty.org/podcasts) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[New Facts Reveal More Problems with Civil Forfeiture in Wyoming\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/new-facts-reveal-more-problems-with-civil-forfeiture-in-wyoming) Monday, 13 April 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/496/b2ap3\_large\_miller-e-mail.jpg) </a>by Stephen Klein In the 2015 Wyoming Legislative Session, Senate File 14, or Senate Enrolled Act 1 (SEA 1), would have overhauled Wyoming's drug forfeiture laws to require a felony conviction before alleged drug property (cash, cars, firearms and the like) could be permanently taken by the state. The bill passed the Wyoming Legislature with an init... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/new-facts-reveal-more-problems-with-civil-forfeiture-in-wyoming) Tags: \[2016 Budget Session\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2016-budget-session) \[Civil Forfeiture\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/civil-forfeiture) \[Constitution\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/constitution) \[Legislature\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/legislature) \[Property Rights\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/property-rights) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Why should Wyoming Decriminalize Status Offenses?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/why-should-wyoming-decriminalize-status-offenses) Monday, 13 April 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) by Tom Rose If you have been following juvenile justice issues at all you may have come across the fact that Wyoming is the only state in the nation which has not decriminalized status offenses. You may even believe that you have an understanding of what that means. The concept is fairly simple: a status crime is an action that would not be a crime... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/why-should-wyoming-decriminalize-status-offenses) Tags: \[Juvenile Justice\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/juvenile-justice) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Wyoming Child Wellness: How High Is Wyoming’s Youth Suicide Rate?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyoming-child-wellness-how-high-is-wyoming-s-youth-suicide-rate) Friday, 03 April 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/487/b2ap3\_large\_Wyoming\_Youth\_Suicide\_Blog\_4.jpg) </a>by Tom Rose For the last few weeks I have been writing about child wellness in Wyoming. According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation Wyoming ranked 19th in the 2014 annual report which is a lower ranking than our performance of 15th according to the 2013 report. These rankings are determined according to sixteen measured wellness categories divided a... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyoming-child-wellness-how-high-is-wyoming-s-youth-suicide-rate) Tags: \[Juvenile Justice\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/juvenile-justice) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Coal Alchemy and Corporate Welfare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/coal-alchemy-and-corporate-welfare) Tuesday, 31 March 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Energy and Resources\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) A Wyoming love story For thousands of years, alchemists tried to change base metals into gold. Today, this lofty goal rests unachieved, but its legacy remains. Now, instead of changing lead to gold, crafty alchemists look to change money from the pockets of taxpayers to their own, and governments seem happy to assist. High on the alchemy hit list i... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/coal-alchemy-and-corporate-welfare) Tags: \[2015 General Session\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2015-general-session) \[Arch Coal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/arch-coal) \[Corporate Welfare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/corporate-welfare) \[DKRW\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/dkrw) \[Green Energy\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/green-energy) \[Legislature\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/legislature) \[Subsidy\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/subsidy) \[Wyoming Business Council\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-business-council) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Obamacare’s Crisis and Opportunity\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/obamacare-s-crisis-and-opportunity) Wednesday, 25 March 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi In March, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in King v. Burwell, a case that could decide the fate of Obamacare in Wyoming and around the country. The case centers on whether the federal government has the authority to issue tax credits to subsidize insurance on exchanges that it has established. If the chief justices rule aga... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/obamacare-s-crisis-and-opportunity) Tags: \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) \[Economic Liberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economic-liberty) \[King V Burwell\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/king-v-burwell) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Over Regulation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/over-regulation) \[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act) \[Government Taxation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-taxation) \[US Supreme Court\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/us-supreme-court) \[Wyoming\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Time for Real Choice in Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education/time-for-real-choice-in-education) Tuesday, 24 March 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education) by Wyoming Liberty Staff The 2015 Wyoming Legislative Session is over but our work here at the Wyoming Liberty Group for 2015 doesn't end as we continue to focus on a parent's fundamental right to raise their children without government interference. Recently we went to Washington D.C. with a group of mom's from around the state to speak to Wyoming... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education/time-for-real-choice-in-education) Tags: \[Common Core\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/common-core) \[Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) \[Public Education System\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/public-education-system) \[Students\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/students) \[Wyoming Accountability Act\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-accountability-act) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[How Other Spending Obscures Wyoming’s Fiscal Cliff\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/how-other-spending-obscures-wyoming-s-fiscal-cliff) Monday, 23 March 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) Imagine you have ten accounts you allocate your paycheck to every month. At bill time, you take money from two of these accounts, call them your traditional accounts, to pay your bills. One day, your paycheck suddenly plunges and you don't have enough flowing into these traditional accounts. No problem, you can just divert the flow from some other ... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/how-other-spending-obscures-wyoming-s-fiscal-cliff) Tags: \[Government Taxation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-taxation) \[Government Spending\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) \[Recalibration\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/recalibration) \[Matt Mead\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/matt-mead) \[Inflation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/inflation) \[Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) \[Budget Cuts\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget-cuts) \[Budget Deficit\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget-deficit) \[2015 General Session\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2015-general-session) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Wyoming Dropouts and Deaths: Child Wellness 2014\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyoming-dropouts-and-deaths-child-wellness-2014) Saturday, 21 March 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/471/b2ap3\_large\_WY\_Dropouts\_Chart1.jpg) </a>by Tom Rose In this part of the Wyoming Wellness series we look a bit more closely at a few of the specific wellness indicators related to child and teen deaths and teens who are not in school and not employed. Our starting point for following these wellness metrics is the 2014 Child Wellness report published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Kids... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyoming-dropouts-and-deaths-child-wellness-2014) Tags: \[Juvenile Justice\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/juvenile-justice) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Uncompensated Care Calamity\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/uncompensated-care-calamity) Wednesday, 18 March 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. After the Wyoming legislature overwhelmingly rejected Medicaid expansion, its advocates returned to the drawing board to design another half-baked measure to help hospitals cope with the rising cost of uncompensated care. Senate File 145, otherwise known as the Uncompensated Care Bill... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/uncompensated-care-calamity) Tags: \[2015 General Session\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2015-general-session) \[Government Spending\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Over Regulation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/over-regulation) \[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act) \[Uncompensated\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/uncompensated) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Government-Sponsored Development—Less Than Meets the Eye\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/government-sponsored-development-less-than-meets-the-eye) Monday, 09 March 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/458/b2ap3\_large\_DataCenterSign.jpg) </a>"We need to look like we are doing something for that community." Wyoming Sen. Wasserberger, Joint Appropriations Committee, January 26, 2015 Facing declining mineral tax revenues, the desire to continue spending and the inability, so far, to raid the rainy day fund, Gov. Mead's push to diversify the economy to create jobs and generate more tax rev... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/government-sponsored-development-less-than-meets-the-eye) Tags: \[Wyoming\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming) \[Government Taxation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-taxation) \[Matt Mead\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/matt-mead) \[Legislature\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/legislature) \[Government Spending\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) \[Corporate Welfare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/corporate-welfare) \[2015 General Session\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2015-general-session) \[Microsoft\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/microsoft) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Is ACA Causing Health Care Quality Downgrade?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/is-aca-causing-health-care-quality-downgrade) Sunday, 08 March 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Wyoming Liberty Staff It has now been five years since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. Notoriously known as "Obamacare", this highly debated reform - probably the most complicated piece of legislation in U.S. history - is still dispensing unintended consequences. With yet another case related to the ACA being heard... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/is-aca-causing-health-care-quality-downgrade) Tags: \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Affordable Care Act (ACA)\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/affordable-care-act-aca) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[The Black Market – In Milk?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation/the-black-market-in-milk) Thursday, 05 March 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Regulation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) The Food Freedom Act has passed in Wyoming. It decriminalized some voluntary capitalist acts between consenting individuals and not a moment too soon. Government regulation is no panacea and food regulation could soon become even more disconnected with its purported purpose of keeping us healthy. Seems the USDA may incorporate environmental sustain... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation/the-black-market-in-milk) Tags: \[2015 General Session\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2015-general-session) \[Does Government Know Best?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/does-government-know-best) \[Environmentalism\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/environmentalism) \[Environmentalists\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/environmentalists) \[Food Freedom\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/food-freedom) \[Global Warming\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/global-warming) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) \[Legislature\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/legislature) \[Liberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/liberty) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Wyoming Rejects Medicaid’s Bad Medicine\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/wyoming-rejects-medicaid-s-bad-medicine) Friday, 27 February 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi With just two weeks remaining in the legislative session, the forces of socialized medicine were defeated, at least for now. After losing decisively in the Wyoming Senate and finding no traction in the Wyoming House, Medicaid Expansion supporters tried to ram this policy through with an amendment to the budget bill. Amendment 31 o... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/wyoming-rejects-medicaid-s-bad-medicine) Tags: \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Medicaid\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) \[Medicaid Expansion\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) \[2015 General Session\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2015-general-session) \[Mary Throne\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/mary-throne) \[Wyoming\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Special Needs Students Are More Likely To Be Arrested In School\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/special-needs-students-are-more-likely-to-be-arrested-in-school) Thursday, 26 February 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) by Tom Rose Over the last few months I have been researching juvenile justice issues with a particular focus on how to keep kids out of jail. While writing about my findings I have explored the disturbing national phenomenon of extremely young kids being arrested. This research has also uncovered the troubling connection between police officers (SR... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/special-needs-students-are-more-likely-to-be-arrested-in-school) Tags: \[Juvenile Justice\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/juvenile-justice) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Free-Speech-Hating Thugs Lose Again\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/free-speech-hating-thugs-lose-again) Tuesday, 24 February 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) by Stephen Klein On Friday the Institute for Justice (IJ) won an important free speech victory against the Washington Public Disclosure Commission (PDC). IJ charitably refers to the PDC as "bullies." I think a more apt description of the PDC is "free-speech-hating thugs." Following a victory against such opposition, gloating is not only appropriate... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/free-speech-hating-thugs-lose-again) Tags: \[First Amendment\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/first-amendment) \[Free Speech\](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);) ## \[Shame on U.S. – Report Recommends Withholding Federal Funds\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/shame-on-u-s-report-recommends-withholding-federal-funds) Friday, 20 February 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) by Tom Rose The Shame on U.S.report has recently recommended that Congress withhold all federal child welfare funds in order to compel states to comply with child welfare laws and standards that the authors say are being violated in every state. The Children's Advocacy Institute of the San Diego School of Law in conjunction with First Star, a non-p... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/shame-on-u-s-report-recommends-withholding-federal-funds) Tags: \[Juvenile Justice\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/juvenile-justice) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Limited Government and Political Realism\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government/limited-government-and-political-realism) Monday, 16 February 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Limited Government\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) \[Political\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives) by Sven Larson Friends of economic freedom are good at criticising big government, they are even better at expressing outrage over growing government, and many of them are outstanding at demanding a return to "limited government". The criticism of big government and its growth very often rests on solid grounds, but it is never more than the opening... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government/limited-government-and-political-realism) Tags: \[Welfare State\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/welfare-state) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Shame on U.S.: How Does Wyoming Rate?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/shame-on-u-s-how-does-wyoming-rate) Friday, 13 February 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) by Tom Rose As introduced in the first part of this series, the Shame on U.S. report, published in January 2015 has made some radical recommendations to address the national crisis of child welfare. If the Congressional committee to which it was presented follows the recommendations of this report, Wyoming may soon see a drastic decrease of federal... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/shame-on-u-s-how-does-wyoming-rate) Tags: \[Juvenile Justice\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/juvenile-justice) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Shame on U.S. – What Impact Might This Report Have on Wyoming?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/shame-on-u-s-what-impact-might-this-report-have-on-wyoming) Friday, 13 February 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) by Tom Rose Wyoming's status as the only non-compliant state to the JJDPA (Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act) has recently come under scrutiny at a national level. 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