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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>\## \[How to Keep Kids Out of Jail\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/how-to-keep-kids-out-of-jail) Friday, 19 December 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/365/b2ap3\_large\_Fig1.Reference.jpg) </a>I intended this to be an upbeat resource-rich article highlighting success stories, strategies and promising new approaches to keep children out of the juvenile justice system. In the course of researching for this paper I certainly did find some promising trends and programs and I will mention them and explain why they offer exciting possibilities... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/how-to-keep-kids-out-of-jail) 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);) ## \[“Regulation Freedom” at the Wyoming Legislature\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation/regulation-freedom-at-the-wyoming-legislature) Friday, 19 December 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Regulation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) The Legislative Service Office continues to post bills that will be introduced next month when the Wyoming Legislature convenes for the 2015 General Session. Recent appearances include some proposed joint resolutions. On the House side so far there is a proposed amendment to the Wyoming Constitution that would make the Wyoming superintendent of sch... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation/regulation-freedom-at-the-wyoming-legislature) Tags: \[Separation of Powers\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/separation-of-powers) \[Over Regulation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/over-regulation) \[Federalism\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/federalism) \[2015 General Session\](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);) ## \[Civil Asset Forfeiture – An Opportunity for Reform\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/civil-asset-forfeiture-an-opportunity-for-reform) Thursday, 18 December 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Steve Klein and Glenn Woods from Boldrepublic.com discuss civil asset forfeiture in Wyoming and Senate File 14 (2015), which would reform Wyoming law to only allow for forfeiture of property after owners are convicted of a crime. \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/civil-asset-forfeiture-an-opportunity-for-reform) Tags: \[Video\](https://wyliberty.org/videos) \[Civil Asset Forfeiture\](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);) ## \[End Civil Forfeiture in Wyoming\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights/end-civil-forfeiture-in-wyoming) Friday, 12 December 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Property Rights\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) In October, comedian John Oliver discussed the practice of civil asset forfeiture on his HBO program "Last Week Tonight." His bit closed with a parody of the show "Law &amp; Order," featuring a police detective interrogating a pile of money and another running in dramatic slow motion with a seized toaster. Unfortunately, in real life civil forfeitu... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights/end-civil-forfeiture-in-wyoming) Tags: \[2015 General Session\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2015-general-session) \[Civil Forfeiture\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/civil-forfeiture) \[Property Rights\](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);) ## \[The $18 Trillion Debt in Perspective\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives/the-18-trillion-debt-in-perspective) Wednesday, 10 December 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Political\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Jason Gay and Glenn Woods from Boldrepublic.com discuss the federal debt and whether the U.S. can continue to spend nearly $4 trillion annually without the debt finally crushing the economy. \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives/the-18-trillion-debt-in-perspective) Tags: \[Video\](https://wyliberty.org/videos) \[National Debt\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/national-debt) \[Government Spending\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) \[Federal Spending\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/federal-spending) \[Deficit Spending\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/deficit-spending) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Wyoming Agency Will Retain Unconstitutional Personnel Rule\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyoming-agency-will-retain-unconstitutional-personnel-rule) Tuesday, 09 December 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/352/b2ap3\_medium\_agency-will-retain-unconstitutional-personnel-rule.jpg) </a>In late September I submitted comments to the Wyoming Department of Administration and Information ("A&amp;I") opposing two proposed changes to the State of Wyoming Personnel Rules. My memo discussed two vague and overbroad provisions, one which could lead to unconstitutional abridgements of free speech and the other which unequivocally punished ap... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyoming-agency-will-retain-unconstitutional-personnel-rule) Tags: \[Free Speech\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/free-speech) \[First Amendment\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/first-amendment) \[2015 General Session\](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);) ## \[Anti-Oil Crowd Wants to Have It Both Ways\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/anti-oil-crowd-wants-to-have-it-both-ways) Monday, 08 December 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) The state government's pending revenue problems, which I pointed to recently, are now beginning to make real headlines. On Sunday the Casper Star Tribune made its contribution: Dear rest of the country: Spare a thought for oil country. Your cheap gas comes at a cost. The national average gas price hit $2.75 a gallon last week, the lowest price for ... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/anti-oil-crowd-wants-to-have-it-both-ways) Tags: \[Economics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economics) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Fast Cash and Campaign Gimmicks: A Lesson from Chicago\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/fast-cash-and-campaign-gimmicks-a-lesson-from-chicago) Monday, 08 December 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) As Wyoming and other states consider expanding the reach of campaign finance laws to capture "dark money," some consideration of what's happening in Chicago is helpful. Aggressive campaign finance regulations, touted as combatting corruption, allow for easy manipulation of the law. We learned last week that Rahm Emanuel pulled in $400,000 in campai... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/fast-cash-and-campaign-gimmicks-a-lesson-from-chicago) Tags: \[First Amendment\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/first-amendment) \[Free Speech\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/free-speech) \[2015 General Session\](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);) ## \[Net Neutrality: The War on Freedom\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/net-neutrality-the-war-on-freedom) Thursday, 04 December 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Although not in the news for a while, the efforts to classify internet access as a utility are not nearly as benign as they may first appear. Net Neutrality, the innocuous, misleading name chosen by proponents of internet regulation, remains an ongoing issue. Recently, President Obama called for the FCC to act unilaterally. There is a major push on... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/net-neutrality-the-war-on-freedom) Tags: \[Network Neutrality\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/network-neutrality) \[Internet\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/internet) \[Economic Liberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economic-liberty) \[Technology\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/technology) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[SHARE Report Bad Case for Medicaid Expansion\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/share-report-bad-case-for-medicaid-expansion) Monday, 01 December 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) On November 26, 2014, the Wyoming Department of Health presented its SHARE report, a 32-page long argument for Medicaid expansion. The report makes a pro-expansion case that appears to sprawl in all directions, but perhaps the biggest selling point is that Medicaid expansion will create hundreds of new jobs and add millions of dollars to the state'... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/share-report-bad-case-for-medicaid-expansion) Tags: \[Medicaid\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) \[Medicaid Expansion\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Wyoming Attorney General Joins Important Gun Rights Brief\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyoming-attorney-general-joins-important-gun-rights-brief) Monday, 01 December 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) In mid-November, Wyoming Attorney General Peter Michael joined an amicus (friend-of-the-court) brief filed in a Maryland case that will soon be heard in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The case, Kolbe v. O'Malley, challenges a law recently enacted in Maryland that bans numerous semi-automatic rifles in the state and limit... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyoming-attorney-general-joins-important-gun-rights-brief) Tags: \[Gun Rights\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/gun-rights) \[Second Amendment\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/second-amendment) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Growing Up Fast: In Wyoming, An Arrest Makes an Adult\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/growing-up-fast-in-wyoming-an-arrest-makes-an-adult) Friday, 21 November 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/334/b2ap3\_large\_Wy\_Arrests\_1.jpg) </a>Our introductory blog on this topic focused on the premises of graduate criminal justice fellow Brice Hamack's recent article in the Wyoming Law Review. It is important to clarify that while Mr. Hamack's general concerns are well founded, Wyoming's juvenile justice system has uniquely entrenched problems unique from and, in many ways, worse than th... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/growing-up-fast-in-wyoming-an-arrest-makes-an-adult) 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);) ## \[Behind the Scenes Politics Being Played to Stop Wyoming Parents\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education/behind-the-scenes-politics-being-played-to-stop-wyoming-parents) Tuesday, 11 November 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) For Wyoming parents wondering what really happens behind the scenes to push the direction of statewide education policy, they need look no further. A stunning video released this past week by the parent-led group, Wyoming Citizens Opposing Common Core, revealed minutes from an October meeting convened by an education bureaucracy-led group called th... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education/behind-the-scenes-politics-being-played-to-stop-wyoming-parents) Tags: \[Common Core\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/common-core) \[Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) \[Next Generation Science Standards\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/next-generation-science-standards) \[Parents\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/parents) \[Wyoming State Board of Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-state-board-of-education) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Ending the Welfare State in Wyoming, Part 2\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/ending-the-welfare-state-in-wyoming-part-2) Tuesday, 11 November 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) As I recently explained, about two thirds of state government spending in Wyoming is dedicated to core welfare-state programs within education, health care and human services (broadly known as "welfare"). With a likely revenue crisis on the horizon, and with the causes of that revenue crisis being structural, it is necessary for the Wyoming state l... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/ending-the-welfare-state-in-wyoming-part-2) Tags: \[Welfare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/welfare) \[Welfare Reform\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/welfare-reform) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Ending the Welfare State in Wyoming, Part 1\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/ending-the-welfare-state-in-wyoming-part-1) Monday, 10 November 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) The most important – and most challenging – part of public policy research is to create convincing pathways toward more economic freedom. Compared to the efforts going toward criticizing "big government", the reform issue receives only minor attention. That is not to say there are no proposals out there. On the contrary, in some policy areas it is ... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/ending-the-welfare-state-in-wyoming-part-1) Tags: \[Welfare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/welfare) \[Welfare Reform\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/welfare-reform) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Anti-Coal Policies A Call to Action in Wyoming\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/anti-coal-policies-a-call-to-action-in-wyoming) Monday, 10 November 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Last week I discussed the potential consequences of the latest CREG report's long-term spending outlook. I pointed to the risk for a structural budget deficit, in other words a deficit that does not go away with an improving business cycle. Part of the reason is the role that minerals-based taxes – primarily severance taxes – play in the Wyoming st... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/anti-coal-policies-a-call-to-action-in-wyoming) Tags: \[CREG\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/creg) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Wyoming Heading for Structural Deficit\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/wyoming-heading-for-structural-deficit) Thursday, 06 November 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/316/b2ap3\_large\_CREG\_forecast.jpg) </a>The latest CREG report predicts that General Fund revenue will grow at a crawling 2.1 percent per year on average from 2016 through 2020. Worse, as Figure 1 shows, the trend for most revenue sources is downward: The Wyoming state government has weathered tough times before, which is one reason why the state has, basically, two years of spending sta... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/wyoming-heading-for-structural-deficit) Tags: \[Economics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economics) \[CREG\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/creg) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[WyLiberty Attorneys File Brief in Texas Free Speech Case\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/wyliberty-attorneys-file-brief-in-texas-free-speech-case) Wednesday, 05 November 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) CHEYENNE – Wyoming Liberty Group attorneys Benjamin Barr and Steve Klein filed an amicus curiae (friend-of-the-court) brief in the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals at Dallas, arguing that a political contributor's convictions for organized crime, bribery and money laundering for campaign finance violations unconstitutionally abridge his First Amendment... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/wyliberty-attorneys-file-brief-in-texas-free-speech-case) Tags: \[First Amendment\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/first-amendment) \[Free Speech\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/free-speech) \[News Releases\](https://wyliberty.org/news-releases) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Are Wyoming Juvenile Offenders Being Denied Education?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/are-wyoming-juvenile-offenders-being-denied-education) Tuesday, 04 November 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/310/b2ap3\_medium\_detention\_placements\_chart.jpg) </a>In the two years that Republic Free Choice has been investigating Wyoming's juvenile justice system we have uncovered appalling details within the Wyoming system which juvenile justice advocates and even Wyoming legislators' admit is failed and broken. Even the basic necessity of education for juvenile offenders during incarceration is a frequently... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/are-wyoming-juvenile-offenders-being-denied-education) 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);) ## \[Does Wyoming Need A Tax Reform?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/does-wyoming-need-a-tax-reform) Monday, 03 November 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Is Wyoming in need of a tax reform? Recent economic news indicates that this may be a question worth considering in a not too distant future. The latest CREG report on state government tax revenue presents an improved forecast of General Fund revenue by four percent over January. 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