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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>\## \[FEC Moves to Invade Free Speech Rights\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/fec-moves-to-invade-free-speech-rights) Thursday, 30 October 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 speaks with Glenn Woods on Boldrepublic.com about Internet regulation and the likely and negative outcome for free speech as the Federal Election Commission tries to expand its jurisdiction to online speech. \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/fec-moves-to-invade-free-speech-rights) Tags: \[Video\](https://wyliberty.org/videos) \[Federal Election Commission\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/federal-election-commission) \[First Amendment\](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);) ## \[Mandatory Benevolence: The Growing Push for Paid Sick Leave\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government/mandatory-benevolence-the-growing-push-for-paid-sick-leave) Tuesday, 28 October 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Limited Government\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) In an editorial from October 24, the Casper Star Tribune attacks alleged wage discrimination. Citing statistics that women in general earn less than men, the newspaper predictably calls for more government intervention as the universal solution. That solution, says the Tribune, would be "fair schedules and paid sick leave so that workers with care ... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government/mandatory-benevolence-the-growing-push-for-paid-sick-leave) Tags: \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) \[Entitlements\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/entitlements) \[Budget\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget) \[Economics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economics) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Wyoming Has Best Taxes - What Does That Mean?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/wyoming-has-best-taxes-what-does-that-mean) Tuesday, 28 October 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) The Tax Foundation, one of America's most influential think tanks, has released their State Business Tax Climate study for 2015. For good reasons, this annual publication attracts a lot of attention from state legislators, policy analysts and media. With its thoroughness and attention to quality and detail, the Tax Foundation sets a high methodolog... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/wyoming-has-best-taxes-what-does-that-mean) Tags: \[The Tax Foundation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/the-tax-foundation) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[The Hopeless War on Poverty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/the-hopeless-war-on-poverty) Monday, 20 October 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) One of the core arguments for government expansion is that there is no other way to reliably help the poor to a better life. This false notion has very deep roots, all the way back to the days when the first elements of the welfare state emerged on European soil. Back then, radical liberals convinced social conservatives that collectivized compassi... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/the-hopeless-war-on-poverty) Tags: \[Economics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economics) \[Wyoming Issues\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-issues) \[Political Issues\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/political-issues) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Pension Reform – Who Controls our Retirement Future?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/pension-reform-who-controls-our-retirement-future) Thursday, 16 October 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Talk of pension reform in the government sector starts the usual hand wringing among those who think they know best for everyone else. At the moment, Wyoming's government signs most of its workers up to a defined benefit pension plan, whether these workers would prefer another option or not. Most people in the private sector, if they have a pension... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/pension-reform-who-controls-our-retirement-future) Tags: \[Pension\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/pension) \[Pension Debt\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/pension-debt) \[Pension Reform\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/pension-reform) \[Government Spending\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) \[Economic Liberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economic-liberty) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Health Care in Wyoming and Your Legislators\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/health-care-in-wyoming-and-your-legislators) Thursday, 16 October 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Lorraine Quarberg and Glenn Woods from Boldrepublic.com discuss Gov. Mead's position on Medicaid expansion, and what to do if you are unhappy about what your state government is doing. \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/health-care-in-wyoming-and-your-legislators) Tags: \[Video\](https://wyliberty.org/videos) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) \[Medicaid\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) \[Medicaid Expansion\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) \[Wyoming Legislature\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-legislature) \[Matt Mead\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/matt-mead) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[“Let’s be Real Here”? A Retort\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/let-s-be-real-here-a-retort) Wednesday, 15 October 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) After five years of gridlock, last week a majority of four of six commissioners at the Federal Election Commission finally voted to update the FEC's regulations to comply with the Citizens United decision. For years, the three commissioners representing the Democrats insisted that along with updating the regulations the commission should add new "d... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/let-s-be-real-here-a-retort) Tags: \[First Amendment\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/first-amendment) \[Free Speech\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/free-speech) \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/transparency) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[An Outsider’s View of Wyoming’s Failed Juvenile Justice System: Our Problems Are Bigger Than You Think\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/an-outsider-s-view-of-wyoming-s-failed-juvenile-justice-system-our-problems-are-bigger-than-you-think) Friday, 10 October 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) A recent article in the Wyoming Law Review by graduate criminal justice fellow Brice Hamack from California's Santa Clara University School of Law clearly defines how Wyoming's juvenile justice practices are violating juveniles' due process rights. Mr. Hamack weaves his well-referenced article with legal precedence, constitutional law and case law ... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/an-outsider-s-view-of-wyoming-s-failed-juvenile-justice-system-our-problems-are-bigger-than-you-think) 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);) ## \[An End to Political Witch Hunts\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/an-end-to-political-witch-hunts) Tuesday, 07 October 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) An unfortunate trend in election law is emerging across America. Campaign finance laws—first designed to supposedly eliminate corruption in government—often instead become the tools of political operatives used to delay, impede, and harass opponents. In other words, campaign finance reform itself is corrupting; its tool is the criminalization of Am... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/an-end-to-political-witch-hunts) 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);) ## \[Embracing a Prospective First Amendment for Campaign Finance Disclosure\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/embracing-a-prospective-first-amendment-for-campaign-finance-disclosure) Friday, 03 October 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) One of the silliest carve-outs (or exceptions) in modern campaign finance law is the so-called "Socialist Workers" exemption to campaign finance reporting. The Supreme Court ruled in the 1976 case Buckley v. Valeo that if certain groups could show retaliation and oppression due to their views, they could be exempted from disclosing their contributo... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/embracing-a-prospective-first-amendment-for-campaign-finance-disclosure) 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);) ## \[WyLiberty Attorney Opposes Unconstitutional Changes to State Hiring Practices\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyliberty-attorney-opposes-unconstitutional-changes-to-state-hiring-practices) Monday, 29 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) CHEYENNE – WyLiberty attorney Steve Klein submitted comments in a memorandum to the Wyoming Department of Administration and Information ("A&amp;I") today, discussing constitutional problems with two proposed changes to the State of Wyoming Personnel Rules. The memo argues that these provisions are vague and overbroad, and threaten the free speech ... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyliberty-attorney-opposes-unconstitutional-changes-to-state-hiring-practices) 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);) ## \[Michelle Malkin Speaks out against the Common Core, in Wyoming\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education/michelle-malkin-speaks-out-against-the-common-core-in-wyoming) Thursday, 25 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Michelle Malkin talks about her battle against the federal takeover of her children's education and what we can do to prevent the fed takeover here in Wyoming. \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education/michelle-malkin-speaks-out-against-the-common-core-in-wyoming) Tags: \[Video\](https://wyliberty.org/videos) \[Common Core\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/common-core) \[Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) \[Education Choice\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education-choice) \[Education Reform\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education-reform) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Personal Attacks Don’t Change Facts\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives/personal-attacks-don-t-change-facts) Monday, 22 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Political\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Letter to the editor published in the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, September 28, 2014 As is often the case, those without a response to an argument resort to ad hominem attacks, as in Rodger McDaniel's commentary, the rick think differently, in Saturday's Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Former state of Wyoming pensioners, such as Mr. McDaniel, must understand tha... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives/personal-attacks-don-t-change-facts) Tags: \[Government Spending\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) \[Pension\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/pension) \[Politics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/politics) \[Wyoming\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Death Care Is Cheaper than Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/death-care-is-cheaper-than-health-care) Saturday, 20 September 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) I recently reported that some old, ugly and perverted forms of medicine are on their way back into our health care system. While health care as we know it is entirely devoted to curing people and saving their lives, there is a dark side to medicine that has been used for much more sinister purposes. Under Nazi Germany one of those practices, called... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/death-care-is-cheaper-than-health-care) Tags: \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) \[Medicaid\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) \[Political Issues\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/political-issues) \[Wyoming Issues\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-issues) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Hear Michelle Malkin discuss the witch in the Common Core oven and her battle for her children’s education with Gary Freeman on KGAB\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education/hear-michelle-malkin-discuss-the-witch-in-the-common-core-oven-and-her-battle-for-her-children-s-education-with-gary-freeman-on-kgab) Wednesday, 17 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Hear Michelle Malkin discuss the witch in the Common Core oven and her battle for her children's education with Gary Freeman on KGAB. September 17, 2014 – KGAB. \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education/hear-michelle-malkin-discuss-the-witch-in-the-common-core-oven-and-her-battle-for-her-children-s-education-with-gary-freeman-on-kgab) Tags: \[Common Core\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/common-core) \[Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) \[Podcast\](https://wyliberty.org/podcasts) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[The Pursuit of Global Prosperity\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/the-pursuit-of-global-prosperity) Tuesday, 16 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) I have often pointed to the errors, systemic and others, in the Wyoming economy. I have repeatedly explained the false sense of job security that comes with a large share of the work force on tax-funded jobs. I have also noted how our largely mono-industrial economy was a big factor in giving Wyoming the nation's slowest private sector growth durin... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/the-pursuit-of-global-prosperity) Tags: \[Economics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economics) \[Economic Growth\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economic-growth) \[Economic Development\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economic-development) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Civil Forfeiture Reform Advances from Wyoming Joint Judiciary Committee\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights/civil-forfeiture-reform-advances-from-wyoming-joint-judiciary-committee) Thursday, 11 September 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) LARAMIE – The Joint Judiciary Committee of the Wyoming Legislature voted to sponsor a bill that would substantially amend the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act today, by a vote of 12-1 (1 excused). The bill would eliminate the practice of "civil forfeiture" in Wyoming, which allows police to seize, and the attorney general to permanently deprive ow... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights/civil-forfeiture-reform-advances-from-wyoming-joint-judiciary-committee) Tags: \[2015 General Session\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2015-general-session) \[Civil Asset Forfeiture\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/civil-asset-forfeiture) \[Civil Forfeiture\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/civil-forfeiture) \[Property Rights\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/property-rights) \[News Releases\](https://wyliberty.org/news-releases) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[The Wyoming Telecommunications Act: Necessary Regulation or Covert Social Program?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/the-wyoming-telecommunications-act-necessary-regulation-or-covert-social-program) Wednesday, 10 September 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) Would your representative vote to require single mothers to pay an extra one percent on their phone bills to cover the cost of extending lines to a $4 million mansion someone decided to build on their newly acquired rural property? In the coming session, the Wyoming legislature will find itself faced with the sunset, or scheduled end, of the outdat... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/the-wyoming-telecommunications-act-necessary-regulation-or-covert-social-program) Tags: \[Telecommunications\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/telecommunications) \[Legislature\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/legislature) \[Government Spending\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) \[Corporate Welfare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/corporate-welfare) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Skyrocketing Pension Costs Mean Higher Taxes or Fewer Services\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/skyrocketing-pension-costs-mean-higher-taxes-or-fewer-services) Tuesday, 09 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Government pension plans promise to pay current and future retirees a benefit based on a defined formula. To make good on its promise, government contributes tax dollars to a pension fund and invests them to generate income. But what happens when contributions and investment returns fall short? Will government raise taxes, cut spending, or reduce t... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/skyrocketing-pension-costs-mean-higher-taxes-or-fewer-services) Tags: \[Pension\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/pension) \[Unfunded Liability\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/unfunded-liability) \[Severance Tax\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/severance-tax) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[WyLiberty Publishes Brief Discussing Law Enforcement Drone Use\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyliberty-publishes-brief-discussing-law-enforcement-drone-use) Monday, 08 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Liberty Group published its latest Liberty Brief today, "Downing the Drones? Limiting Law Enforcement Use of Unmanned Aerial Surveillance in Wyoming." 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