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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/) - \[About\](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) - \[Current Posts\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts) - \[Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Wyliberty Policy Compass\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/wyliberty-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) - \[Get Involved\](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) ## Enjoy Our ### Blog <a></a>\## \[How to Roll Back Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/how-to-roll-back-obamacare) Tuesday, 12 April 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/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/current-posts/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/current-posts/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/current-posts/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/current-posts/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/current-posts/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/current-posts/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/current-posts/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/current-posts/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/current-posts/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/current-posts/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/current-posts/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);) ## \[Medicare and Medicaid: A Tale of Two Scams\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicare-and-medicaid-a-tale-of-two-scams) Tuesday, 01 March 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/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 Charles Katebi Medicare and Medicaid are the two largest government-run health insurance programs in the United States, and arguably the world. Combined, they cover an estimated 120 million Americans and spend a quarter of the federal government's budget. And without major reforms, these entitlements threaten to bankrupt taxpayers and hang patie... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicare-and-medicaid-a-tale-of-two-scams) Tags: \[Medicaid\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) \[Medicaid Expansion\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) \[Medicare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicare) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Congressional Budget Office\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/congressional-budget-office) \[Unfunded Liability\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/unfunded-liability) \[Urban Institute\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/urban-institute) \[Lyndon Johnson\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/lyndon-johnson) \[Centers for Disease Control\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/centers-for-disease-control) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[How to Fund a Porkfest Without Really Trying\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/how-to-fund-a-porkfest-without-really-trying) Monday, 29 February 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/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) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/809/b2ap3\_large\_porkfest-2-29-16.jpg) </a>Everybody wants the one percent Did you know the State of Wyoming has more than one fund with handy cash ready for the taking? While most people think of the Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account (LSRA) as the rainy day fund, the state has hundreds of spend-ready funds. One of those, the Strategic Investment and Project Account (SIPA), could ac... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/how-to-fund-a-porkfest-without-really-trying) Tags: \[Capitol Renovation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/capitol-renovation) \[Capitol Renovation Project\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/capitol-renovation-project) \[Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/permanent-wyoming-mineral-trust-fund) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Colorado's Medicaid Expansion Blunder, Part 2\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/colorado-s-medicaid-expansion-blunder-part-2) Friday, 26 February 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) Colorado Senator Kevin Lundberg explains why Wyoming shouldn't repeat Colorado's disastrous mistake of expanding Medicaid. \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/colorado-s-medicaid-expansion-blunder-part-2) 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) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[School Choice Growing\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education/school-choice-growing) Thursday, 25 February 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/804/b2ap3\_large\_b2ap3\_large\_school\_choice\_02.jpg) </a>by Wyoming Liberty Staff Wyoming families and friends recently celebrated two school choice events to highlight Wyoming's growing participation in school choice through charter schools, private school, online learning and homeschooling. January's National School Choice Week and February's parent-led Public School Options events brought them to Chey... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education/school-choice-growing) Tags: \[School Choice\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/school-choice) \[Parental Rights\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/parental-rights) \[Individual Tax Credits\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/individual-tax-credits) \[Tax Credit Scholarships\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/tax-credit-scholarships) \[Savings Accounts\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/savings-accounts) \[Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) \[Homeschooling\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/homeschooling) \[Online Learning\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/online-learning) \[Private Schools\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/private-schools) \[Charter Schools\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/charter-schools) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Clean Power Plan: The Supreme Court's Surprise\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/clean-power-plan-the-supreme-court-s-surprise) Saturday, 20 February 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Energy and Resources\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) On Tuesday, February 9, the Supreme Court stayed the Clean Power Plan (CPP), much to everyone's surprise. The Supreme Court issued a terse order, less than a page long. It gave no explanation and no indication of the thinking of the five Justices who voted for the stay. The Supreme Court has never before granted a stay of any federal regulation whi... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/clean-power-plan-the-supreme-court-s-surprise) Tags: \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/transparency) \[Climate Change\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/climate-change) \[Clean Power Plan\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/clean-power-plan) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Direct Primary Care: Lower Costs and Better Health\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/direct-primary-care-lower-costs-and-better-health) Friday, 19 February 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/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) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/794/b2ap3\_large\_b2ap3\_thumbnail\_DIrect-Primary-Care-vs.-Insuranc\_20160219-095604\_1.png) </a>by Charles Katebi What is Direct Primary Care? Direct primary care is a direct patient-to-provider relationship that delivers quality healthcare at an affordable price. Under a direct primary care contract, patients pay their physicians a flat, monthly fee. And in exchange, their physicians provides a range of primary care services. These services ... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/direct-primary-care-lower-costs-and-better-health) Tags: \[Journal of the American Board of Medicine\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/journal-of-the-american-board-of-medicine) \[Direct Primary Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/direct-primary-care) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) \[Health Care Exchange\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care-exchange) \[Health Affairs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-affairs) \[Qliance\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/qliance) \[Paladina\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/paladina) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Colorado's Medicaid Expansion Blunder, Part 1\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/colorado-s-medicaid-expansion-blunder-part-1) Friday, 12 February 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) Charles Katebi interviews Senator Kevin Lundberg, Republican of Colorado's 49th District about to sell Medicaid Expansion and Colorado's error. \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/colorado-s-medicaid-expansion-blunder-part-1) Tags: \[Federal Mandates\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/federal-mandates) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Medicaid Expansion\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) \[Medicaid\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) \[Video\](https://wyliberty.org/videos) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Saying No to Medicaid Expansion Saves Hospitals and Lives\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/saying-no-to-medicaid-expansion-saves-hospitals-and-lives) Friday, 05 February 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi After seeing Wyoming's Hospital Association fight tooth and nail for Obamacare's Medicaid expansion, you'd think Medicaid expansion left hospitals in other states flush with cash. 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