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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>\## \[Wyoming School Safety Part 2: School Violence, Violent Crime and SROs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyoming-school-safety-part-2-school-violence-violent-crime-and-sros) Monday, 12 January 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/392/b2ap3\_large\_Even\_when\_controlling.jpg) </a>by Tom Rose First of all let's just state outright: school violence is genuinely terrifying for all concerned. The issue at hand is whether draconian measures as directed by the Department of Homeland Security are relevant, necessary or even beneficial for Wyoming. We began by consideration of the findings and recommendations of Wyoming Governor Me... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyoming-school-safety-part-2-school-violence-violent-crime-and-sros) 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);) ## \[Wyoming School Safety Issues That Every Citizen Should Know\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyoming-school-safety-issues-that-every-citizen-should-know) Monday, 12 January 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) by Tom Rose In our recent blog on Keeping Kids Out of Jail we mentioned that revisiting the policies that led to placing school resource officers in Wyoming schools would significantly reduce Wyoming's second-in-the-nation juvenile arrest and incarceration rates. In this blog we will explore some of those policies. While policy direction appears to... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyoming-school-safety-issues-that-every-citizen-should-know) 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);) ## \[Free Speech and Delicate Flowers\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/free-speech-and-delicate-flowers) Monday, 12 January 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) With last week's tragedy in France, it is important to pause and reflect on the importance of that most inimical of liberties, free speech. It is with fortune that America is not a regular witness to physical retaliation when dissident and unorthodox ideas are communicated. However, our national cultural and legal respect for free speech slowly dwi... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/free-speech-and-delicate-flowers) 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);) ## \[Medicaid Expansion - A Costly Experiment\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicaid-expansion-a-costly-experiment) Thursday, 08 January 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) If the proponents of Medicaid Expansion get what they want, and if the SHARE Plan developed by the Wyoming Department of Health is enacted, we can - the report says - expect approximately 17,600 Wyomingites to enroll at an annual cost of $110 million. That is a cost of $6,250 per enrollee per year, or $520.83 per month. There was a point in time, n... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicaid-expansion-a-costly-experiment) 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);) ## \[Medicaid Expansion with Default Promise\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicaid-expansion-with-default-promise) Wednesday, 07 January 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) One of the biggest problems with tax-paid, government-provided entitlements is that government makes promises without a credible source of funding. The universal approach to entitlements is that legislators identify a problem, assume government is the best vehicle for a solution, then craft a bill, pass it into law and go home to their voters and t... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicaid-expansion-with-default-promise) 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);) ## \[Positioning Our Wyoming Health Care System to Succeed\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/positioning-our-wyoming-health-care-system-to-succeed) Tuesday, 06 January 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) You are likely to hear two arguments — myths, really — favored by Medicaid expansion advocates. The first is that Medicaid expansion will save our Wyoming hospitals; the second is that all enrollees will have their health needs met. As for our hospitals, is true that the discounted "100% reimbursement" promised by the federal government for an esti... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/positioning-our-wyoming-health-care-system-to-succeed) Tags: \[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act) \[Obamacare\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Medicaid\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) \[Health Freedom\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-freedom) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[An Alternative to Medicaid Expansion\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/an-alternative-to-medicaid-expansion) Monday, 05 January 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) It was painful to sit in December's Labor Committee meeting and listen to the Department of Health and others advocate for Medicaid expansion. This is such a terrible idea in so many ways that it is hard to know where to begin explaining what is wrong with it. We get help from Gillette's Doctor John Mansell, who is on the front lines treating patie... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/an-alternative-to-medicaid-expansion) Tags: \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-programs) \[Matt Mead\](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) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Is Medicaid Expansion Worth an Income Tax?\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/is-medicaid-expansion-worth-an-income-tax) Friday, 02 January 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Happy New Year, taxpayers! If you live in Wyoming you are probably very happy not to have to pay income taxes. Make the most of it for now - you never know when the state may find itself at a point where it needs to introduce a personal income tax. Actually, strike that. We can foresee the income tax with fairly good accuracy. Let me first stress t... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/is-medicaid-expansion-worth-an-income-tax) 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);) ## \[Alternative Directions for In-School Discipline\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/alternative-directions-for-in-school-discipline) Friday, 02 January 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/376/b2ap3\_large\_categorized\_juvenile\_incarcerations.jpg) </a>Police officers stationed at schools are generally known as School Resource Officers (SROs). According to the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO), the formalized organization of SROs began in 1991 although alternative sources predate the existence of SROs by several decades. Irrespective of the history of SROs there is little d... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/alternative-directions-for-in-school-discipline) 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);) ## \[The Troubling Trend of Elementary School Arrests\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/the-troubling-trend-of-elementary-school-arrests) Friday, 02 January 2015 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/375/b2ap3\_large\_National\_Wyoming\_2011\_Juvenile\_Incarcerations.jpg) </a>For months we have been investigating problems associated with troubled youth in the state of Wyoming. Recently we published a series of reports on How to Keep Kids Out of Jail. Within this series is a piece focusing on the presence of School Resource Officers increasingly in schools. An inflammatory news article appeared in the press just before C... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/the-troubling-trend-of-elementary-school-arrests) 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);) ## \[Outsourcing School Discipline to the Judicial System\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/outsourcing-school-discipline-to-the-judicial-system) Friday, 19 December 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/368/b2ap3\_large\_Even\_when\_controlling.jpg) </a>According to juvenile justice advocates such as the ACLU, the School to Prison Pipeline prioritizes incarceration over education due to several factors including failing public schools, zero tolerance policies, increased reliance on police for school discipline, "alternative schools" for disciplinary problem students, court involvement and juvenile... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/outsourcing-school-discipline-to-the-judicial-system) 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);) ## \[Looking Forward For Wyoming’s Juvenile Justice System\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/looking-forward-for-wyoming-s-juvenile-justice-system) Friday, 19 December 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/366/b2ap3\_large\_National\_WY\_Incarceration\_97-10.jpg) </a>The juvenile justice system in Wyoming is unique in the country. It would be pleasing to have a juvenile justice system unique due to its stellar qualities, but unfortunately, Wyoming stands alone based on its failure to achieve even the most basic expectations standard in juvenile justice systems in the rest of the country. One of Wyoming's diverg... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/looking-forward-for-wyoming-s-juvenile-justice-system) 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);) ## \[How to Keep Kids Out of Jail\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/how-to-keep-kids-out-of-jail) Friday, 19 December 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts/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/current-posts/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/current-posts/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/current-posts/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/current-posts/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/current-posts/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/current-posts/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/current-posts/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. 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