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\[!\[Wyoming Liberty Group\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/2020/06/01/wy-logo-lg-trees.png)!\[Wyoming Liberty Group\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/2020/06/01/wy-logo-sm-trees.png)\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/) \[\](#)- \[Home\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/) - \[Core Topics\](https://mail.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://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Who We Are\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/about/who-we-are) - \[Core Principles\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/about/core-principles) - \[Staff &amp; Board\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/about/staff) - \[Publications\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/about/publications) - \[Milestones &amp; Impacts\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/about/milestones-impacts) - \[Categories\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Wyliberty Policy Compass\](https://www.wylibertyresearch.org/policy-compass) - \[Economic\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) - \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education) - \[Election Security Standards\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/election-security-standards) - \[Energy and Resources\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) - \[Eye on the Issues\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/eye-on-the-issues) - \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) - \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) - \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) - \[Legal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) - \[Limited Government\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) - \[Marijuana/THC\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/marijuana-thc) - \[Political\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives) - \[Property Rights\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights) - \[Regulation\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) - \[Spotlight on WyLiberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/spotlight-on-wyliberty) - \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) - \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) - \[Participate\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Donation/Membership\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/get-involved/donate) - \[Newsletter\](https://mailchi.mp/3d5c211df744/newsletter-sign-up) - \[Contact \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/contact) - \[Search\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/search) ## Learn More ### Economics <a></a>\## \[Skateboarding is Not a Crime\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/skateboarding-is-not-a-crime) Friday, 11 November 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Limited Government\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/975/b2ap3\_large\_b2ap3\_large\_skateboardin\_20161111-220040\_1.jpg) </a>by Wyoming Liberty Group Staff Tuesday of this week, the Cheyenne City Council voted to replace an overreaching ordinance that criminalized skateboarding downtown. One of many ordinances that lead to overcriminalization. Overcriminalization is the result of thousands of petty, reactionary and mostly unnecessary laws interlaced with laws that make s... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/skateboarding-is-not-a-crime) Tags: \[Criminal Justice Reform\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/criminal-justice-reform) \[Over Criminalization\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/over-criminalization) \[Skateboarding Cheyenne\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/skateboarding-cheyenne) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Harping on NAEP\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/harping-on-naep) Wednesday, 09 November 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/974/b2ap3\_large\_Graph1\_Long\_Term\_Trend\_Scores\_Reading.jpg) </a>NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) and standardized reading and math test scores are often referred to by Wyoming Liberty Group in its articles about Wyoming K-12 education. Since WLG is not enthusiastic about federal involvement in education, people may reasonably ask why WLG seems to harp on them. To begin with, reading and math a... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/harping-on-naep) Tags: \[Wyoming Legislature\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-legislature) \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) \[Education Reform\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education-reform) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[How Obamacare Fails the Uninsured\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/how-obamacare-fails-the-uninsured) Monday, 31 October 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Regulation\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi The Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as "Obamacare," will begin selling insurance plans for the fourth year in a row this week. The big question on everyone's mind is: do people want Obamacare insurance? After all, the primary purpose of Obamacare is to provide affordable coverage to the uninsured. As President Obama said:... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/how-obamacare-fails-the-uninsured) Tags: \[Wyoming Legislature\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-legislature) \[Kaiser Family Foundation\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/kaiser-family-foundation) \[Obamacare\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Obama\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obama) \[Health and Human Services\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-and-human-services) \[Council of Economic Advisors\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/council-of-economic-advisors) \[Medicaid Expansion\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Increase Public Safety and Save Money? I'm in!\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/increase-public-safety-and-save-money-i-m-in) Friday, 28 October 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Limited Government\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Legal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) by Wyoming Liberty Group Staff Comprehensive criminal justice reform could increase public safety, save millions of dollars, and give each non-violent offender a second chance. Over 95% of those incarcerated in Wyoming will eventually be released from prison, so we must consider what to do with these individuals while they are in the state's custod... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/increase-public-safety-and-save-money-i-m-in) Tags: \[Public Safety\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/public-safety) \[Joint Judiciary Interim Committee\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/joint-judiciary-interim-committee) \[Criminal Justice Reform\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/criminal-justice-reform) \[WYJusticeReform\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyjusticereform) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Schools Must Compete\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/schools-must-compete) Wednesday, 26 October 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education) Who ever heard of a football team not improving by competing? Practice makes perfect, but perfect gets better through competition. Competition reveals unknown flaws, generates new ideas and improves execution of old methods. Our K-12 education system needs improvement as Wyoming Liberty Group has written previously. Assuming our schools want to get... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/schools-must-compete) Tags: \[Wyoming Legislature\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-legislature) \[Education Reform\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education-reform) \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[One Billion Smackaroonies\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/one-billion-smackaroonies) Friday, 21 October 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/966/b2ap3\_large\_smackaroonies\_graph\_1.jpg) </a>What do we do when we encounter a luxurious buffet but are on a diet? We carefully take only the permitted amount of each allowed item, right? And then we consciously take a smidgen more of each. Soon the plate is overloaded (and maybe we go back for seconds – or thirds!) Is that what's happened in Wyoming K-12 education over the last decade? Take ... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/one-billion-smackaroonies) Tags: \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) \[Education Reform\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education-reform) \[Wyoming Legislature\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-legislature) \[Wyoming Supreme Court\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-supreme-court) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Majority of Wyoming Voters Oppose Medicaid Expansion\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/majority-of-wyoming-voters-oppose-medicaid-expansion) Friday, 14 October 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) Charlie Katebi and KGAB's Gary Freeman discuss a new poll by the Wyoming Liberty Group that finds a large majority of Wyoming voters oppose expanding Medicaid under Obamacare. \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/majority-of-wyoming-voters-oppose-medicaid-expansion) Tags: \[Matt Mead\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/matt-mead) \[Podcast\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/podcasts) \[Obamacare\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Medicaid Expansion\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/keep-wyoming-strong) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Instruction or Administration?\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/instruction-or-administration) Thursday, 13 October 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education) Bob Nelson talks with Glenn Woods on BoldRepublic about how little K-12 spending goes to classroom instruction. \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/instruction-or-administration) Tags: \[Video\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/videos) \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) \[Education Reform\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education-reform) \[Wyoming Legislature\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-legislature) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Wyoming Education Spends a Lot of Bucks With Little Bang\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/wyoming-education-spends-a-lot-of-bucks-with-little-bang) Friday, 30 September 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) Robert Nelson explains how Wyoming spends more on education than its neighbors but shows no improvement in student test scores. \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/wyoming-education-spends-a-lot-of-bucks-with-little-bang) Tags: \[US Census\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/us-census) \[Education Spending\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education-spending) \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) \[Video\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/videos) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Inconveniently inefficient\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/inconveniently-inefficient) Wednesday, 28 September 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/955/b2ap3\_large\_Wyoming\_Region\_K-12\_Graph\_1.jpg) </a>Wyoming's constitution mandates K-12 education be universal, free of charge and efficient 1. However, the concept of efficiency is so inconvenient it was scarcely mentioned in the course of more than twenty years of litigation about K-12 funding. The result is the mammoth and terrifically expensive education system we now have. Efficiency often sim... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/inconveniently-inefficient) Tags: \[Wyoming Supreme Court\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-supreme-court) \[Wyoming Legislature\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-legislature) \[Education Reform\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education-reform) \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[New Poll Reveals Voters Strongly Oppose Medicaid Expansion\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/new-poll-reveals-voters-strongly-oppose-medicaid-expansion) Wednesday, 28 September 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) Charlie Katebi joined Glenn Woods on Bold Republic to discuss a new poll that shows most Wyoming voters oppose Obamacare's expansion of Medicaid. \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/new-poll-reveals-voters-strongly-oppose-medicaid-expansion) Tags: \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/keep-wyoming-strong) \[Video\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/videos) \[Matt Mead\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/matt-mead) \[Tax Increases\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/tax-increases) \[Medicaid Expansion\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) \[Obamacare\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[New Reforms Pay Patients to Shop for Healthcare\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/new-reforms-pay-patients-to-shop-for-healthcare) Friday, 23 September 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/952/b2ap3\_large\_New-Reforms-pay-patients.jpg) </a>by Charles Katebi Every 8 weeks, Paula Bennet visits a primary care clinic to receive Remicaid infusions to treat her Crohn's disease. Normally, an appointment like this would cost $30 in copays. But in Paula's case, her health plan pays her. That's because her employer, Health Trust, works with a company called Vitols SmartShopper that rewards wor... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/new-reforms-pay-patients-to-shop-for-healthcare) Tags: \[Healthtrust\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/healthtrust) \[Legislature\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/legislature) \[Wyoming Employees' Group Insurance\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-employees-group-insurance) \[Kaiser Family Foundation\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/kaiser-family-foundation) \[Obamacare\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Smart Shopper\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/smart-shopper) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Majority of Wyoming Citizens Support the Taxpayer Protection Pledge\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/majority-of-wyoming-citizens-support-the-taxpayer-protection-pledge) Thursday, 15 September 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Limited Government\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Political\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) In a recent poll conducted on behalf of the Wyoming Liberty Group, Wyoming taxpayers overwhelmingly supported our Taxpayer Protection Pledge by saying they would be much more likely to vote for a candidate who had signed the pledge. In the same poll, voters said they believed Wyoming could get it's deficit spending under control through cuts in sta... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/majority-of-wyoming-citizens-support-the-taxpayer-protection-pledge) Tags: \[Podcast\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/podcasts) \[Wyoming Legislature\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-legislature) \[Deficit\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/deficit) \[Deficit Spending\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/deficit-spending) \[Tax Increases\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/tax-increases) \[Taxpayers\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/taxpayers) \[Taxpayer Protection Pledge\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/taxpayer-protection-pledge) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Empowering Patients Delivers Savings\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/empowering-patients-delivers-savings) Friday, 09 September 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) Several states have been moving their health care systems in a more patient centered direction. Reforms that empower patients to find better value in their health care systems is a win-win scenario for both the patient and taxpayers. Their patients now have both the right information and incentives to find the best health care at the lowest price. ... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/empowering-patients-delivers-savings) Tags: \[Podcast\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/podcasts) \[Health Care Reform\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care-reform) \[Health Freedom\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-freedom) \[Leapfrog\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/leapfrog) \[Smart Shopper\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/smart-shopper) \[Smart on Crime\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/smart-on-crime) \[Wyoming Legislature\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-legislature) \[Joint Labor Health and Social Services Interim Committee\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/joint-labor-health-and-social-services-interim-committee) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Happy Anniversary Welfare Reform!\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/happy-anniversary-welfare-reform) Thursday, 08 September 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) by Charles Katebi Twenty years ago, President Bill Clinton signed welfare reforms into law that revolutionized American anti-poverty policy. Critics warned these changes would cruelly condemn vulnerable families to extreme hardship. But new evidence shows these reforms lifted millions of families out of poverty. According to a new study by the non-... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/happy-anniversary-welfare-reform) Tags: \[Department of Family Services\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/department-of-family-services) \[TANF\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/tanf) \[Wyoming\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming) \[Bernie Sanders\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/bernie-sanders) \[Hillary Clinton\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/hillary-clinton) \[Manhattan Institute\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/manhattan-institute) \[Bill Clinton\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/bill-clinton) \[Welfare Reform\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/welfare-reform) \[Welfare\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/welfare) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Before &amp; After Wyoming Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/before-after-wyoming-civil-asset-forfeiture-reform) Wednesday, 07 September 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/944/b2ap3\_large\_K09.jpg) </a>by Stephen Klein Wyoming's reform of civil asset forfeiture, which passed unanimously in the 2016 Budget Session, went into effect on July 1. Already, the reform has lived up to its name, which is illustrated by comparing two cash seizure cases—one that began before the reform, and one after. Asset forfeiture is a process by which law enforcement s... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/before-after-wyoming-civil-asset-forfeiture-reform) Tags: \[Civil Asset Forfeiture\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/civil-asset-forfeiture) \[Civil Forfeiture\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/civil-forfeiture) \[Property Rights\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/property-rights) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Medicaid Expansion is Not Good for Wyoming Citizens\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicaid-expansion-is-not-good-for-wyoming-citizens) Thursday, 01 September 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) Rep. Marti Halverson - September 2016 Medicaid Expansion is Not Good for Wyoming Citizens. In 1965, Medicaid was designed to help poor pregnant women and their small children, the impoverished elderly and the disabled – the truly needed among us. (1) Under original Medicaid, Wyoming pays 50% and the federal government pays 50%. Under the gove... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicaid-expansion-is-not-good-for-wyoming-citizens) Tags: \[Medicaid Expansion\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) \[Wyoming\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) \[Medicaid\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[When Hope Clashes with the Reality of Wyoming Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/when-hope-clashes-with-the-reality-of-wyoming-education) Wednesday, 31 August 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/942/b2ap3\_large\_pupil-teacher-ratios-graph.jpg) </a>We all get the warm fuzzies, don't we, when the auto mechanic confidently assures us he knows the cause of our car's clunking, that it can be fixed by end of day and it will only cost a small amount? Sure; but then hope and reality clash when the work starts. Taking a look under the hood, the mechanic decides whatever it is, it's going to take long... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/when-hope-clashes-with-the-reality-of-wyoming-education) Tags: \[Wyoming Supreme Court\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-supreme-court) \[Wyoming Legislature\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-legislature) \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) \[Education Reform\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education-reform) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Testimony: Pay Patients to Find Affordable Healthcare\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/testimony-pay-patients-to-find-affordable-healthcare) Monday, 29 August 2016 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/940/b2ap3\_large\_pay-patients-procedure-chart.jpg) </a>by Charles Katebi Testimony before the Wyoming Labor, Health, and Social Services Committee, August 25, 2016 My name is Charlie Katebi. I'm a policy analyst with the Wyoming Liberty Group. I'd like to thank the Department of Health for researching and bringing greater attention to Wyoming's lack of healthcare transparency, and why we need greater c... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/testimony-pay-patients-to-find-affordable-healthcare) Tags: \[Entitlements\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/entitlements) \[Smart Shopper\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/smart-shopper) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/keep-wyoming-strong) \[Health Trust\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-trust) \[Wyoming\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/transparency) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Not proficient in reading and math? 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