[![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 & Natural Resources](https://www.wylibertyresearch.org/subtopic-energy-and-natural-resources) - [Economics & State Budget](https://www.wylibertyresearch.org/wyliberty-econ-statebudget) - [Government Transparency - Regulation & 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 & 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 & Board](https://wyliberty.org/about/staff) - [Publications](https://wyliberty.org/about/publications) - [Milestones & 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 ## [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/blog/economic/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/blog/economic/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) ![](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog_articles/809/b2ap3_large_porkfest-2-29-16.jpg) 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/blog/economic/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/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Education](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education) ![](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog_articles/804/b2ap3_large_b2ap3_large_school_choice_02.jpg) 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/blog/economic/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/blog/economic/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) ![](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog_articles/794/b2ap3_large_b2ap3_thumbnail_DIrect-Primary-Care-vs.-Insuranc_20160219-095604_1.png) 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/blog/economic/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/blog/economic/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. The reality is that Medicaid expansion has significantly cut hospital compensation, resulting in longer wait times and less services for the very patien... [ Continue reading](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/saying-no-to-medicaid-expansion-saves-hospitals-and-lives) Tags: [Kaiser Family Foundation](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/kaiser-family-foundation) [Kentucky Hospital Association](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/kentucky-hospital-association) [Medicaid Expansion](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) [Obamacare](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) [Wyoming Hospital Association](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-hospital-association) [ ](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [Wyoming Rejects Medicaid Expansion](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/wyoming-rejects-medicaid-expansion) Friday, 29 January 2016 [Wyliberty](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Health Care](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) ![](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog_articles/778/b2ap3_large_Medicaid-costs.png) by Charles Katebi For four years, supporters of Medicaid expansion urged our elected representatives to permanently commit Wyoming to this entitlement program. And for the fourth year in a row, Wyoming's Joint Appropriations Committee, or JAC, responded with a resounding "No." Governor Matt Mead and Wyoming's biggest healthcare institutions claimed... [ Continue reading](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/wyoming-rejects-medicaid-expansion) Tags: [Wyoming Department of Health](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-department-of-health) [Obamacare](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) [Medicaid Expansion](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) [Matt Mead](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/matt-mead) [Joint Appropriation Committee](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/joint-appropriation-committee) [ ](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [Wyoming Is Safe from Medicaid Expansion – But Could it Rise Again?](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/wyoming-is-safe-from-medicaid-expansion-but-could-it-rise-again) Tuesday, 26 January 2016 [Wyliberty](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Health Care](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free. PJ O'Rourke Choosing to expand Medicaid is like deciding to marry for the sake of a dream honeymoon when disillusionment is the likely outcome. Fortunately, seven members of the Joint Appropriations Committee rescued Wyoming from a looming and ill-conceived ... [ Continue reading](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/wyoming-is-safe-from-medicaid-expansion-but-could-it-rise-again) Tags: [2016 Budget Session](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2016-budget-session) [Budget](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget) [Government Spending](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) [Health Care](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) [Health Freedom](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-freedom) [Medicaid](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) [Medicaid Expansion](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) [Obamacare](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) [Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act) [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);) ## [Reliability and the Clean Power Plan](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/reliability-and-the-clean-power-plan) Monday, 25 January 2016 [Wyliberty](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Energy and Resources](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) Such is the stuff of unicorns and leprechauns.– FERC Commissioner Tony Clark One aspect of the Clean Power Plan (CPP) we have not yet discussed in this series of blogs on the Clean Power Plan is the reliability of America's electric power generation in 2030. The recent winter storm Jonas on the east coast should remind us of how much we have come t... [ Continue reading](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/reliability-and-the-clean-power-plan) Tags: [Clean Power Plan](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/clean-power-plan) [Climate Change](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/climate-change) [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);) ## [Solar Powering the World](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/solar-powering-the-world) Tuesday, 29 December 2015 [Wyliberty](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Energy and Resources](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) A meme has been going around Facebook asking, "Did you know that it would take an area of just 254 kilometres squared filled with solar panels to power the entire world?" No sources, no calculations from known data, nothing. Just a bald faced assertion. Really? Let's see if someone with a degree in philosophy, not in engineering, can do a quick bac... [ Continue reading](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/solar-powering-the-world) Tags: [Climate Change](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/climate-change) [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);) ## [Medicaid’s Flimsy Math](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicaid-s-flimsy-math) Tuesday, 22 December 2015 [Wyliberty](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Health Care](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi The director of Wyoming's Department of Health, Tom Forslund, recently sat down before the Joint Appropriations Committee (JAC) to make his plea for more spending. The biggest item by far on the agency's wish list was Medicaid Expansion, costing a whopping $268 million. How did he try selling such an expensive line item to the JAC... [ Continue reading](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicaid-s-flimsy-math) Tags: [Wyoming Department of Health](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-department-of-health) [Vickie Diamond](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/vickie-diamond) [Title 25](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/title-25) [Medicaid Expansion](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) [Medicaid](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) [Joint Appropriation Committee](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/joint-appropriation-committee) [Research Institute](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/research-institute) [Employment Benefits](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/employment-benefits) [Casper Star Tribune](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/casper-star-tribune) [Bruce Burns](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/bruce-burns) [ ](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [The Free Market or Central Planning–What’s next for Wyoming?](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/the-free-market-or-central-planning-what-s-next-for-wyoming) Monday, 21 December 2015 [Wyliberty](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Transparency](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) When politicians justify handing out public dollars for private benefit, they use the word investment to spin this spending into something more palatable to voters. However, state directed spending in the economy is nothing more than economic central planning in disguise. To stop the growth in central planning in Wyoming, we must bring the state's ... [ Continue reading](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/the-free-market-or-central-planning-what-s-next-for-wyoming) Tags: [2016 Budget Session](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2016-budget-session) [Budget](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget) [Budget Cuts](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget-cuts) [Corporate Welfare](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/corporate-welfare) [Economic Development](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economic-development) [Government Spending](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) [Ethanol](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/ethanol) [ ](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [Environmental Effects of the Clean Power Plan](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/environmental-effects-of-the-clean-power-plan) Friday, 18 December 2015 [Wyliberty](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Energy and Resources](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) What will the environmental effects of the Clean Power Plan (CPP) be? Recall that the stated media driven, post-Kyoto Protocol (to which the US did not subscribe), goalis to reduce the Earth's temperature increase between now and 2100 to less than 2 ℃. The short answer is: zilch. NERA Economic Consulting estimates that CPP by 2030 will reduce the g... [ Continue reading](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/environmental-effects-of-the-clean-power-plan) Tags: [Clean Power Plan](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/clean-power-plan) [Climate Change](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/climate-change) [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);) ## [A Wyoming Economy or a Government Economy](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/a-wyoming-economy-or-a-government-economy) Monday, 14 December 2015 [Wyliberty](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Economic](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) During Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal's visit to Wyoming in November 2015, he discussed his strategy to put Louisiana's fiscal house in order. His basic philosophy of government is that we can grow the American economy or we can grow the government economy, we can't do both. If we want to grow the American economy we must shrink the government eco... [ Continue reading](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/a-wyoming-economy-or-a-government-economy) Tags: [2016 Budget Session](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2016-budget-session) [Budget Cuts](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget-cuts) [Economics](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economics) [Economic Growth](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economic-growth) [Economic Diversity](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economic-diversity) [Government Spending](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) [Legislature](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/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);) ## [What is meant by “Juvenile Diversion”?](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/what-is-meant-by-juvenile-diversion) Monday, 14 December 2015 [Wyliberty](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Legal](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) by Tom Rose I have mentioned diversion and diversion programs in various blogs. I thought I had a fairly good grasp of the concept until I began looking at the various different ways diversion was being implemented across the state. My first impulse was to pronounce some forms as just wrong. Reminds me of riding for Condict, he'd say "That's just w... [ Continue reading](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/what-is-meant-by-juvenile-diversion) 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);) ## [EPA's Clean Power Plan](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/epa-s-clean-power-plan) Thursday, 10 December 2015 [Wyliberty](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Energy and Resources](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) ![](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog_articles/751/b2ap3_large_EPA-Clean-Power-Plan-01.jpg) What is the EPA's Clean Power Plan (CPP)? It is a cap and trade scheme intended to reduce emissions from existing power generators such as coal generators. It was proposed by the EPA in June, 2014, and the final rule was unveiled by President Obama on August 15, 2015. The final version of the plan aims to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from ... 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