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Government programs come with expansion of government, unintended consequences and regulations. We need to vet government programs because they also can create dependencies on services that can be filled in a less costly solutions. ## \[This Tax Could Never Come to Wyoming, Right?\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/this-tax-could-never-come-to-wyoming-right) Tuesday, 26 March 2019 \[Economic\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Limited Government\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) By Sven R Larson, Ph.D. How would you feel about a new kind of tax to fund our highways, one that was based on the miles you drive? Would you like to see it added to the taxes we already pay? In anticipation of topics that will be discussed in the interim committee season, please take a moment and consider the following idea. Suppose the legislatur... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/this-tax-could-never-come-to-wyoming-right) ## \[A Positive Change for Transparency in Wyoming\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/a-positive-change-for-transparency-in-wyoming) Monday, 04 March 2019 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) \[ !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/1099/b2ap3\_large\_Where\_WY\_Does\_Biz.jpg) \](https://www.openthebooks.com/news/?CategoryId=105) Six full years of Wyoming state spending records are now available with the click of a button thanks to Wyoming's new State Auditor Racines. She produced all records for less than $180 and refunded the previous payments for requests made totalling $7,820. Next up? Saving Wyoming taxpayers millions of dollars in avoided wasteful spending. It is time... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/a-positive-change-for-transparency-in-wyoming) ## \[US Senate Bill 47 – Natural Resources Management Act\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/us-senate-bill-47-natural-resources-management-act) Monday, 04 March 2019 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Regulation\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/1098/b2ap3\_large\_Proposed\_National\_Park\_Expansions.jpg) </a>March 4, 2019 In a sweeping 600-plus-page bill, the federal government proposes to seize millions of acres and hundreds of miles of rivers from almost every state. This land grab expands the federal estate yet again. The US Senate's bill, S. 47, the Natural Resources Management Act, passed 92-8, and passed the House with only 62 NO votes. Senator B... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/us-senate-bill-47-natural-resources-management-act) ## \[Are you flippable, Wyoming?\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/are-you-flippable-wyoming) Friday, 22 February 2019 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Wyoming Liberty Group Staff Some progressive outlets are targeting Wyoming as a state that could be flipped to support Democratic causes such as expanding Medicaid coverage to able-bodied adults. Do you want to support their efforts, or do you want to keep Wyoming healthcare privately controlled? The Wyoming legislature is considering Senate Fil... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/are-you-flippable-wyoming) ## \[Weekly Economic Report: Personal Income and Its Components\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/weekly-economic-report-personal-income-and-its-components-1) Friday, 15 February 2019 \[Economic\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Limited Government\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/1083/b2ap3\_large\_Larson-personal-income-01.jpg) </a>by Wyoming Liberty Group Staff This Weekly Economic Review reports data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis on the composition of personal income in Wyoming. Main Point: Personal income in Wyoming is skewed toward equity-based and entitlement-based earnings. This should be taken into account when the legislature considers future changes to our sta... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/weekly-economic-report-personal-income-and-its-components-1) ## \[Legalizing Any Form of Marijuana Use in Wyoming is a Step Toward Liberals Flipping Wyoming to a Blue State Instead of Red.\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/legalizing-any-form-of-marijuana-use-in-wyoming-is-a-step-toward-liberals-flipping-wyoming-to-a-blue-state-instead-of-red) Friday, 15 February 2019 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Legal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Political\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives) As this article discusses, "Even cannabis advocates, like Rob Kampia, the co-founder of the Marijuana Policy Project, acknowledge that they have always viewed medical marijuana laws primarily as a way to protect recreational users." Read more from Alex Berenson as he discusses the intriguing evidence of a link between rising cannabis use and increa... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/legalizing-any-form-of-marijuana-use-in-wyoming-is-a-step-toward-liberals-flipping-wyoming-to-a-blue-state-instead-of-red) ## \[A Snapshot of Wyoming Regulation in 2018\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/a-snapshot-of-wyoming-regulation-in-2018) Wednesday, 09 May 2018 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/1036/b2ap3\_large\_b2ap3\_large\_Top\_10\_Regulators\_WY\_201\_20180509-212500\_1.jpg) </a>Any attempt to unravel a government's regulatory thicket is far more daunting than taking on an old mess of tack, ropes, and miscellaneous bits accumulating in a neglected barn. You don't know where to start and you just want to walk away and let it pile up. But we don't have to walk away from Wyoming's regulatory thicket challenge just yet, ... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/a-snapshot-of-wyoming-regulation-in-2018) ## \[Wyoming PAWS – Teaching to the Test Part II\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/wyoming-paws-teaching-to-the-test-part-ii) Thursday, 21 September 2017 \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/1019/b2ap3\_large\_Graph\_1\_WY\_PAWS\_Math.jpg) </a>Wyoming K-12 school personnel reportedly feel they've been required to "teach to the test" for a number of years now. Our previous article documented how, overall, the state is not excelling at doing that though a few individual school districts scoring well and a handful are showing improvement. This article focuses on the improvement (or lack of ... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/wyoming-paws-teaching-to-the-test-part-ii) ## \[Republicans Can Repeal Obamacare’s Premium Increases\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/republicans-can-repeal-obamacare-s-premium-increases) Thursday, 19 January 2017 \[Government Programs\](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 As President Obama prepares to leave the oval office, Senate Republicans started a parliamentary process called budget reconciliation to repeal key pieces of his healthcare law. They plan to eliminate a myriad of Obamacare's tax and spending provisions, but leave its health insurance regulations in place. This is a peculiar decisi... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/republicans-can-repeal-obamacare-s-premium-increases) ## \[Donald Trump's Presidency Heralds the End of Obamacare\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/donald-trump-s-presidency-heralds-the-end-of-obamacare) Wednesday, 16 November 2016 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Regulation\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/976/b2ap3\_large\_b2ap3\_large\_Donald-Trump-speaks\_013-cop\_20161117-212040\_1.jpg) </a>by Charles Katebi Last week marked the fourth and most likely the last year that the federal healthcare exchanges will sell insurance under the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. That's because Republican Presidential-elect Donald Trump vows to repeal Obamacare during his first hundred days in office and jumpstart real healthcare reform. 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