by Wyoming Liberty Group Staff The State of Wyoming recently purchased ES&S voting machines, a subsidiary of the McCarthy Group, based in Omaha, Nebraska. ES&S lays claim to 60% of the U.S. market for voting machines. Specific models purchased include the ExpressVote, designed for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), t...

by Wyoming Liberty Group Staff While there have been great leaps forward in technology in all areas of life, fair and honest elections remain a process that is so fundamental to the success of our republic that the application of technology for expediencies sake must be examined with a jaundiced eye. All electronic voting machines and tabulation sy...

by Wyoming Liberty Group Staff Wyoming citizens deserve the fairest, most ethical and verifiable voting process available, one that protects the right to vote without giving sway to corrupt politicians, out-of-state-based special interests, garden variety computer glitches, or even rogue state actors such as North Korea, Iran and Russia. There are ...

by Mandy Ludtke With children at home due to school closures, parents and teachers re-think educational access. You may have heard the terms "school choice" or "education choice." You may have passed these off, not realizing what they mean for you. You think to yourself, "When my children are in public school they are okay. Right? Our public school...

by Wyoming Liberty Group Staff Educational Savings Accounts, or ESAs, are modeled on highly successful health savings accounts (HSAs) and put taxpayer funds directly in the hands of parents so that they are free to optimize their children's education. Now that COVID19 health orders prompted school shutdowns across the country, education savings acc...

Late in the afternoon on Monday, February 10th, 2020, the Wyoming State Legislature failed to pass House Bill 75, a measure intended to pave the way for Medicaid expansion. Although the bill failed before it could officially be introduced in the House of Representatives, examining the contents of House Bill 75 closely to determine whether or not ex...

by Benjamin Barr Today we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. You have probably heard a number of bad things about Citizens United, but its core truth is simple: groups of people are free to spend money for political speech. Before Citizens United, corporations and unions—...

The Department of Health released their final report on Medicaid expansion in Wyoming and enrollment cost projections. Medicaid already covers hundreds of poverty-stricken individuals in our state. But, the Revenue Committee in the Wyoming Legislature would like the full body to consider expanding Medicaid to non-disable, childless adults, over the...

by Philip Baron, MBA As 2019 draws to a close let's look at the tax increase bills to watch out for in the 2020 budget session. Here is a summary of the tax increase bills that have been endorsed by the Interim Joint Revenue Committee for introduction in February 2020. Corporate Income Tax: Link to bill: National Corporate Tax Recapture The biggest...

Despite the clear cut law that names of government servants are public records, Superintendent Jillian Balow thinks she is above the law. School districts across this state will burn through more of our tax dollars hiring attorneys to try and weasel out of a simple public record request by Senator Tom James asking for the names and salaries of thos...