A New Education Solution to Fix the Old Education Solution
For more than five decades the federal government has been quick to come up with one giant ready-made solution after another to solve the problems afflicting the public education system. And Wyoming,...
View ArticleAnd They Say We’re Crazy
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid felt compelled to blame Tea Party members for what was then an impending government shutdown – and is now a reality for all nonessential government...
View ArticleCheyenne’s Overgrown Landscape Requirements
Regulations requiring folks to plant trees and grow lawns? Sounds crazy, doesn’t it? But that’s precisely what Cheyenne’s current ordinance mandates. The Cheyenne City Council recently bungled an...
View ArticlePlanCheyenne Requires Public Input
Today (Thursday, October 10), private citizens in the greater Cheyenne area have a prime opportunity to engage in the open-minded civil communication with government officials. Two Open House events...
View ArticleDon’t Fear the Federal Boogeyman
Jim McBride, former Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction, told a fascinating and shocking story Oct. 8 while testifying in favor of the Common Core State Standards before the State Board of...
View ArticleThe Growing American Welfare State
In my first installment on state spending I reported that during the recession states have grown notably more dependent on the federal government. In 2008, the states got just over 26 percent of all...
View ArticleAndy Johnson’s EPA Case a Quick Test of Senate File 75
When the Environmental Protection Agency decided to go after Andy Johnson, they probably did not believe they were throwing a rock at a hornet’s nest. Since the story broke last week that the EPA is...
View Article“Regulation Freedom” at the Wyoming Legislature
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...
View ArticleApril Fools! Medicaid’s Promises are a Joke
On the day before April Fool’s Day, Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center buried any illusion that Medicaid Expansion will improve access to health care. In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court...
View ArticleIs Medicaid Expansion Still Voluntary?
Throughout the debate to expand Medicaid during the 2015 Legislative Session, opponents repeatedly claimed that the federal government couldn’t be trusted to keep its promise to cover 90 percent of...
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