The Equality State Policy Center is a non-profit broad-based coalition of more than 30 social justice, conservation, and labor organizations in Wyoming.
The Equality State Policy Center is a non-profit broad-based coalition of more than 30 social justice, conservation, and labor organizations in Wyoming.
August 1, 2021 Our latest Fair Elections focus? Redistricting. Every ten years, the Wyoming Legislature is tasked with redistricting the legislative boundaries of each House and Senate District in the state. This process has started and final decisions will be made in the 2022 legislative session. New to redistricting? The Brennan Center has a great overview of Wyoming’s redistricting rules. Want …
July 30, 2021 ESPC continues to track how American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds will be deployed and how you can get involved in the process. Here’s the latest: Governor Gordon assembled a Strike Team to develop Wyoming’s Proposal to Survive, Drive & Thrive. Read that report or listen to members of the Strike Team discuss their findings here. Learn more …
from the Casper Star Tribune, July 6, 2021 We talk a lot about jobs and family in Wyoming. They are the cornerstone of our lives together, the foundation of our values, and the backbone of our state. What we don’t talk enough about is who’s holding up these essential mainstays: Wyoming women. It is time we start that conversation. A …
June 16, 2021 ESPC is proud to announce the release of Wyoming Women as Economic Drivers! This new, nonpartisan report is the result of an ongoing partnership between ESPC, the Wyoming Women’s Foundation and the Wyoming Council for Women and highlights the crucial role of women in the Equality State’s economy. The report also offers key policy recommendations for ensuring women’s robust participation in Wyoming’s …
When Marcie Kindred was a young mom in Cheyenne, she and her first husband clipped coupons and took extra shifts whenever they could to try and make ends meet. It was never enough. “I wanted to be a good mother and provide all the opportunities and support to my children that I received from my middle-class upbringing. But we were …
May 6, 2021 The Management Council of the Wyoming Legislature meets at 2 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, May 7, to discuss proposed changes to their remote participation policies. They’ll be discussing the rules for the interim session—including a proposal that would have committee chairs decide whether to allow remote testimony from the public. Lawmakers have done a commendable job of ensuring …
April 16, 2021 The People’s Review: LIVE! audience heard some real talk last night about the recent legislative session, and ESPC coalition members reminded us not only how much work we still have to do to make Wyoming a better, more equitable place for everyone—but how much more powerful our voices are when we work together toward a shared goal. …
April 9, 2021 Powerful grassroots momentum helped garner broad, historic support for a number of important bills at this year’s legislative session, including a bill to expand Medicaid eligibility and one to repeal the death penalty in the state. Next week, policy experts and advocates from the ACLU of Wyoming, the Wyoming Outdoor Council, the Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and …
March 31, 2021
We wanted to share the same thank you message that Healthy Wyoming offered up on their website in the wake of the historic advances and ultimate defeat of Medicaid expansion in the 66th Wyoming Legislature. Read on.
March 25, 2021 Education funding is one of the most significant topics during the 2021 legislative session. With a $300 million structural deficit, the discussion has focused largely on proposed cuts to education—the subject of much debate since the last interim. The numerous iterations and proposals to solve the education funding deficit began with House Bill 61, the School Finance …