May 10, 2021
Equality State Policy Center (ESPC) is seeking an executive director to lead the organization and build on its current momentum in order to further our organization’s mission in Wyoming.
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Wyoming Women as Economic Drivers
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 …
Marcie Kindred: Sharing stories, building community
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 …
Tell Management Council: support public engagement and transparency!
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 …
The legislative wrap-up (Or: please get involved!)
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. …
People’s Review: LIVE! What happened in Cheyenne?
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 …
Thank You.
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.
An update on education funding from the Wyoming Education Association
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 …
Say THANK YOU to the Representatives Who Said YES to Medicaid Expansion!
UPDATE 3/24/21: HB 162 PASSED OUT OF THE HOUSE! Check out how your rep. voted today and please send them a note of thanks if they were in support! Ayes: Representative(s) Banks, Barlow, Brown, Clifford, Connolly, Crago, Duncan, Eklund, Eyre, Harshman, Henderson, Kinner, Larsen, L, Macguire, Martinez, Newsome, Nicholas, Oakley, Obermueller, O’hearn, Olsen, Paxton, Provenza, Roscoe, Schwartz, Sherwood, Sommers, Stith, Sweeney, …
Medicaid Expansion Bill Advances to House Floor with Strong Support from the Public and House Members
March 18, 2021 CHEYENNE—Tonight the House Revenue Committee passed House Bill 162, a bill that will increase access to Medicaid for thousands of low-income, hard-working Wyoming residents who are currently uninsured. Healthy Wyoming, a coalition of dozens of groups across working to expand the Medicaid health insurance program in Wyoming, has worked tirelessly to advance bills in both chambers during the 66th Wyoming …