Month: January 2024

Fourteen other states preempted Secretary Degenfelder’s speaking for Wyoming in the state capitols of fourteen states. Mr. Drake’s WyoFile editorial asks a question we have repeatedly asked: How can we officially turn away aid that feeds children?  Read more>>> Other

The Adult Trafficking Response team of the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project is inviting everyone to learn more about the facts and myths surrounding human trafficking this month. Their team is available to take referrals, so if you know

Open top-four primaries and ranked-choice voting were passed on the 2020 Alaska ballot.  An initiative on the 2024 ballot would substitute a traditional system.  According to the leader of the current effort, “Our message is clear: it’s time to remove

The Washington Post newspaper editorial board just published its strong support for this renewed funding that helps mostly low-income parents, perhaps starting in 2024.   House and Senate leaders Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jason T. Smith (R-MO) have worked for months

Twin cases question the flexibility federal agencies have to implement laws passed by Congress.  This question is similar to Wyoming’s durational residency requirement to vote. “There’s a lot of money and practical consequences attached to [these] legal ambiguities … It’s

Unlike all other territories acquired by the US, the islands were acquired after the Spanish-American war.  Insular cases refer to the cases related to these acquired territories.  The first cases were heard in 1901.  This case was decided in 1904.

To repeat the sentiments of Mary Tobin, a Black graduate of West Point, “Affirmative action barely achieved equity.”  This NPR story is an audio tape, 39 minutes long. Most officers became officers via ROTC in civilian institutions.  The arguments that

Gov. Gordon released his proposed biennial budget saying, “The January CREG forecast reinforces the importance of a conservative approach to budgeting.” The CR.EG report change is reported as a decrease of over $13M.  Also predicted is an increase in sales

NYT reporter Adrian Rivera hosted a discussion with 8 Iowans who plan to take part in the GOP caucuses next week.  Mr. Rivera wrote that he was surprised.  Group members remarked about better gas prices, lower grocery costs, and inflation