Author: laramie@wyominglwv.og

Affordable?  Not for many residents but yes for someone from urban areas.  Outside magazine named Laramie as “The Most Affordable Mountain Town in the West.”  This article — authored by Jessica Brauer (below) —  takes an interesting angle:  volunteers and

Bharat is both a Sanskrit and Hindi word meaning India.  Both names are used and have been used since independence from Britain.  The pronunciation may surprise you so follow this link for the correct version Often for political reasons, the

MTis first, followed by AL and then WY.  All the rates — for every 1000 residents — are close:  28.67, 26.7, and 26.66, respectively.  Last year all were > 30.  The WY call centers handled > 4000 calls.  90% of

Thursday, August 31, the Interim Corporations Committee met and discussed changes to our voting law.  Some will object to the durational residency requirement to register to vote, but other equally objectionable ideas were heard that day. Read more>>> P.S.  Thanks

Thousands — 10,001 so far —  have been denied Medicaid coverage, and it’s not clear how many are actually ineligible.  Before COVID-19, children accounted for the larger portion of Medicaid coverage, and at this point, 3/4 of those denied coverage

The LWV of Wyoming will soon start a campaign to inform former prisoners about restoring voting rights.   Meanwhile, our campaign wouldn’t be of much interest in TN.   There, felon enfranchisement requires a lawyer and a plea for a gubernatorial pardon!

Secretary Chuck Gray suggested a number of voting rules changes, and this past week LSO drafts of the corresponding bills were discussed. Secretary Gray argues that: WY is one of a few states without a residency rule. The new WY