Better Wyoming will launch newest campaign
Eager to enjoy a second campaign success, Better Wyoming invites interested community members to join them at their launch meeting. So far, their idea is: "... turn out huge numbers of informed voters in BOTH elections this year who care
WY Interim Education Committee: meets for 2 days in Laramie
This is Day 1. Early childhood education takes up most of the day. Mid-afternoon schools of choice will become the topic of study. This is Day 1. Early childhood education fills most of the day. In the afternoon, they will
Brookings Institute webinar: The economics of immigration
Tara Watson of Brookings and Madeline Zavodny of the University of North Florida, and political scientists Elaine Kamarck of Brookings and Ruy Teixeira of the American Enterprise Institute will discuss both the politics and economics of immigration.
WY Interim Education Committee: meets for another day in Laramie
This is Day 2. The morning program is about reading interventions and assessment. Topics of career and technical education bring us to the end of the committee's time in Laramie. Their next meeting will be August 28 - 29 in
Flag Day:
The 2nd Continental Congress first called for a common flag for the United States in 1777. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson first made June 14 "Flag Day." This day became a federal holiday in 1949. The Pledge of Allegiance was
Ratification 12th Amendment, protocol POTUS & VP election
The 1796 election was the third, and it was contested: Adams v. Jefferson, and Adams won by 3 votes. This made Jefferson the VP even though he was not in the party of Adams. By the 1800 election, Aaron Burr
Fair Vote Canada: A primer on proportional representation
Look at proportional representation. Join this nationwide group for a half-hour presentation and small-group discussion. You must pre-register. Read more>>>
Juneteenth
On June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Texas to ensure that enslaved people be freed. President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years earlier. Since the proclamation did not include border and rebel areas, slavery for African
LWV Laramie Primary Candidate Forum Albany County Commissioners
The non-partisan League of Women Voters of Laramie (LWV) and the Albany County Public Library (ACPL) are sponsoring Albany County Primary Election Candidate Forums on Thursday evenings, from 7 – 9 pm beginning June 20 with candidates for Albany County