ACTION ALERT from the Wyoming Outdoor Council After nearly two years of work, Park County is on the cusp of adopting a new Land Use Plan. Since the previous version’s adoption in 1998, development pressures in Park County have grown substantially and show no signs of slowing. The new plan aims to guide land use in ways that protect the things that matter to Park…
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We are excited to tell you about our fall campaign: Deep Canvassing in our community ! On Sept 24 we will hold an educational session to build canvassing skills, Come learn what canvassing is and what it can teach us. 2-4 pm Sunday September 24 Christ Episcopal Church 825 Simpson Avenue, Cody, WY Deep canvassing is talking with people in your community, in person, to…
Wyoming has a closed primary system – which means that in order to vote in a primary election, you must be registered with a political party. Wyoming Rising knows that this system limits participation in our elections because most Wyoming candidates run as Republicans; people who are independent and those who are registered in other parties have few options in the State’s primary election. For…
Primary Elections in Wyoming are about to be even more closed off to the people. In 2023, the Wyoming Legislature passed a law that voters in primary elections must declare their party identification BEFORE candidates are even known. This unfounded worry of crossover voting will lead to a hyper-selective voting process. Fewer voters in a primary leads to false representation that does not truly reflect…
Wyoming Rising would like to keep our subscribers up to date on the following issues for our state! Wyoming Corporations Committee to meet on 8/24 and 8/25 The Wyoming Corporations committee will meet this week and take up bills that will affect our Wyoming democracy. 24LSO-0093 Political expenditures would call for the US congress to pass an amendment to the Constitution requiring the identification of…
Our next membership meeting is August 13th, at 2:00 p.m. Our good friends from Hot Springs and Fremont Counties will join us to talk about the Small Town Summit they attended this summer. Organizers from rural areas in 25 states met in Missoula with Small Town Summit.org to participate workshops on shifting power, changing narratives, and strengthening capacity for our hometowns. The Summit provided a…