The controversy about immigration is nothing new to Wyoming which, in the 1920s and ’30s, sought to discourage “undesirable” races from moving to the state to practice medicine.
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Posted inColumns/Blogs, Drake's Take, Economy, Legislature, Policy, Politics, The Drake's Take
Raising minimum wage is in all of Wyoming’s best interests
Candidates in 2016 ought to be made to clearly state their position on raising the state minimum wage of $5.15 to the state’s living wage.
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No Child Left Behind desperately needs an overhaul
(Opinion) — I remember when the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) federal law was promoted by George W. Bush and approved by Congress in 2001. Bush wanted to be known as “the education president,” and this was going to be one of his major accomplishments in office, only a year into his first term. As […]
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Savings isn’t only answer to Wyoming’s huge budget shortfall
(Opinion column) — Wyoming, we have a problem. A $1.3 billion problem. And that’s just the total budget shortfall legislators are staring at over the next three years to fund state government and education. If the energy industry takes even longer to recover from its lower production and price levels, the already massive shortfall will […]
Posted inColumns/Blogs, Drake's Take, Economy, energy, Environment, Health Care, Legislature, Natural Resources, Policy, Politics, The Drake's Take
If Wyoming wants its own to come home, some changes are needed
Until state leaders try to treat everyone fairly, work to help the poor and protect the environment, no website or letter will get expatriates to return.
