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This week we did three things: traveled to Cheyenne, worked in Cheyenne, drove back from Cheyenne. Of course, we did those things plus a...
Feb 19, 20233 min read
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Some good news, for a change
In the waning hours of the budget debate, Rep. Steve Harshman—two time-Speaker of the House and current Chairman of Revenue—withdrew his...
Feb 11, 20232 min read
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Three Weeks In. Spoiler Alert: It's Mostly Bad.
We got a week-end legislative update from a statewide partner. She titled her org's update: This Week Sucked. Yup. Yup, it did. We're...
Jan 28, 20234 min read
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Quarantine Kit, Early Voting 2022 Style
For real. What even is this election season? If it feels like the fate of the republic hangs in the balance that's because it does. If it...
Jul 9, 20226 min read
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2022 Legislative Preview
Hello, friends! We're pretty excited that on Valentine's Day, less than two weeks from now, the Wyoming Legislature will be back in...
Feb 1, 20222 min read
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Redistricting and Women
The following column ran in Saturday's Wyoming Tribune Eagle. As always, we strongly encourage you to support local journalism. Subscribe...
Dec 11, 20213 min read
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Gender Parity in State Legislatures
So, quick reminder this Monday that Wyoming ranks near the bottom for gender parity in state legislatures. When we were reading this...
Nov 22, 20213 min read
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So much for weekly...
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions." Feels like that's the official motto of the world in COVID. And writ large. And on...
Nov 16, 20214 min read
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August Column, CST: Childcare Is Infrastructure
The opening line of a new brief from the Wyoming Women’s Foundation, the Wyoming Council for Women, and the Equality State Policy Center...
Aug 5, 20213 min read
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Mothers' Day! A quarantine kit on childcare, remote work, and cake (always cake)
Question: How is it possible that there is a debate about whether or not childcare is infrastructure? We're sort of stumped that this is...
May 9, 20215 min read
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May Day quarantine kit
Did you know that May Day started as a Celtic festival called Beltane? Here's a deeper look at exactly why: Which is how it came to be...
May 1, 20216 min read
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QK.
Maybe the last quarantine kit? Because, here's hoping you have been vaxxed. Had your shots, stayed cloistered for the requisite two weeks...
Apr 11, 20216 min read
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Legislative Update/Legislative Preview (could well be as boring as it sounds)
Reader: If you are having a pleasant morning, read this one thing. And then stop reading. THREE LEGISLATORS FILED A BILL BASED ON A...
Feb 28, 20214 min read
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It's time to value and empower the women who run Wyoming's nonprofits
Published in WyoFile on January 26, 2021 Support nonprofit journalism — donate to WyoFile today. By Jen Simon and Britney Wallesch Gov....
Jan 27, 20215 min read
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On the Cusp of Something Else Entirely: resources for the restless and the hopeful
2020, believe it or not, was for optimism (in the face of uncertainty). For possibility (because no one knew what might happen). For...
Jan 24, 20215 min read
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The Original Post Was Something Else Entirely.
I was worried about January 6th. Like, really worried. Like, texting-other-people-to-share-my-worry worried. (On the plus side, who...
Jan 9, 20215 min read
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Wyoming would benefit from more women in office
Jen published this in the Casper Star Tribune this week: I’ve heard it said recently that “men represent women superbly” in the ...
Nov 21, 20203 min read
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Complaint about Comments from Sen. Anderson (ya, another one...)
The last time Minerals met and Sen. Anderson took the chairman's gavel, we had to submit a complaint. Folks, here we are again. Casual...
Nov 5, 20202 min read
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How Long Do We Have to Keep Talking About This?
Does that title sound world weary? It might be. A little. Sorry about that. But, for reals, how long do we have to keep talking about...
Oct 29, 20204 min read
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What Does The Research Say?
We want to talk about women in elected office. And so, as it turns out, do a lot of other people. Fortunately, there is more and more...
Oct 17, 20205 min read
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