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Tom Lubnau: The Wyoming Republican Party Should Fix Its Own Election Integrity Issues
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: "The Republican Party's dispute resolution committee, in one last stroke of arrogance, said its conclusion is 'the Party’s sole remedy and is full, final and not appealable.' If the party were a private club, this whole process would be no big deal. But the party is a creation of law."
Tom LubnauApril 15, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Public Defenders Stave Off Tyranny - Let's Fund Them
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: "The public defender stands between the state and accused, wielding constitutional rights. The defender curbs the nearly unlimited power of the state - and acts as a vital check and balance."
Tom LubnauApril 09, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Now The Jury Decides If A Budget Vote Was Some Anti-Trump Scheme
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: "The Sweetwater County defamation lawsuit revolves around the alleged falsehood that Reps. Wylie and Larson made a vote to take Trump off the ballot. No vote was ever taken in the Wyoming legislature on any bill, resolution or proposal to keep or remove Trump from any ballot."
Tom LubnauApril 03, 2025
Tom Lubnau: I'm Addicted To Scrolling, But Bob Newhart Said 'STOPPIT!'
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: "I had fallen into a destructive habit of surfing the internet instead of doing anything productive. I had to hearken back to the wisdom of comedian Bob Newhart, who bellowed, 'STOPPIT!'"
Tom LubnauMarch 26, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Some Of Wyoming's New, Amazingly Stupid Laws
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: "How did these bills become law? Legislators who do not want to be labeled as gun grabbers or abortionists chose not to amend them. So we got crappy laws instead."
Tom LubnauMarch 19, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Seeing The Eagles Hits Differently On This Side Of Life
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "My home life in the 1970s was dysfunctional, oftentimes violent. The Eagles’ “Hotel California” struck a chord with me. But seeing that opening number Friday in the Sphere was like putting prescription glasses on for the first time."
Tom LubnauMarch 12, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Actually, The Wyoming Senate Is More Conservative Than The House
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "The Senate did not react well to pressure from mysterious puppet masters. When dealing with the budget the upper chamber instead coalesced into a cohesive body. Leadership agreed to kill the budget, and no one on the Senate floor made a move to overrule Leadership."
Tom LubnauMarch 06, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Wyoming's Constitution Demands Fairer Teacher Pay
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: "The Legislature has played games with teacher pay. Sometimes lawmakers dole out an increase just for one budget year, so the pay would slump right back down after that year - falling even further behind inflation."
Tom LubnauMarch 02, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Hidden Dark Money Political Operatives Are Trying To Control Wyoming
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "We are seeing slimy mailers from out of state, the same cheesy animation on social media and the editorials demanding the Senate bow to the will of the almighty Freedom Caucus in the House."
Tom LubnauFebruary 26, 2025
Tom Lubnau: If Lawmakers Aren't Being Puppeted By DC, Let Them Show It
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: "I am calling on all the members of the House to release any written, email or text message documents which indicate Wyoming Freedom Caucus positions on bills. Demonstrate to the public they are doing nothing wrong."
Tom LubnauFebruary 19, 2025
Tom Lubnau: The Freedom Caucus Unleashes Big-Government Control
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Here are five examples of how the Freedom Caucus is less about freedom, and more about 'being the boss of you.'"
Tom LubnauFebruary 16, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Wyoming House Leadership – Promises Made, Promises Broken
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "95 bills died in the Speaker’s drawer – bills that were created at the request of constituents to be considered by the Wyoming legislature. Speaker Neiman substituted his judgment for the wisdom of the entire body."
Tom LubnauFebruary 12, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Freedom Caucus’ Policies Enticing For Bad Actors
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: “In the desperate pursuit of their agenda, the Freedom Caucus is inadvertently creating the perfect environment for extremist activities. Imagine this fictional scenario…”
Tom LubnauFebruary 05, 2025
Tom Lubnau: The Wyoming House Needs To Think, Not Grandstand
Tom Lubnau writes, "The consequences of House Bill 164 are stunning. If a doctor injects a dementia patient with a muscle paralyzer with the intent of paralyzing the patient’s lungs so they can’t breathe and they die, the doctor can’t lose his job or lose his license for killing patients. It's euthanasia legalized."
Tom LubnauJanuary 29, 2025
Tom Lubnau: This Year’s Abortions Bills Are More Political Theater
Tom Lubnau writes, "These bills are not about abortion, but about creating election issues - again. Anyone who speaks against the stupidity of these bills will see slanderous videos and flyers flooding every inbox, labeling them abortionists.”
Tom LubnauJanuary 27, 2025
Tom Lubnau: The Legislature's Odd Maneuvers Look Like Political Theater
Tom Lubnau writes, "It seems like the legislature is scrambling to create campaign issues on hot-button topics rather than solving problems for run of the mill folks."
Tom LubnauJanuary 22, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Short-Sighted Bills Have Us Barreling Toward A Wyoming Income Tax
Tom Lubnau writes, "The Legislature is looking at 'backfilling' property tax cuts with state savings and funds from taxpayers. The reason it's 'backfilling' is because some lawmakers do not want to bear the consequences of their decisions."
Tom LubnauJanuary 18, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Electing An Attorney General Is A Horrible Idea.
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "House Bill 102, sponsored by many members of the Freedom Caucus, proposes the attorney general become an elected official. This horrible piece of legislation should die an early death, never to be seen, again."
Tom LubnauJanuary 15, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Legislative Leaders Must Race The Clock To Pass Good Laws
Tom Lubnau writes, "Estimated at a conservative figure of 300 bills introduced, one gets a grand total of 18.6 minutes per bill of time available for debate on each bill. That is precious little time to consider multi-page laws that will be placed on our books affecting our individual rights."
Tom LubnauJanuary 08, 2025
Tom Lubnau: I Predict The Uprising Of Straw Villains In 2025
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "To retain their power, the new folks will have to cast themselves as heroes trying to vanquish some feigned evil. I predict 2025 is going to be the year of the imaginary straw man villain."
Tom LubnauJanuary 01, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Understanding Where Your Property Tax Dollars Go.
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "With property tax relief the centerpiece of political gamesmanship this year, we should all understand how the property tax system works."
Tom LubnauDecember 25, 2024