The data update for the Legislative Analysis Tool is complete. Once again a member of Republican Leadership is near the top of the table in agreeing with the Democrats most. Representative Barlow, the Majority Floor Leader agrees with the votes of Democrat Minority Floor Leader more than 88% of the time. This outdoes yesterday’s record set by Speaker Harshman of 86% Keep in mind the average...
The Evidence-Based Wyoming Legislative Analysis Tool has been updated to include the voting in the legislature on February 12, 2020. Not too surprisingly there was a shift in the parties as no fewer than 17 Republicans voting records are closer to the average Democrat than the average Republican. This is likely caused by the number of bills coming up for introduction. As this is a budget session...
I had a comment on Facebook from Rep. Clark Stith in response to my latest post regarding the two day old 2020 legislative session and the voting pattern already emerging. So when we convince Democrats to vote for a bill to make limits on special district taxes enforceable, as they did today to support house bill 89, which I sponsored and received 59 votes in the house today, that makes me...
Two days into the legislative session and already the same old voting pattern is emerging.
I was lucky enough to be on the radio in Cheyenne with Glen Woods Friday morning. He asked a pretty inciteful question that is worth a little examination. I don’t remember the exact wording, but it boiled down to this, “People say Wyoming is one of the most conservative states in the union. But when conservatives in Wyoming hear that we shake our heads and laugh, because to us, at...
Give it a listen, call in and ask me questions. We’ll be talking about Evidence Based Wyoming and the math we do to inform voters about the voting habits of our Wyoming legislators.
One of the question I am frequently asked is “How do you know your data and conclusions are accurate?” Let’s look at the interesting case of Representative Jim Roscoe to find an answer. In many ways he represents the perfect test case. He served in the legislature for several years as a Democrat, until he was defeated by Rep. Marti Halverson. Fast forward to 2018, he became the...
Evidence Based Wyoming new interactive reporting tool allows you to see how your legislators vote relative to each other. Simply open a browser and go to Evidence Based Wyoming’s interactive legislator reporting website. In just a few clicks you can find out more about how an individual legislator votes than was previously available. It’s based on the legislator’s own voting...
For a long time, lots of Wyomingites (except for Democrats and their political birds of a feather the liberal Republicans) have wanted to stop cross over voting in the primary election. The idea being lets Republicans choose their best candidate and the Democrats choose their best and then let them fight it out during the general election. Instead, we have a system that encourages people that...
2020 is upon us, and Wyoming’s future hangs in the balance, and it doesn’t look like we’re going to weather the storm. Before getting started, please take a moment to pause and note that everyone in our legislature and elected offices act with the best of intentions, doing their best for their constituents and Wyoming in general. Without a single reservation, Wyoming and its government of...