Unfiltered Independent News

Flock Cameras Remain Legal Under Wyoming’s Proposed “Ban”

In a single 30-day period, Cheyenne’s Flock cameras logged 223,424 plate reads in a city of 66,507 people, captured simply because a vehicle passed a camera. No crime, no warrant, no suspicion required. The system records the plate, the location, and the time. Eventually, you can stack enough cameras and images for the government to…

Unintended Consequences

The 2026 Wyoming legislative session produced a range of measures in an attempt to advance sincere aims—strengthening maternal options, clarifying property rights, supporting education, protecting public safety, and encouraging economic development. Many of these bills carried appealing titles and addressed concerns that resonate with Wyoming values of independence, local control, and practical problem-solving. Yet legislation…

Can the Bible Teach Us How To Vote?

Christians are not called to place their hope in politics or human government. Our ultimate allegiance belongs to Christ, whose kingdom is not of this world. Yet Scripture does not leave believers without guidance concerning civil authority. It teaches that government exists under God, serves a defined purpose, and must never assume the place that…

To Superintendent Scott Cooper and the Board of Trustees of Sweetwater County School District #2:

Your May 2026 letter to Green River parents opens with a glaring contradiction that is hard to ignore. You begin with claiming to “celebrate” the largest teacher salary increase in 15 years and the new “Instructional Silo” that locks those dollars strictly for classrooms and educators. In the very next breath, you complain that this…

How Americans for Prosperity’s DC Agenda Is Undermining Grassroots Conservatives

In the wide-open spaces of Wyoming, where energy production powers the economy and local control is a point of pride, a Washington, DC Beltway-based operation—the kind of national advocacy organization that develops campaigns from the nation’s capital rather than from the communities it targets—  is hard at work trying to rewrite the rules of democracy….

Wyoming Education Association’s War On Democracy

Wyoming Education Association  Vs The People of Wyoming Unfortunately for Wyoming, the DC controlled Wyoming Education Association has imported a dangerous strategy of bypassing Wyoming voters and the legislature through endless lawsuits.   For more than three decades, the Wyoming Education Association (WEA) — the state’s declining teachers union — has pursued a deliberate strategy of…

Sweetwater School District #1 Leadership Is Under Question Again

Superintendent Joseph Libby’s leadership is under question again as staff use the Sweetwater School District # 1 communication platform to reach out to parents and ask for volunteers to help Eric Barlow’s political campaign for governor.  The latest entry in a growing list of controversies.  What happened? Teacher Lyndsey James sent a message out to…

King Gordon Hands Down Latest Edict for His Subjects 

Governor Mark Gordon’s latest royal edict is wrapped in appealing language like stewardship, transparency, Wyoming values, economic opportunity, and ratepayer protection.  But behind the polished wording lies a serious problem. Executive Order 2026-03, titled “Data Centers the Wyoming Way,” is Gov. Gordon’s 11th-hour decree from on high. It directs state agencies to coordinate the development…

2026 Legislative Session Roundup

The Wyoming Legislature operates as a citizen legislature: part-time lawmakers who meet for a limited number of days each year on a biennial cycle totaling just 60 legislative days every two years. This structure shapes everything from how bills are introduced to how the state budget is crafted. This guide explains the process step by…

Education Oversight Collapse: Megan Degenfelder and the Department of Education Destroy Trust with Wyoming Families

In Wyoming, parents are repeatedly assured that public schools have a clear, orderly process for addressing parental concerns. Start with the teacher, then escalate to the principal, district administration, the superintendent, and finally the locally elected school board. If every local step fails, the system promises one last safeguard: the state itself. That final responsibility…