Wyoming Liberty Group

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Wyoming Liberty Group
Formation2008
Type 501(c)(3) organization
Headquarters Burns, Wyoming
Location
  • P.O. Box 9
    Burns, WY 82053
Region served
Wyoming
Founder
Susan Gore
BudgetRevenue: $659,000
Expenses: $634,000
(FYE December 2023) [1]
Website wyliberty.org

The Wyoming Liberty Group is a free market think tank in Wyoming, United States. [2] [3] Founded in 2008, the group says it is focused on "inviting citizens to prepare for informed, active and confident involvement in local and state government." [4]

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In 2011, the Wyoming Liberty Group criticized the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, arguing that $400,000 had been spent for each job created. [5]

Wyoming Liberty Group has argued against government expansion and for private sector solutions, arguing the European welfare state is detrimental to freedom and individual development. [6]

In 2015, the Wyoming Liberty Group launched a national group, the Pillar of Law Institute. The group's aim is to fight restrictive campaign finance laws, which it characterizes as a free speech issue. [7]

References

  1. "Wyoming Liberty Group - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  2. Jamie Peck, Constructions of neoliberal reason, Oxford University Press, 2010, p. 175
  3. Morton, Tom (2010-06-20). "Beware government growth, liberty group says". Star-Tribune. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  4. "Who We Are". Wyoming Liberty Group. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  5. Ruffin Prevost, 'Wyoming stimulus spending draws mixed reviews', in Billings Gazette , September 14, 2011
  6. "Beware government growth, liberty group says".
  7. Hancock, Laura (April 4, 2015). "Wyoming Liberty Group starts national organization". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved 7 June 2016.