The Wyoming Liberty Group is a

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Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

, United States. Founded in 2008, the group "invites citizens to prepare for informed, active and confident involvement in local and state government."Official website, who we are
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Activity

In 2011, the Wyoming Liberty Group criticized the

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, arguing that $400,000 had been spent for each job created. Wyoming Liberty Group has argued against government expansion and for private sector solutions, arguing the European

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is detrimental to freedom and individual development. 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.

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) Political and economic think tanks in the United States Conservative organizations in the United States Organizations based in Cheyenne, Wyoming Organizations established in 2008 2008 establishments in Wyoming