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- EIN 83-0305144
- (307) 472-5939
- 419 S 5th St Suite 1 Laramie WY 82070-3732 USA
- www.equalitystate.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Citizen Participation, Civil Rights, Education, Government & Public Administration
Mission: State government accountability;citizen participation in civic affairs.
Programs: Movement building campaign: technical assistance to 30 member groups and the blue-green alliance; citizen activist training and mentoring; assist in organizing under-represented communities, including latinos/latinas and native americans; assist multi-organization project to encourage women to run for the legislature and other elective offices.
wyoming working families: focus public and policy-maker attention on workplace safety and health; support public pension system; healthcare reform and medicaid expansion; minimum wage and gender wage gap; quality child care and early education support; state budget reform; pacing energy development to protect quality of life, glbtq equality; raise awareness of the struggle for economic self-sufficiency/living wage;immigrant rights.
tax system policy and accountability program: severance tax accountability; evaluate proposed severance and sales tax incentives to develop better tax policy; wind power taxation; state royalty rates and collection; media outreach and other program services.
government accountability and democracy reform; improve public access to government meetings and public records; campaign finance reform, lobbyist disclosure needs and awareness; executive branch accountability; work with member groups on governor's appointments to boards and commissions.