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Casper Star Tribune
March 16, 2006
Editorial

Just who's writing Wyoming's laws?

As national “Sunshine Week” winds down, we thought we’d squeeze in one more commentary on what elected officials do behind your back.

If you think Wyoming’s “citizen legislature” is strictly a homegrown outfit, writing Wyoming laws in response to Wyoming’s needs, think again. As a story on Monday’s front page explained, many of our legislators may be getting their ideas from little-known national lobbying organizations.

One group in particular seems to wield a startling level of underground influence. Nearly half of Wyoming’s state legislators are members of the American Legislative Exchange Council, according to state Rep. Pete Illoway, a member of ALEC’s national board

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American Legislative Exchange Council

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