September 17, 2025
According to the much esteemed and well-cited National Day Calendar (a handy site for those looking for fun facts) today, Sept. 17th, is National Dumpling Day. It’s also National Monte Cristo Day, among others.
While both dumplings and Monte Cristos are delicious treats that I hope inspire tonight’s dinner, I realize I missed a pretty important, other “national” day. One that may be a wee bit more important than dumplings:
Yesterday’s National Register to Vote Day
Did you know just 54% of voting age Wyomingites were registered to vote in the 2024 primary election? Back in the year of my graduation (1996) 67% were registered in the primary. That’s quite the swing in the wrong direction!
As faithful Power Advocates who care about Wyoming, I’m SURE you were not one of the 46% not registered.
I’m also sure you were NOT one of the only 27% that voted in the primary.
But let’s just say, hypothetically, you were. Or maybe you know someone who didn’t vote. Can I count on you to go down to your county clerk’s office and get yourself all set up? Or to encourage your friend to?
Elections aren’t until next year, but voting is the best way to make sure the people making decisions are keeping Wyoming’s women, girls, and communities top of mind. It’s the best way to make sure Wyoming is cared for in the future.
Other Important Info.
- Dept. of Health Budget Review will take place by a select committee in Casper on Sept. 30th. We’re concerned the committee, made up of those from the Joint Appropriations Committee, will be looking for lots of ways to whittle down this important budget. We’ll work to learn more and let you know how you can advocate for healthcare issues important to you!
- The Dept. of Health will also be hosting listening sessions for the new Rural Health Transformation Program created with the passage of H.R. 1, the new federal bill. The listening sessions will provide an opportunity for you to think about how funding can help improve Wyoming’s healthcare system.
- Reach out to Senator Lummis, Senator Barrasso, and Representative Hageman and ask them NOT to let the Enhanced Premium Tax Credit (EPTC) expire. What the heck is the EPTC, you ask? It’s a tax credit that helps make health insurance more affordable to lots of folks. And many more people are insured because of it. It also helps keep premiums prices from going up.
- Here’s one example from the Kaiser Family Foundation: A 40-year-old couple, with two children, earning $80,000 per year could see their premium go from $3,408 per year ($284 per month) to $6,000 per year ($500 per month) on a silver plan. And as more healthy people leave the marketplace because of increased costs, our costs will go up to make up for it.
