“He [Madden] made a promise to Vermonters and as soon as he realized he failed to properly execute his strategy, he’s breaking his promise to you and doing what is politically advantageous for himself. We cannot trust him in leadership.”
A confidential informant told the FBI the location of classified documents seized during the agency’s Monday raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, Newsweek reported, citing two senior government officials.
The 2022 general election campaigns are now under way, and it’s time for citizens to smoke out where legislative candidates stand on issues that they are likely to face in 2023. So here are 16 timely questions that voters need to pose to legislative candidates seeking their vote.
Real average hourly earnings fell 3.6% from July 2021 to July 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. With a nearly 4% pay cut, it’s no wonder Americans are loading up on credit card debt, at a record not seen in 20 years, to pay for this inflation.
Former President Donald Trump is optimistic about his political future after the FBI raided his residence at Mar-a-Lago Monday. Numerous Republicans came to Trump’s defense after the raid, which they characterized as an abuse of power against President Joe Biden’s political rival.
“The suspect in this case has now had more than 100 police involvements,” said acting Chief of Police Jon Murad. “Even before this morning’s spate of vandalisms, he had accumulated more than a dozen police involvements since June 1st, more than half of which involved arrest or referrals to alternative justice.”
Public pensions lost a median of 7.9% from fiscal year 2021 to 2022, their worst performance since 2009, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
“The FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago is incredibly concerning, especially given the Biden admin’s history of going after parents & other political opponents,” Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida tweeted. “This is 3rd World country stuff. We need answers now. The FBI must explain what they were doing today & why.”
“The Inflation Reduction Act passed the Senate 51-50. In my view, this legislation goes nowhere near far enough for working families, but it does begin to address the existential crisis of climate change. It’s an important step forward and I was happy to support it,” Sanders wrote.
How has the economic downturn and inflation affected Vermonters’ prospects for retirement, including pensions, 401(k), IRA, and savings accounts? Badly.
“The CHIPS and Science Act is good for our country and good for the state of Vermont. We have a growing technology hub in the state and as we look to grow our economy, we need to retain the companies we have, and recruit new ones to expand here.”
“The average EV owner continues to be male, aged 40-55 years old, with an annual household income of more than $100,000 (2019),” according to a Fuels Institute 2021 report. A BlastPoint report found that the annual income of a family “ready to buy an EV” was $150,000 in 2021.