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Author Archives: TNR

Phil Scott for Vermont

McClaughry: ‘Check Back’ amendment the path to accountability on clean heat standard

Democrats have concocted a “Fake Check” amendment which would allow the PUC to implement a sweeping and costly Clean Heat Standard without a roll call vote of the legislators. They think they can kill the accountable Check Back legislative vote and rally all Democrats to overturn a Scott veto.

April 18, 2022 in Commentary.
Wikimedia Commons/Elvert Barnes

Cathy Dodge: Do we really want to change the Vermont Constitution?

Article 22 will have significant implications for women’s mental health issues as well as the rights of mothers and fathers. In many ways, Article 22 threatens a mother’s rights to carry children to term and give birth.

April 18, 2022 in Commentary.
Public domain

Flemming: Contractor registry proves unseriousness of climate heat standard

So there you have it. H.157 will undermine the Clean Heat Standard by reducing the number of workers available who have the expertise to install heat standard friendly heat pumps, solar water heaters and the like.

April 17, 2022 in Commentary.
Courtesy of the Internal Revenue Service

As tax deadline arrives, IRS still has millions of unprocessed returns from last year

The last weekend for Americans to file their taxes before the Monday deadline is here, but the Internal Revenue Service still faces major backlogs for individual and business filings.

April 17, 2022 in U.S..
Michael Bielawski/TNR

Roll Call: House rejects amendment ensuring assisted suicide is voluntary

S.74, an act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws (Donahue Amendment), failed in the State House of Representatives on April 13, 2022, by a vote of 41-98.

April 17, 2022 in Commentary.
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New Hampshire Supreme Court takes over congressional redistricting process

New Hampshire’s highest court is taking over redrawing of new congressional maps for the state amid an impasse between Gov. Chris Sununu and lawmakers that have made it one of the last states to finalize new House districts.

April 17, 2022 in Commentary.
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Schiffren: As freedom wanes, the Passover story offers an important warning

For Americans who have watched the weakening of the rule of law here at home, the obligation to tell, and to hear the Passover story is a useful warning. Without our Constitution, our ways, institutions and freedom itself are at risk.

April 15, 2022 in Commentary.
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Flemming: Lackadaisical government and a contractor registry

H.157 would create a fee-based registry for Vermont’s small contractors, based on the theory that home improvement fraud is a massive problem and consumers don’t have a good way to protect themselves.

April 15, 2022 in Commentary.
Vermont Fuel Dealers Association

Meg Hansen: Will Gov. Scott veto disastrous clean heat standard bill?

The program aims to make fossil fuels expensive and inaccessible, compelling residents to heat their homes with biofuels and wood. However, numerous studies over the last decade prove that biofuels and wood release greater greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than fossil fuels.

April 15, 2022 in Commentary.
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Unemployment in Vermont continues to fall

Unemployment claims continue to fall in Vermont and across the nation, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Labor.

April 15, 2022 in TNR News.
The White House

Biden approval hits low point, loses youth and minority voters

Quinnipiac University released polling data that showed Biden’s approval rating at 33%. The support varied depending on political views, with 76% of Democrats approving but only 26% of Independents and 3% of Republicans approving of his work so far.

April 15, 2022 in U.S..
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‘This has gone too far’: Transgender psychologist reconsiders work with trans youths

Erica Anderson, a transgender psychologist who works with transgender children, criticized the “gender affirming” model of care and said teens were “transitioning” because of peer influence in a Los Angeles Times article Tuesday.

April 15, 2022 in U.S..

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