Mainstream media outlets have not reported on recent Johns Hopkins University research showing that lockdowns and other government mandates only reduced COVID mortality by 0.2%, according to Fox News.
A handful of Vermont state senators want to extend ‘criminal threatening’ statutes to protect state officials, school board members, and other “groups of persons” from threats of injury or death. The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont warns the bill “risks potentially chilling political expression.”
This spring, schools across Vermont will begin testing for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), a harmful group of human-made chemicals commonly used in building materials and electrical equipment before 1980.
“Generally Irritable” host Ericka Redic interviews Jason Herron, district captain for Convention of States. Could a convention of states be successful in limiting the power of the federal government and mandating fiscal restraint in Washington?
The European Union released a proposal that would define liquified natural gas (LNG) and nuclear energy as “green” energy, opening both up for greater investment across the region.
A Republican-backed proposal, which was heard by the House Health and Human Services Oversight Committee on Tuesday, would block cities and towns from setting mask requirements for schools and businesses and restrict private employers from imposing vaccine mandates.
A higher tax on Massachusetts residents with incomes above $1 million could hurt small businesses and cause some businesses to flee the state. The proposed 4% millionaires tax would be calculated based on all wages and salaries, including all cash through income from LLCs and partnerships, and subchapter S corporations.
A meta-analysis found that lockdowns across Europe and the U.S. reduced the COVID-19 mortality by 0.2%. The researchers’ “lockdown measures” included school closures, business closures, bans on international travel and internal movement, and other non-pharmaceutical government mandates such as mask mandates.
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm calls for a thousand highly skilled scientists, analysts, cybersecurity professionals and engineers to somehow promote clean energy, implement solutions to climate change, create good paying jobs, and spur economic growth.
From refugee services to tax administration, a Vermont House panel is in the midst of a department-by-department review of Gov. Phil Scott’s proposed $7.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2023.
Denmark lifted all domestic COVID-19 restrictions on Tuesday, becoming the first member of the European Union to do so, BBC News reported.
They are overreaching, smothering our citizens, and working to destroy our republic, our Vermont Constitution and the great everyday people of our state.