A quarter of New York’s counties are refusing to enforce a new mask mandate imposed by Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. The governor ordered every indoor business in the state to either check vaccine status at the door or require masks, with fines of up to $10,000 per violation.
Crime in California has skyrocketed over the past two years, with homicides in San Francisco jumping over 50% compared to 2019. Statewide, homicides, property crime, violent crime and larcenies have all risen. Retail thefts in particular have plagued the state, most notably in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
When the debt limit was suspended from July 2019 through July 2021, few could have known that more than $5 trillion of new coronavirus pandemic-era debt would sneak in during the suspension. Yet, we knew the American people were being exposed potentially to an unlimited increase in the debt.
According to the Vermont Daily Chronicle Mask Mandate Scoreboard, 47 selectboards and city councils have either said no or are unlikely to raise the issue — an effective “no.”
Vermont will be awarding grant funding to communities where flooding has negatively impacted the environment, the governor said.
Werner Tree Farm, located on Painter Road in Middlebury, is one of five tree farms that participated in the national Trees for Troops program last year. Now the Middlebury farm has been listed as the best tree farm in Vermont by House Beautiful magazine.
In the freest nation in the world, our system of government and our very liberty depend on free and fair elections. Whether selecting a mayor or the president of the United States, every American must be able to trust the process, or the democratic system itself breaks down.
In one scenario, the state would make a one-time $75 million contribution, in addition to a recurring, dedicated $15 million revenue source in the annual state budget. The other scenario calls for a one-time $50 million contribution and recurring $40 million revenue source.
There are many threats to our democracy, and It is up to We the People to stand united against forces which are continuing to clamp down on our rights and freedoms.
A teachers union has filed a federal lawsuit over New Hampshire’s ban on teaching “divisive concepts” about race, culture and ethnicity. The union’s lawyers argue that that statute is “unconstitutionally vague” making it impossible for educators to teach on race and ethnicity to students.
New Hampshire is the freest state in the U.S. compared to the rest of the country, while New York is the least free, according to the CATO Institute’s latest “Freedom in the 50 States” report.
That no woman is willing to challenge Peter Welch in a primary ought to dispel any illusion that Vermont is a progressive-left state that champions diversity and inclusivity in politics. The crux here isn’t about the blatant hypocrisy; it is about maintaining hierarchy.