Vermont using ARPA funds to upgrade housing stock, address homelessness
Existing and under-utilized housing structures around the state will be getting a facelift through the Vermont Housing Improvement Program, Gov. Phil Scott said.
California to ban gas-powered leaf blowers, lawn mowers
A California environmental regulator approved a measure banning new purchases of small off-road engines including leaf blowers and lawn mowers beginning in 2024.
Roper: Clean heat standard a stealth tax on heating fuel
A key component of the Climate Action Plan just put forward by the Vermont Climate Council is a thing they’re calling “The Clean Heat Standard.” This is a convoluted scheme that is in practice a stealth tax.
Scoreboard: 12 municipalities have said no to mask mandates, 8 have said yes
Williston approved a mask mandate. Selectboards in Brandon, Cambridge, Middlesex, and Shelburne all declined mask mandates. Shelburne passed a resolution recommending mask wearing. As of Wednesday morning, 12 municipalities have said no, eight have said yes.
mRNA vaccines are safe? Athlete cardiac arrests rise to 292 with 167 dead
We’ve shared a number of reports and lists of athletes collapsing or dying as a result of sudden heart failure — myocarditis, pericarditis, often during competition, many resulting in sudden death.
Supreme Court hears arguments on religious discrimination regarding school choice
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Carson v. Makin, a case that carries national implications regarding religious freedom as it relates to government-run school choice programs.
Burlington city redistricting: How is it going?
Generally Irritable’s Ericka Redic interviews Jeff Comstock, who serves as an alternate on the ad hoc redistricting committee for Burlington’s Ward 7. Comstock discusses the process, how Vermonters can have their voice heard, and what comes next for city governance.
U.S. Senate votes no to private sector vaccine mandate
With two Democratic senators joining all 50 Republicans, the Senate voted 52-48 to repeal President Joe Biden’s executive mandate requiring that private-sector employers with 100 or more workers ensure their employees are vaccinated against COVID-19 or face weekly testing.
McClaughry: Waukesha and CNN
“The truth, though, is that a black racist career criminal and Black Lives Matter supporter named Darrell Brooks mowed down all those people in Waukesha.”
Biden’s Supreme Court commission does what he intended: nothing
President Joe Biden announced last October that he would appoint a commission to examine ways of reforming the federal courts. The commission did what Biden wanted. The report is full of “opponents say this” and “supporters say that.”
NYT Alleges Biden’s failed banking pick Saule Omarova was ‘painted’ as a communist by Republicans and ‘lobbyists’
Omarova faced criticism from Republicans over her views on banking and alleged links to communist ideology. President Joe Biden withdrew Omarova’s nomination Tuesday after several top Senate Democrats signaled their opposition.
Vermont announces school vaccine incentive program
Governor Phil Scott and the Agency of Education announced the School Vaccine Incentive Program, committing $2 million in federal emergency funds to schools that achieve a student vaccination rate of 85% or higher.