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Infrastructure bill overcomes final filibuster vote, putting it on glide path to pass Senate
The vote, which was to invoke cloture on the bill as a substitute amendment, was approved 68-29, with 18 Republicans joining every Democrat in voting in favor. It followed an earlier procedural vote, which passed 64-33, and a motion to adopt the amendment, which passed 69-29. The vote sets the package up to officially pass the Senate Tuesday.
Aimee Stephenson: Vermont leads U.S., from GMO labeling to COVID-19 vaccines
Just a few short years ago, Vermont led the nation in enacting legislation requiring labeling of food produced with genetic engineering (GMOs). Vermonters may have inadvertently turned themselves into GMOs when they got the COVID-19 vaccine.
Jeff Euber: It’s time to treat Covid-19
Rather than doubling down on a vaccine-only strategy — with incentives of ice cream cones, million-dollar lotteries, or increased restrictions on those who choose not to vaccinate — health authorities should promote health and invest in outpatient treatment protocols.
Meg Hansen: Reviving the art of medicine — Why aren’t we treating COVID-19?
Once the focus of health care shifts from healing the patient to chasing the next blockbuster medicinal product, it follows that financial gain should supersede efforts to eliminate this virus. Not surprisingly, it has been 20 months since COVID first surfaced in China, and health authorities still cannot recommend any treatment.
Keelan: Does Vermont really want new housing units?
If Vermont communities really wanted to add residential housing units to their existing stock, why haven’t such communities changed their zoning laws, approved timetables, and developed a welcoming attitude to provide for new housing opportunities?
Deb Billado: New nightmares in regulation
The Montpelier majority is not content with that. You see, they want to make it as difficult as possible for you to find someone on the free market to fix a door or repair your shed.
McClaughry: Can Vermont follow New Hampshire’s tax rate reduction?
Drew Cline pointedly raises the question of which state is better off: low tax New Hampshire or high tax Vermont. That’s a pretty easy call.
New Hampshire enacts new eviction protections
With a federal moratorium on evictions set to expire, New Hampshire renters at risk of being kicked out of their homes will have access to assistance under a new law.
Besides lost jobs, 3 more ways minimum wage laws hurt workers they’re meant to help
Recent studies show that even workers who keep their jobs and receive higher wages can be made worse off through other changes to employment caused by minimum wage laws. That’s because wages aren’t the sum total of workers’ compensation.
Roper: Smart Growth policies could send Vermonters into flood zones
At the July 26 meeting of the Vermont Climate Council, member Richard Cowart raised what he admitted might be “a thorny question.” Thorny or not, it was a very good one.
New state laws hamstring public health officials
Some state and local public health officials soon may recommend reinstating mask mandates, imposing curfews, limiting travel and even reclosing schools and businesses. But in numerous states, newly minted laws may prevent many of those public health precautions.