I think Rep. Till would be startled to learn that quite a few of his average constituents use tax preparation services and investment advice, and almost all of them use plumbers, electricians, lawn mowers, auto mechanics, and as many as 140 more service occupations.
This teenage voting idea is nothing more than a means to an end and it does not have the good of these young people in mind. Not at all.
My point is that the city of Burlington’s appraisal process is “systematically” flawed and it can’t be solved by placating a few vocal and loud protestors, such as me.
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order scrapping all COVID-19 restrictions throughout the state and an accompanying bill that limits localities’ ability to enforce emergency precautions. The bill also prohibits businesses from requiring “vaccine passports.”
A group of conservatives and Republican state leaders is pushing back after the Biden administration tied federal education funding to adopting critical race theory teachings in schools’ curriculum. “Critical race theory is basically teaching people to hate our country, hate each other. It’s divisive and it’s basically an identity politics version of Marxism.”
Hutchinson effectively approved SB 627 Monday, “an act to prohibit the propagation of divisive concepts” and “to review state entity training materials.” The legislation bans state agencies from teaching “divisive concepts” including anything saying that the U.S. is fundamentally sexist or racist.
More than 100 colleges across the U.S. have said they will require students to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in order to attend in-person classes. According to federal law, all Emergency Use Authorization products “are by definition experimental and thus require the right to refuse.”
The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) is pouring almost $1 million into a study that is about halfway done, devoted to examining how to better design the Interstate 89 corridor through Chittenden County.
H.361, an act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the town of Brattleboro, passed in the State House of Representatives on April 29, 2021, by a vote of 102-41. The purpose of the bill is to allow children 15-17 years old to vote in local elections and on local issues, and to hold elective office.
The House Economic Development Committee tabled the project-based TIF program that advocates claimed would allow smaller towns access to this form of capital. Advocates for towns across the state have expressed concern that the Legislators don’t trust them.
New Hampshire finished first in a new study by the WalletHub website on whether residents of the 50 states are getting the most bang for the buck for their tax dollars.
President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass legislation that would ban the use of freelance workers in most instances. The legislation says “an individual performing any service shall be considered an employee … and not an independent contractor.” About 59 million gig workers make up $1.2 trillion of the U.S. economy.