Paul Dame: Green Mountain Care Board fails to ‘do no harm’
The reason that 2021 is the year to finally disband the Green Mountain Care Board is because not only have they have been benign, they have actually done harm.
Flemming: Montpelier spending may soon cost taxpayers more money
Vermont’s general obligation debt and the Vermont State College bonds outstanding each had a “stable” outlook after being downgraded from AAA in 2018, but both were changed to a negative outlook after a press release last week.
Vermont voting machines do not use Smartmatic software, Winters says
Vermont Daily posed a follow-up question: “What software is used to tabulate the votes? Is it Smartmatic?” Winters’ response is printed verbatim below. “Our tabulators do not use Smartmatic software,” he said.
Bernie Sanders: It would be ‘enormously insulting’ for Biden to leave progressives out of cabinet
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said in an interview published Friday that it would be “enormously insulting” for President-elect Joe Biden to leave progressives out of his cabinet.
5% of Vermont school children now home schooled
Five percent of Vermont schoolchildren — 1 in 20 — are being home schooled, according to statistics received from the Vermont Agency of Education.
Roper: Transportation Climate Initiative’s biggest cheerleader gets cold feet
Since the Transportation Climate Initiative emerged as a serious policy proposal, the most eager proponent of the multi-state carbon tax on motor fuels has been Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker. If he sees the writing on the wall for TCI, perhaps it’s time we all did.
Black Lives Matter flag will fly over Barre – but so will ‘Back the Blue’
The Barre City Council Tuesday night resolved heated debate over flying the Black Lives Matter flag in City Hall Park by narrowly deciding to let it fly next month, and then take it down and fly 22 other flags, one per month, through October 2022 — including the “Back the Blue” banner.
Sununu imposes mask mandate in New Hampshire
The rules, which go into effect on Friday, are similar to those imposed by other states. They require face masks or coverings be worn at all times indoors and outdoors where a person can’t maintain a distance of at least six feet.
Here’s what a Biden administration might do about student debt
Though President-elect Joe Biden has not pledged to forgive all student debt, he has supported broad changes that could affect millions of Americans.
Helping Vermont media understand their bias
Many Vermonters want Vermont to change but won’t speak outside of their social media bubble. For them the choice is clear: continue to blame the media, or engage it.
Report: Vermonters should have a safe Thanksgiving 2020
Despite new COVID quarantine rules, the state of Vermont is still among the safest places to spend the Thanksgiving holiday, at least according to a report and study titled “The Safest States to Spend Thanksgiving.”
Biden’s gun registration tax could cost firearms owners billions
President-elect Joe Biden’s proposed firearm tax could cost gun owners upwards of $30 billion to keep the weapons they already possess, according to The Washington Free Beacon.