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Author Archives: TNR

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Gov. Scott lets S.54, commercial cannabis bill, become law without signature

Governor Phil Scott on Wednesday announced action on a range of bills, including the Legislature’s bill to create a regulated cannabis market in Vermont, which will be allowed to go into law without his signature.

October 8, 2020 in Press Release.
Supreme Court of the United States

Biden and Harris repeatedly refused to say if they’re going to pack the Supreme Court

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris have repeatedly refused to answer when asked whether they plan on packing the Supreme Court if they win the November election.

October 8, 2020 in U.S..
Wikimedia Commons/sarahmirk/CC BY-SA 4.0

Leftist protesters now attacking residential homes over police use of force

Rioters hurled rocks into residential buildings, damaged businesses and faced off with riot police after the district attorney for Wauwatosa, Wisconsin announced that a fatal police shooting of a black 17-year-old armed with a handgun was justified.

October 8, 2020 in U.S..
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Burlington mayor proposes big carbon fee on new oil, gas heat

A proposal by Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger “to dramatically reduce new fossil fuel infrastructure construction” would add about $7,000 to the cost of a traditional oil or gas furnace over the first 10 years of operation, the director of the Vermont Fuel Dealers Association said Tuesday.

October 7, 2020 in TNR News.
Public domain

Roper: Speaker of the House says GWSA means less accountability to meet climate goals

Either Speaker Johnson is lying to the people of Vermont now about what this law does, or she and the legislators who pushed through this bill have been lying to GWSA advocates for the past two years.

October 7, 2020 in Commentary.
TNR

Tens of thousands of cases of possible vote fraud cited in new report

The Public Interest Legal Foundation discovered more than 140,000 instances of potential election fraud in the 2016 and 2018 elections, ranging from individuals illegally voting in multiple states to someone voting in the name of a deceased person. 

October 7, 2020 in U.S..
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Supreme Court allows Maine to continue to use ranked choice voting

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer rejected Republicans’s bid Tuesday to block Maine from using ranked-choice voting in the November election.

October 7, 2020 in U.S..
Public domain

New Hampshire receives a ‘C’ in new fiscal health report

Faced with a $2.2 billion shortfall of unfunded financial obligations, New Hampshire entered the current pandemic playing catch-up and could face more challenging headwinds in the future, a new report states.

October 7, 2020 in U.S..
ORCA Media

GWSA opens back door to carbon tax, Johnson opponents charge

Republicans in Grand Isle County bought a full page ad in the Sept. 23-29 issue of The Islander, a local community newspaper, accusing local representative and House Speaker Mitzi Johnson of preparing the way for a climate tax — despite a petition in opposition signed by 860 constituents.

October 6, 2020 in TNR News.
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Thursday deadline to apply for climate council seat, Gray deflects questions about campaigning while employed by AG

The Scott Milne for Lieutenant Governor campaign today released a transcript of an exchange yesterday between WPTZ reporter Stewart Ledbetter and Democrat Lieutenant Gov. Candidate Molly Gray in which she refuses to answer directly his question about working on campaign activities while on the job.

October 6, 2020 in TNR News.

Gov. Phil Scott vetoes Act 250 bill

Governor Phil Scott today vetoed H.926, An act relating to changes to Act 250, and signed Executive Order 04-20 to provide regulatory certainty for recreation trails.

October 6, 2020 in Press Release.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Facebook

Michigan begins new COVID lockdown after state Supreme Court strikes down governor’s emergency powers

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Robert Gordon on Monday issued an Emergency Order under a 1978 law restricting gathering sizes, requiring face coverings in public spaces and enacting limitations on bars.

October 6, 2020 in U.S..

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