Buttigieg, Sanders each try to stake claim as winner of Iowa Democratic caucuses
With 97 percent of the vote released in the Iowa Democratic caucuses, it appears Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg each have grounds on which to claim a victory.
Voter confronts Sanders on immigration flip-flop: ‘You have not been consistent’
A New Hampshire voter confronted Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday about his seemingly evolved immigration platform, pointing out that he used to be opposed to “open borders.”
Deb Billado: Sustain Gov. Scott’s gun bill veto
Last June, Governor Scott vetoed S.169, a bill to impose additional gun restrictions on Vermonters, including a 24 hour waiting period to purchase a handgun. Now, the ball is in the court of the Legislature to decide whether to sustain or override this veto.
DHS suspends New Yorkers from Trusted Travelers Programs in wake of illegal alien ID law
New York residents can no longer enroll in Trusted Travel Programs, which allow expedited entry of pre-approved individuals, because of a new law that allows illegal aliens to obtain driver’s licenses and bans information sharing between DMVs and DHS agencies.
McClaughry: Student climate protest at Oxford
According to the school newspaper, students at prestigious Oxford University in the UK have been occupying St. John’s College since Wednesday in protest of the school’s investments in fossil fuels.
Senate to discuss public firearm carry ban soon
A Senate committee will soon consider a semi-auto public carry ban, the homeschool background check is dead, no local tax money is expected for commercial cannabis, and a CEO says a cloud tax is counterproductive.
Klar: It’s official — Vermont’s government has been usurped by elitist bureaucrats
Bureaucratic agencies have swollen in costs and powers in all areas of Vermonters’ lives: farms close, but the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets expands steadily. Schools are being closed, but administrative employees and costs increase relentlessly.
Funded by $26M federal grant, new council aims to boost early development of New Hampshire children
“Where we may have been behind in a lot of our early childhood opportunities, we can take a leapfrog forward, not just accept being average, but really start letting our children thrive and letting these systems thrive and hopefully be that gold standard,” Sununu added.
Buttigieg and Sanders on top in early Iowa results
At the time of the Tuesday announcement, former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg had a slight lead in the percentage of the possible 41 state convention delegates to be awarded, while Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders had an equally slim lead in the popular vote.
SOTU guest whose brother was murdered by an illegal reacts to Pelosi ripping up speech
The illegal alien who responsible for killing Rocky had been arrested for a DUI by local California authorities just days before the shooting. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had placed an immigration detainer on the individual, but because of sanctuary policy laws in the state, the detainer was ignored.
President Trump delivers epic State of the Union address — How accurate was it?
In a night of high emotion, President Donald Trump used his third State of the Union address to tout the “great American comeback” during his first three years in office. Here’s a fact-check of 11 of his claims.
As goes Maine so goes Vermont: Our proficiency-based grading debacle
Vermont is currently following Maine down the “proficiency” path in public education. No more grades as we’ve known them. Instead we would have a proficiency-based system. It is a model favored by the Maine-based Great Schools Partnership, funded largely by Bill and Melinda Gates.