What President Roosevelt did not know on December 16, 1944, was that the German breakout in Europe would result in one of the greatest losses of American lives in the history of warfare — close to 20,000 by time the battle was over 40 days later.
Entergy, former owner of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, has announced it will donate the venerable Governor Hunt building to a non-profit in Vernon.
Conservatives, led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, will be the largest party in Parliament and will be able to form a government that controls the House of Commons.
In the 13th episode of “Travels With Charlie – Vermont Politics in Real Life,” host Charlie Papillo discusses use-of-force policy with retired Colchester Police Chief Jennifer Morrison and retired Vermont State Police Sgt. Jo-Jo Leahy.
The rationale employed by Mr. Donovan for charging fees for record requests is that “[m]ost of the requests for records possessed by the Attorney General’s Office are from private law firms and companies.”
2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is endorsing Democratic congressional candidate Cenk Uygur, who said in 2013 that bestiality should be legal in certain cases.
If Congressman Welch claims to take up the mantle of Sen. Flanders, then he must stand in the well of the House, and condemn his Democrat colleague, Rep. Schiff, for Schiff’s repeated false statements about the FISA process, Carter Page, and Republican Devin Nunes.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., followed: “It’s potentially problematic whether they are pro-Trump or pro-Clinton. I assume FBI investigators can have strong views on politics. But the question is, does it impact their work?”
A growing number of Democratic-led cities and other localities, largely rebuking the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, are refusing to honor ICE immigration detainers.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist asked on Twitter, “Okay, Vermont, when are you going to pass a homeless bill of rights?” To this question Vermont HBR advocates could very well answer, “We tried to pass one in 2018 and it didn’t go so well.”
While most of the Democratic presidential candidates are spending a significant amount of time in Iowa, at least one of them is betting hard on New Hampshire.
Most people don’t begrudge government assistance for the sick and disabled, the elderly, or single parents with kids. But most people who work expect that able-bodied adults, not disabled or elderly, need to quit loafing and start working.