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Author Archives: TNR

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Answers to common questions about ‘red flag’ gun laws

The latest tragedies have added some new, complex layers to the mix . One of those added layers is the focus on “red flag” laws, also known as “extreme-risk protection orders” or gun violence restraining orders.

August 16, 2019 in U.S..
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

Number of households on food stamps at nine-year low

The number of households receiving federal benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, is at its lowest level in nine years, according data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

August 16, 2019 in U.S..
Wikimedia Commons/Lorie Shaull

Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar’s botched Israel trip was sponsored by terror-linked organization

The trip was sponsored by the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy, better known as MIFTAH.

August 16, 2019 in U.S..
Wikimedia Commons/Nixdorf

State Headliners: Troubled Hong Kong is Vermont’s second biggest goods export market

Hong Kong is Vermont’s second largest export market for  goods, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. It is also troubled with political unrest and the U.S./China trade war.

August 15, 2019 in TNR News.
Wikimedia Commons/Wotancito

US deploys surge of doctors to tend to illegal immigrants

A substantial increase in medical and humanitarian care has followed the surge of illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexican border, according to Department of Homeland Security statistics.  

August 15, 2019 in U.S..
Wikimedia Commons/Fibonacci Blue

No, wages are not rising because of minimum wage laws

It may be true that some minimum wage hikes raise wages for a few lucky workers, but it comes at the expense of layoffs and shorter hours for others.

August 15, 2019 in U.S..
Bruce Parker/TNR

Planned Parenthood may withdraw from Title X funding rather than comply with Trump admin

Planned Parenthood will formally withdraw from Title X funding by Aug. 19 unless a federal court intervenes. The Trump administration declared in July that taxpayer-funded clinics must stop referring women for abortions effective immediately.

August 15, 2019 in U.S..
Nuclear Regulatory Commission/Entergy

State Headliners: Troubled Windham County gets crucial money from Vermont Yankee, Trump admin

Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant and the administration of President Donald Trump have ridden to the rescue of troubled Windham County. That’s the “story behind the story” of recent headlines.

August 14, 2019 in TNR News.

Roper: Statewide school choice an imperative as schools push political agenda

Rebecca Holcombe, former education secretary and, so far, the only Democrat to enter the 2020 gubernatorial race, launched her campaign accusing Gov. Phil Scott of pushing a statewide school choice program. He hasn’t, but in light of what’s going on in our public schools, maybe he should.

August 14, 2019 in Commentary.

Dialogues with Meg Hansen: Revitalizing the Northeast Kingdom

Chet Greenwood of Ethan Allen Manufacturing and Anya Tynio of the Newport Daily Express join us to discuss jobs and revitalizing the economy of the Northeast Kingdom.

August 14, 2019 in Videos.
Public domain

California school district will not allow parents to opt children out of LGBTQ content, emails show

A California school district will not allow parents to opt their children out of classes containing LGBTQ content, figures or historical references, emails show.

August 14, 2019 in U.S..
Public domain

State Headliners: Vermont schools tackle student cell phone use with bans, oversight

At least two Vermont school districts this fall will introduce bans on cell phone use by students during school hours — a seemingly common sense policy that hasn’t always worked well in other school districts.

August 13, 2019 in TNR News.

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