“However, despite significant agreement on both adjustments and one-time initiatives the administration is concerned about three sizable investments, which together exceed $80 million in new additional general fund spending,” Administration Secretary Kristin Clouser said.
As Ronald Reagan once warned, “Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth!” And such looks to be the case with universal school meals.
Governor Sanders asserted that Biden has surrendered his presidency to a woke mob. Hijacked by the radical left, his administration has undertaken a culture war the right never wanted to fight. Now the radical left has politicized all areas of our lives.
The Vermont state Legislature remains locked in the past, relying on outdated American Academy of Pediatrics Standards of Care from 2018, which puts minors, especially adolescent girls, at risk of being rushed into life-altering hormone treatments that they might later regret.
Finding labor is not just a problem here, it’s a statewide problem. And it’s not just a problem finding postal workers, it’s a problem across every industry.
When the class of 2020 arrived at South Burlington High School four years ago, the students would be the first to encounter a new academic standard that administrators and educators had been working to prepare: proficiency-based learning.
House Democrats’ latest push for a paid leave bill comes with a new addition: It would provide paid time off for people experiencing sexual or domestic violence.
The Democrat Party seems to be bent on further tumult beyond justification. But that’s part of their brand; you can always count on Democrat lawmakers to meddle and complicate something that used to be so simple.
The Vermont Housing and Conservation Board is in an excellent position to balance the goals it was given by the Legislature. Some legislation will be required to make clear that, although keeping the land dairy farms are on productive is essential, preserving them as dairy farms is not.
Many Vermonters are not civically engaged. This lack of engagement creates a void in Vermont’s democracy, a void that is oftentimes filled with dis- or misinformation, attacking the integrity and transparency of government.
So before acting, just remember — regardless of age — we’re all role models for someone, and we all need to play our part. And it’s never too late to be a better person.
After reaching what had been described as “a crisis,” efforts to shore up staff shortages within each of Vermont’s six corrections facilities have been fruitful, according to a state official.