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McClaughry: Here comes the carbon tax again

The carbon tax warriors are promoting yet another version of “carbon pricing.” This new version is the “Transportation and Climate Initiative,” promoted in nine Northeastern states by the Georgetown Climate Center.

January 2, 2019 in Commentary.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service/Public domain

Statehouse Headliners: New Act 250 would require net-zero greenhouse gas emissions or payment of carbon ‘offsets’

The Commission on Act 250: the next 50 Years issued its “potential legislation” document Dec. 14 after more than a year of study.

January 2, 2019 in TNR News.
Wikimedia Commons/Dennis Hill

Report: 9 in 10 colleges restrict free speech

“Most colleges impose burdensome conditions on expression by maintaining policies that restrict students’ free speech rights,” said FIRE Senior Program Officer Laura Beltz, lead author of the study.

January 2, 2019 in U.S..
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Unmarried couples having nearly half of America’s kids

Unmarried couples are having roughly 40 percent of all births in the U.S., marking a significant increase in births outside of wedlock in the last half century.

January 2, 2019 in U.S..
Wikimedia Commons/Adam Jones

Plastic straw bans are about progressive virtue signaling, not practical solutions

As the anti-straw crusade appears to gain steam, it’s worth stopping for a moment to examine why such a seemingly trivial matter has become such a big deal.

January 2, 2019 in U.S..
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McClaughry: A sensible agenda for Vermont Democrats

My version of “best” is an outcome that would preserve the state’s solvency and bond rating, restrain spending growth, stimulate economic opportunity, deal responsibly with environmental issues and improve the workings of state government.

December 30, 2018 in Commentary.
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US Census: Wealthiest counties all surround Washington, DC

The five counties with the highest median income are all suburbs of the nation’s capital, according to numbers recently released by the United States Census Bureau.

December 30, 2018 in U.S..

‘Misgendering’ fast becoming the left’s new hate crime

Earlier this month, a Virginia school board voted unanimously to fire a teacher after he refused to comply with administrators’ orders to use a female student’s preferred masculine pronouns.

December 30, 2018 in U.S..
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Statehouse Headliners: Scott administration urges another year of school spending frugality

In this Statehouse Headliners, the Tax Structure Commission is set to discuss the future of education funding as the Scott administration urges another year of frugal school spending.

December 28, 2018 in TNR News.
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Opinion: Unplug electric vehicle subsidies and let consumers decide

Families should be empowered to purchase the car they want without nudging from Washington and the financial help of their fellow taxpayers.

December 28, 2018 in Commentary.
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Half of young Americans say US is ‘racist’ and ‘sexist,’ survey finds

A basic knowledge of civics and belief in American exceptionalism are in startling decline among younger Americans, a new report suggests. About half of those surveyed under age 38 said they view the United States as a “sexist” or “racist” nation.

December 28, 2018 in U.S..
Wikimedia Commons/Michael F. Mehnert (cropped)

Transgender pronouns only the beginning of coerced speech

If Americans do not push back effectively against attempts to restrict speech and suppress religious exercise, any one of us might find ourselves being punished for living according to our beliefs.

December 28, 2018 in Commentary.

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