State Headliners: Marijuana Commission to hold ‘listening tour’
Should Vermont create and oversee the legal, for-profit cultivation and sale of marijuana? Why or why not? The Vermont Marijuana Commission wants to hear from you.
Flemming: Do vasectomies prevent dictators?
The birth of children, especially in a state with some of the lowest birth rates in the nation, is something to be celebrated, not reviled. Vasectomies are a personal choice, and not something we should guilt fertile men into getting.
Obama-appointed judge blocks Trump asylum ban as migrant caravan nears
A federal judge in California issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Trump administration’s new asylum rules early Tuesday morning.
Angry Tijuana residents about migrant caravan: ‘This is an invasion!’
“This is an invasion!” shouted local carpenter Luis Alexis Mendoza, according to the Los Angeles Times. “We demand respect. We demand that our laws be followed.”
Opinion: Why free-market policies are key to empowering women
What many don’t realize is that women’s advancement doesn’t require gender quotas or affirmative action. What’s needed, above all, is free market policies that allow women to make their own choices.
State Headliners: Election Day mattered to state, national, global energy policies
Election Day results from Vermont and across the United States may profoundly affect state, national and global energy policy.
‘It’s your right to go to the US’: What I saw when I visited the migrant caravan
The migrant caravan has its own de facto government, and on this night the travelers from Central America gathered at the behest of a few leaders to discuss issues of the day as well as the big picture — such as what route to take to the U.S. border.
Billions needed to rebuild California communities after wildfires
Wildfires raging across California could cost the insurance industry anywhere from $8.6 billion to $13 billion, according to estimates. But that’s only part of the financial burden that will be borne by Californians.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez flubs basic government 101 facts
Progressive darling and Democratic Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York didn’t accurately name the three branches of government on Sunday despite her upcoming role as a congresswoman.
McClaughry: Legislative preview for 2019
With unrestrained legislative power in their hands, all of the issues that excite the liberal imagination will compete for a high rank on the “must pass” list.
Opinion: I agree with Ocasio-Cortez on something — tax subsidies for select corporations are wrong
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was right when she tweeted that the idea that Amazon would receive millions of dollars in targeted tax subsidies “is extremely concerning to residents here.”
Environmentalists urging new Democratic Congress to investigate Exxon
An influential environmentalist organization is urging the upcoming Congress to investigate ExxonMobil and other major fossil fuel companies regarding their alleged contribution to man-made climate change.