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Wikimedia Commons/Shannon McGee

Foreign nationals who were indicted for illegally voting still on state’s voter rolls

The Public Interest Legal Foundation wrote in its study “Safe Spaces” that the 1993 National Voter Registration Act makes it easier for noncitizens to register to vote because there are no other verification systems required to be in place.

September 9, 2018 in U.S..
Bruce Parker/TNR

Number of people on unemployment welfare at 50-year low

Filings for unemployment benefits in the U.S. last week fell to the lowest number in nearly five decades, further evidence of a tight labor market and expanding economy.

September 9, 2018 in U.S..
Salazar for Senate

Socialist candidate Julia Salazar once arrested and accused of stealing thousands of dollars

The latest headache for Democratic Socialist darling Julia Salazar includes the uncovering of documents showing she was arrested in 2011 on suspicion of trying to access the bank account of the former wife of retired baseball all-star Keith Hernandez.

September 9, 2018 in U.S..
Flickr/401kcalculator.org

State Headliners: Vermont workers get bonuses, raises as result of federal tax cut

Thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump, 90 percent of American wage earners have higher take-home pay, Americans for Tax Reform reported.

September 7, 2018 in TNR News.
Public domain

Six key moments from the week’s social media congressional hearings

Sheryl Sandberg told senators that her company is working to eradicate fake news from Facebook. Jack Dorsey told the House Energy and Commerce Committee that Twitter is working to correct what led to the alleged shadow banning of some prominent conservatives on Twitter.

September 7, 2018 in U.S..
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Democrats embarrass themselves from start to finish in Kavanaugh hearings

Democratic senators were tripping over themselves to make grandstanding political statements in front of the camera throughout Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing, but did it work?

September 7, 2018 in Videos.
Wikimedia Commons/Paxson Woelber

State Headliners: Vermonters prefer AWD/4WD transportation, despite lower MPG

Vermont consumers may indeed want greater fuel efficiency, but you wouldn’t know it by the vehicles they buy. Sales and registration data show they like relatively low MPG all-wheel or four-wheel drive vehicles.

September 6, 2018 in TNR News.
Senate Democrats

Cory Booker goes rogue, leaks confidential docs in attempt to sink Kavanaugh

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey revealed he leaked confidential documents to The New York Times relating to the judge’s work in the George W. Bush White House. “I’m saying I’m knowingly violating the rules,” Booker said.

September 6, 2018 in U.S..
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State Headliners: Labor Day electricity price spikes to $2,454 per megawatt hour

You may have taken it easy on Labor Day, but our electricity grid worked extra hard to keep the lights on — and boy, does it ever charge for overtime.

September 5, 2018 in TNR News.
Wikimedia Commons/Maurizio Pesce

Flemming: Taking back our government from ‘the experts’

As Vermont policy becomes increasingly obtuse through the input of experts, there is only so much well-meaning representatives can do to prevent our government from becoming more informed by expert opinion than citizen input.

September 5, 2018 in Commentary.
Wikimedia Commons/Public domain

Utilities warn solar subsidies could mean higher electricity bills for everyone

Electric utilities in Vermont are speaking out against the state’s solar subsidies, calling the current rules needlessly expensive for companies and ratepayers.

September 5, 2018 in TNR News.
Office of the President of the United States

Obama threatens to cancel taxpayer-funded speaking event if contract details released to the public

The event has already sparked criticism from citizens of Denmark’s Kolding Municipality, which is providing 750,000 kroner, or $117,000, in taxpayer funds to support the behind-closed-doors event titled “A Conversation with President Barack Obama.”

September 5, 2018 in U.S..

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