Groton, Wells River and Ryegate voters say no to Act 46 consolidation
On Primary Day, voters in Groton, Wells River and Ryegate voted to close Blue Mountain Union School to prevent a Montpelier-forced merger.
McClaughry: Climate sensitivity and the carbon tax
The Curbelo carbon tax bill would avert warming of less than three hundredths of a degree Centigrade by 2050. That means the bill’s maximum climate impact is literally undetectable.
Brattleboro Police Department sergeant resigns, alleges sexism
Sgt. Penny Witherbee has resigned from the Brattleboro Police Department, almost a month after she alleged in a lawsuit gender discrimination and unwanted sexual advances in the workplace.
Facebook implementing Chinese-like social media trustworthiness rating
Facebook is rating its users on a scale between zero and one to predict if they’re “trustworthy” — a system similar to one China is using on its citizens.
Four big facts about ICE, and what could happen if it’s abolished
While Immigration and Customs Enforcement in recent years has had to contend with “sanctuary” policies by cities and counties that protect illegal immigrants, the agency now faces a push by some in Congress to abolish it.
Fewer people buying solar panels after net metering subsidies pulled
The debate over solar subsidies in Utah is nearly identical to the debates other states are having across the country. Under a process known as net metering, homeowners are credited for the excess power their solar panels produce and send back to the grid.
Media Miss: News orgs fight for credibility, Cuomo’s un-American comments, Bernie on socialism vs. capitalism
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made some disturbing comments this week, Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke on socialism versus capitalism, and newspapers across the country banded together this week to reply to remarks made by President Donald Trump.
Campion: Scott, Degree should celebrate gains a little less loudly
Maybe this means Scott, and Dustin Degree, can celebrate the above gains a little less loudly. Decades of negative economic policies will take years to unwind, and a lot of work to undo what’s been done to Vermont.
Guy Page: Trump, the press, and ‘enemy of the people’
Trump’s words can be divisive. Some people find them corrosive. But they are, after all, just words — and thanks to the same Constitution that protects the freedom of the press, he is free to speak them.
Police raid anti-pipeline site, destroy their camp and send them to jail
Law enforcement ended a lingering standoff with an anti-pipeline camp site, arresting five protesters and destroying all the makeshift homes that were built.
Trump’s rollback of CAFE mandates big win for consumer choice
If consumers value saving money on gasoline, they will simply choose to purchase more fuel-efficient cars, and automakers will meet that demand without a federal mandate.
State Headliners: Vermont first in illegal northern border crossings
Illegal crossings are up 50 percent in the last year for the U.S. Border Patrol Swanton sector, which covers all of the Vermont border and parts of New York and New Hampshire.