The 25 people President Trump will consider for next Supreme Court justice
Who’s going to be the next justice on the U.S. Supreme Court? According to the White House website, it’s one of these 25 candidates.
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down mandatory union fees for government employees
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that nonunion government workers can’t be forced to pay dues or other fees to support a union, further diminishing the power of organized labor and setting up what right-to-work proponents called the “hard work” of protecting free speech rights for the nation’s government employees.
Statehouse Headliners: Trustees warned on UVM eugenics; Vermont DCF separated children from 927 families
In this Statehouse Headliners, pro-lifers warn hospital trustees about UVM eugenics, Vermont DCF separated children from 927 families in 2016, and the Trump administration promotes an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan.
Fact Check: ‘Wages are growing at their fastest rate since 2008’
Wage growth can be thorny, if only because there’s no single way to measure it. Is it true that “wages are growing at the fastest rate since 2008”?
Statehouse Headliners: Global Foundries warned of high power costs, scheme ‘gives away’ marijuana, and Act 250 hearing raises specter of Agenda 21
In this Statehouse Headliners, Global Foundries warned of uncompetitive power costs before layoffs, SCOTUS internet sales tax ruling will boost Vermont revenue, marijuana “gifts” could become big business, Bernie Sanders makes $1 million, and an Act 250 hearing scheduled for Wednesday raises the specter of Agenda 21.
Moore: Here’s how Vermont compares to the other 49 states
The Congressional Quarterly rankings are objective, reflecting hard data obtained from various sources. They suggest that there are areas that state government should look at to help to create a pro-business, pro-growth, pro-jobs economy.
Supreme Court rules Trump travel ban is constitutional
A five-justice majority of the U.S. Supreme Court upheld in full the latest iteration of President Donald Trump’s travel sanctions Tuesday. The ruling was an unqualified victory for the Trump administration.
SCOTUS gay wedding cake ruling beginning to liberate other religious objectors
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sent the case of a florist who declined to provide flower arrangements for a same-sex wedding back to the highest court in Washington state.
New minimum wage law puts restaurants in a bind in DC
Currently, the minimum wage for workers who also receive tips is $3.33 an hour in the district. Initiative 77, which passed with 55 percent approval on Tuesday, will raise that to the same rate as the district’s standard minimum wage of $12.50, and it will rise further to $15 by 2020.
Roper: $10,000 bribe undercuts the Vermont Brand
This is a fundamental flaw in the Remote Worker Grant Program that offers to pay people $10,000 to move to Vermont and telecommute to jobs out of state. It actually devalues Vermont’s brand.
Republicans facing physical harassment from deranged Democrats in public places
The activists played audio of crying immigrant children outside Nielsen’s home and chanted “No justice, no sleep!” They continued shouting at the DHS secretary as she walked from her home to her car.
Assassination survivor Rep. Scalise blasts Maxine Waters for promoting political intimidation
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and his staff are responding to calls from Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California for protestors to form mobs and harass members of the Trump administration, calling the statements troubling and the complete antithesis of American democracy.