McClaughry: Former Australian prime minister on renewable subsidies
Too much intermittent renewable power causes increasing problems of grid management, as is the case from Vermont to Australia.
Acting ICE director talks top enforcement priorities, crackdown on sanctuary cities
About 400,000 illegal aliens are processed through ICE’s system each year, and about one in every 10 is detained. In this interview, Thomas Homan, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, explains how the federal agency prioritizes immigration enforcement.
Democrats have done a 180 on corporate taxes
Now that Trump and the Republican Congress are about to actually act to cut the top federal corporate tax rate from 35 to 20 percent, Democrats are suddenly railing against it.
Environmentalists now issuing death threats against family of Trump’s EPA chief
A recent increase in security for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt is due to “unprecedented” death threats against him and his family, Pruitt told Bloomberg in an interview Thursday.
Colleges gear up for Halloween with warnings and ‘cultural appropriation’ workshops
Colleges are getting ready for Halloween by administering warnings about how students should dress for the holiday.
Public support for legal marijuana continues to rise
More Americans support legalizing marijuana than ever before, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.
In smackdown of states, judge rules Trump doesn’t have to pay Obamacare cost-sharing subsidies
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of California preliminary rejected a lawsuit Wednesday from states challenging the Trump administration’s decision to stop paying out Obamacare subsidies.
Fact Check: Clinton says the Uranium One controversy has been ‘debunked’
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claimed last week that allegations that she approved the sale of a uranium production company to Russia in exchange for donations to the Clinton Foundation have been “debunked.” Is she right?
49ers donate half-million to gun control push
The San Francisco 49ers weighed in on the national firearms debate Thursday, announcing their $500,000 donation to push for more gun control and a ban on bump stocks.
‘Residential standards’ for nuclear plant decommissioning make little sense
From out of the proverbial left field, the state has introduced a new requirement that is as unnecessary as it is certain to kill the project.
Keelan: Displaying the American and Vermont flags
Those that are hell-bent on destroying the flag, fortunately, are few in number, but gain quite a bit of media attention when they carry out their objective — and for the media, it is news. What does not receive coverage are those businesses and residences that display the flag day in and day out.
Act 46 designed to enhance education monopoly, limit school choice — a debate for Vermont
The education monopoly is continuing its incessant push to consolidate and control funding. That is, after all, what the monopoly is all about — growing its business at the expense of any competition.