Keelan: The Sanderses are just like the Trumps
Make no mistake: the Sanders saga is a Vermont success story, and in many ways surpasses Donald Trump’s achievements.
What do Vermont Progressives think about the 2017 legislative session?
Vote for Vermont co-host Ben Kinsley interviews House Progressive caucus leader Robin Chesnut-Tangerman to review the 2017 legislative session.
What Energize Vermont’s Mark Whitworth told rules committee about wind turbine noise
“If wind is to play a significant part in Vermont’s energy future, it will be because communities choose it. Communities are far more likely to choose wind if they plan it, own it, and manage it.”
How one man helped propel the American Revolution
That Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence is indisputable, but a lesser-known fact is that the man who played the indispensable role in its adoption by the Continental Congress in July 1776 was John Adams of Massachusetts, our second president.
Vermont’s top election official seeking to hinder election integrity commission
Secretary of State Jim Condos on Monday said he is weighing all options to resist a bipartisan federal commission formed to investigate voter fraud.
McClaughry: Governor and Legislature agree on tax increase – next year
The smoke has cleared from the legislative battlefield of 2017, and it’s a good time to review the outcome to see who got what — and what lies ahead.
Growing pile of data shows voter fraud is a real and vast problem
The evidence is mounting, and it is incontrovertible — yet many liberals still refuse to acknowledge the gravity of the problem, or even admit that it exists at all.
Roper: Vermont climate resolution is a farce upon a farce
Vermont lawmakers are resolved to do everything the Paris Agreement set out to do, except those things we would have to pay for. Which is, pretty much, all of them.
Roper: Hooray! Doctor suing state over CON laws
Vermonters should pay attention here because we have more CON laws than any other state in the Union.
Roper: Will Vermont pay $20 million to Green Climate Fund?
The New York Times calculated that every U.S. citizen would be obligated to pay $9.41 to meet our commitment to the Green Climate Fund under the Paris Agreement. The States Climate Alliance’s obligation would jump up to about $32 per person, or $128 for a family of four.
Sarah Carpenter letter to former state auditor Randy Brock
Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 21:58:31 Subject: Comments on the State Housing Bond Hi Randy – I read with interest, and some frustration, the comments in the True North Reports about the proposed State Housing Bond. I had thought over the years that the Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA), the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board…
Is Vermont’s dairy industry dependent on undocumented immigrants?
Despite oft-repeated claims that Vermont’s dairy industry can’t survive without illegal immigrant farm workers, owners of one Vermont dairy farm say automation, not illegal low-wage labor, is the solution to labor shortages. Columnist Meg Hansen reports.