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Author Archives: Michael Bielawski

Wikimedia Commons/Fibonacci Blue

Planned Parenthood can’t comply with latest standards to receive Title X funds

After a judge approved a Trump administration rule change pertaining to which family planning clinics may receive Title X funding, Planned Parenthood in Vermont says it will lose funds amounting to $800,000.

July 19, 2019 in TNR News.
U.S. House of Representatives

Welch calls for impeachment again as House overwhelmingly shoots down effort

Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., issued a statement Thursday calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, even as the U.S. House of Representatives — including the majority of his Democrat colleagues — voted against the measure by a 332-95 vote on Wednesday.

July 18, 2019 in TNR News.
Lou Varricchio/TNR

Vermont doubles down on electric vehicle push despite costs, environmental impact

Gov. Phil Scott is planning big improvements to the state’s infrastructure to accommodate electric vehicles, in addition to supporting further financial subsidies for Vermonters who wish to purchase these vehicles.

July 17, 2019 in TNR News.
Michael Bielawski/TNR

Drag queen story hour for children comes to Montpelier

For the second year in a row, the Kellogg-Hubbard Library hosted a drag queen story hour for the public. This time more than 100 people attended, mostly with their children of young ages.

July 15, 2019 in TNR News.
Michael Bielawski/TNR

Chicago study paints ugly picture for Vermont’s green energy mandates

A study by the Energy Policy Institute for the University of Chicago has found that green energy quotas have strong adverse effects on energy prices.

July 12, 2019 in TNR News.
Wikimedia Commons/Ryan Johnson

Latest police body cam footage release shows officers benefit from transparency

The latest release of police body camera footage appears to benefit the officer who got into a physical confrontation with a local man who died days later.

July 10, 2019 in TNR News.
The Daily Signal/Nolan Peterson

New reports put heat on Vermont DMV over disputed cooperation with ICE

The Vermont DMV is denying new reports by media that multiple states, including the Green Mountain State, are sharing data to help U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement catch illegal immigrants.

July 9, 2019 in TNR News.
Michael Bielawski/TNR

Vermont activists call to end ‘concentration camps’ at southern border

As part of a broader Democratic Party gambit to recast immigration enforcement at the U.S. southern border as Nazi-like, the Vermont Peace and Justice Center held a “Close the Camps/Stop the Deportations” protest on Tuesday afternoon on Church Street.

July 3, 2019 in TNR News.
Public domain

Despite claims of police brutality, controversial use-of-force incidents are rare in Burlington

While a new committee is being formed to review policies in response to accusations of police brutality, statistics from the Burlington Police Department show that very few police interactions involve a use of force, and only a handful of those require a review.

July 1, 2019 in TNR News.
Burlington Police Department

New members of Burlington Police Commission could end up on policing policy review committee

The chair of the Burlington Police Commission who will appoint two commissioners to a new committee on policing practices hasn’t ruled out any of the three African Americans put on the police commission earlier this week by city councilors.

June 28, 2019 in TNR News.
Bruce Parker/TNR

Title X funding shakeup has Planned Parenthood panicked, pro-life group skeptical

A week after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a nationwide injunction preventing the Trump administration from withholding Title X funds from clinics that provide or counsel abortions, local pro-life and pro-abortion leaders are unsure whether Planned Parenthood’s clinics in Vermont might lose $800,000 in funding.

June 27, 2019 in TNR News.
Wikimedia Commons/Scott Davidson

City councilor: Burlington’s use-of-force policy ‘pretty strong’ in protecting the public

As accusations of police brutality continue to grip the city, one Progressive city councilor says existing police policy is mostly solid as is, but he still supports a review by a special committee.

June 26, 2019 in TNR News.

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