Neil Johnson: The real ‘climate change’ crisis in Vermont
We have the most environmentally beautiful state in the nation, yet we are clamoring for more environmental changes. Even so, our biggest “climate change” crisis in Vermont is socialism.
Campaign for Vermont: Feds bail out Legislature on broadband
The Legislature is now expecting to have $200 million on hand from stimulus funds to put towards broadband buildout. This is nearly a 670% increase over what the state had planned to spend in fiscal year 2022. Also on the upside, stronger voices have started testifying on the state of our pension funds.
McClaughry: The new dream for Vermont agriculture
Over the years legislatures and governors have periodically commissioned reports to formulate plans to strengthen Vermont’s agriculture. The most recent of these appeared last month. It’s titled the “Vermont Agriculture and Food System Strategic Plan.”
John Klar: Tax inequities in Vermont
The state of Vermont has no incentive to reduce spending or be accountable for wasted millions, and so it only grows bigger, seeking ever more revenue to feed its expansive programs.
Flemming: ’15 days to slow the spread’
It has been quite a long time since we heard “15 days to slow the spread.” It got me thinking: How long can we live under a state of emergency before Covid permanently changes the very structure of our federal and state government?
Violence is out of control in Portland. Maybe defunding police wasn’t such a great idea.
This week, the city witnessed a telling incident. Police had removed a fence erected around the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse because it became a “symbol of divide” between law enforcement and the community. Rioters then descended on the federal courthouse and vandalized it. Now the fence is back up.
John Klar: Regenerative politics in the Vermont GOP
Conservatives must lead Vermont in initiatives supporting regenerative agriculture and small, local farms. This is an imperative to benefit Vermont’s economy, craft a sensible environmental policy to present to voters, and expose the multiple problems with progressive “initiatives” in renewable energy.
Roper: A tale of two cities and noncitizen voting
While we welcome legal immigrants to our nation and our state, and encourage them to pursue citizenship through the legal process, the right to vote should remain an incentive to pursue citizenship and a reward for doing so.
John Klar: Students demand firing of liberal Vermont professor for opposing wrong kind of racism
Professor Aaron Kindsvatter, a self-declared liberal, claims that the university is embracing dubious ideological racial policies. The intolerant backlash against this professor was fast and fierce, but so too have been the expressions of support.
Keelan: The last gas station in Vermont
What was overlooked in the conversion process took place during the mandated change-over. The anti-fossil fuel advocates never anticipated how stations would close much sooner than 2035 and how fuel deliveries came to a trickle. The line-up at stations for gas or charging was horribly long.
8 Ways that HR 1, ‘For the People Act,’ imperils free and fair elections
If HR 1 becomes law, it will interfere with the ability of states and their residents to determine the qualifications and eligibility of voters, to ensure the accuracy and validity of voter registration rolls, to secure the integrity of elections, and to participate and speak freely in the political arena.
John Klar: Vermont’s COVID vaccination registry
S.117 is simply unnecessary for anything other than nefarious purposes. Since there is no scientific evidence suggesting the vaccine prevents those who receive it from carrying COVID to others, there is no rational basis upon which to differentiate between citizens due to immunization status.