Deb Billado: Handling of this health crisis has been robust
The coronavirus is undoubtedly a concern for many Vermonters, especially considering the virus has been confirmed to have spread to our state.
Roper: Act 46 school choice ‘mega-district’ enjoys lower budgets and lower property taxes
Not only does school choice produce high quality schools such as St. Johnsbury Academy, Thaddeus Stephens School, and The Riverside School, but it is cheaper to educate children in these schools than it is in traditional public schools.
David Coates: State retirement plans need a robust stress test
The state needs an independent analysis of these plans that will test not only the state’s ability to pay for our liabilities under different market and economic situations, but will ensure that the participants will get the promised benefits. And this test needs to be conducted on a regular basis.
11 examples of Bloomberg’s folly on defensive gun use
Every day, many Americans without Bloomberg’s wealth and power rely on the Second Amendment — not private security — to defend themselves against threats to their lives and livelihoods. Americans use their firearms defensively between 500,000 and 3 million times each year.
Why ‘real’ socialism leads to tyranny
Regardless of the excuses for actual authoritarian regimes, socialists typically try to soften what their ideas would look like in reality and dodge the endless historical and present examples of the ideology’s failure. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., continually tries to thread this needle.
Keelan: Time to set the record straight, Bernie
The press in Vermont continues to give Bernie Sanders, the state’s U.S. senator and 2020 presidential candidate, a free pass when it comes to asking the questions that linger from the last campaign.
Steve May: Vermont should adopt a citizen initiative process
Deepening our commitment to extend voting rights to all Vermonters through ballot initiative is an urgent, thoughtful and necessary response in the face of the events of our time.
Eric Davis: H.610 creates a gross violation of due process when it comes to guns
Any proposal that mandates the use of force without due process should be slapped down by the full force of both constitutions, and if the process works as designed, H.610 should meet that end.
In Massachusetts, resistance to marijuana dispensaries
Although recreational marijuana has been legal in Massachusetts since voters approved it in 2016, the pot industry has experienced some serious pushback against dispensaries at the local level.
John Klar: Free speech on trial again in Vermont
The question for Vermont this March 31 will be whether this tolerant, liberal state will again gain national notoriety for its lack of tolerance and disregard for established free speech law.
Opinion: Pro-lifers should get same access to schools as Planned Parenthood does
Students for Life has requested access to Los Angeles public schools to counteract the rhetoric and statistics students learn about abortion rights through behemoth organizations such as Planned Parenthood. It’s about time.
Deb Billado: This Constitution was built to last
The Constitution needs to be followed as written and is the foundation of how the government is to function, and that does not change just because the politicians change.