Another study refutes left’s false claims against voter ID and secure elections
Trust the science, we’ve all been told. Well, the science has spoken again: Voter ID laws aren’t discriminatory and don’t suppress anyone’s vote.
Roper: Equity and social justice provisions of GWSA are a farce
Social justice, equity, and income sensitivities may sound nice, but when these ideals come into conflict with political patronage and rent-seeking from influential players they’re quickly dismissed and their sincere advocates stifled.
John Klar: Who’s behind the push for universal free lunches in Vermont?
Hunger Free Vermont has led the charge for universal school lunches, supported by Solving Hunger, a national organization created by multi-millionaire Bradley Tusk. Tusk’s interest in Vermont is curious.
Alison Despathy: The disconnect in the Statehouse
Recently in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, the testimony has been overwhelmingly in favor of halting the movement of the Affordable Heat Act (S.5). Despite all of the evidence and pleas, the committee still seems determined to force it through.
Stan Greer: How union monopolists enable sexual predators in K-12 schools
Why do education officials find it more difficult than other managers of large U.S. institutions that deal regularly with children to weed out from their workforces the warped people who are driven to sexually harass and abuse minors?
John Klar: Shelburne Farms and Agenda 21 food and climate justice
Vermont was once a treasured, special place, celebrated for its agrarian common sense, sustainable frugality and self-sufficiency. That is no longer celebrated at Shelburne Farms.
Roper: No such thing as a free lunch
As Ronald Reagan once warned, “Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth!” And such looks to be the case with universal school meals.
Mermel: God bless Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Governor Sanders asserted that Biden has surrendered his presidency to a woke mob. Hijacked by the radical left, his administration has undertaken a culture war the right never wanted to fight. Now the radical left has politicized all areas of our lives.
Letter: Judiciary Committee sends H.89 to the House floor, so call your representatives
The Vermont state Legislature remains locked in the past, relying on outdated American Academy of Pediatrics Standards of Care from 2018, which puts minors, especially adolescent girls, at risk of being rushed into life-altering hormone treatments that they might later regret.
Lawmakers’ appetite for state programs is way bigger than the state’s work force
Finding labor is not just a problem here, it’s a statewide problem. And it’s not just a problem finding postal workers, it’s a problem across every industry.
Paul Dame: More meddling from Democrats
The Democrat Party seems to be bent on further tumult beyond justification. But that’s part of their brand; you can always count on Democrat lawmakers to meddle and complicate something that used to be so simple.
Tom Evslin: Vermont needs more forest and housing, but sacred cows are in the way
The Vermont Housing and Conservation Board is in an excellent position to balance the goals it was given by the Legislature. Some legislation will be required to make clear that, although keeping the land dairy farms are on productive is essential, preserving them as dairy farms is not.