Campus Watch: Due process is among the most important rights we enjoy
In this country, due process is among the most important rights we enjoy. Rights of the accused are vitally important in order to ensure innocent people are not punished.
What Trump’s decision on Jerusalem means for Israel and the Middle East
President Donald Trump on Wednesday kept his campaign promise to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and ordered the State Department to make plans to eventually move the U.S. embassy there from Tel Aviv.
Keelan: A case for improved meetings
How meetings are conducted and what is to be presented can be improved. While I am not a fan of Amazon and Jeff Bezos, I must give him credit for how his successful company runs its meetings.
Roper: Vermont better start cutting taxes dramatically
Vermont’s personal income tax revenues are down $6.41 million below forecasts. We have to ask how can this be given that the national economy is booming with 3 percent or better growth for three straight quarters, the stock market is at record highs, and Vermont’s unemployment numbers are at record lows.
Doomsday will not follow repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate
Congressional repeal of Obamacare’s individual insurance mandate penalty is not tantamount to pressing the button on the doomsday machine.
Moore: Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce opposes $15 minimum wage
It is apparent that one of the priority bills in the new year will be to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce has joined many other pro-business groups to oppose this recommendation.
If a Christian baker’s rights are violated, we all lose
In the Supreme Court case Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the court is considering whether a state can force a Christian cake baker to bake a custom cake for a same-sex wedding in violation of his deeply held religious beliefs.
McClaughry: Another education summit coming
On Dec. 18 Gov. Phil Scott will convene an education summit to address “the crisis of affordability and how it impacts the opportunities we are able to provide our children.”
Roper: A $15 minimum wage would be disastrous for Vermont
Is this really a policy we want to embrace? The warm fuzzy feeling advocates will get if this passes won’t last much longer than the celebratory press conference.
4 ways the Senate could ruin good tax reform
The Senate version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has successfully passed both the Finance and Budget committees and is now on the Senate floor.
Lawmakers use secretive taxpayer-financed fund to settle sexual harassment claims
In the event of a monetary settlement of sexual harassment complaints, members of Congress can draw on a taxpayer-funded account set up within the Treasury Department to cover their legal expenses and settle cases.
McClaughry: The California robot tax
The liberals in America’s most liberal city have hit upon a bold new idea to create or maintain jobs. City leaders want the voters to tax robot machinery to stop automation from replacing workers.