VTGOP: Tell Gov. Scott to veto new gun control bill S.30
The Vermont Republican Party stands firmly against further infringement on the rights of innocent gun owners. But we need your help to get the governor to veto this bill.
Lawmakers advance bill that would allow third gender on birth certificates
The House Committee on Human Services on Wednesday voted unanimously in favor of allowing Vermonters to list their preferred gender — instead of their biological sex — on their birth certificates.
John Klar: Free speech confusion among Vermont legislators
This insulting bill, S.265, is motivated to silence angry Vermont parents who criticized derelict, unrepresentative school boards over the ongoing travesty of CRT, masks and vaccines, and trans-pronouns for kindergartners.
Letter: Gun bill S.30 with new sections rushed through committee, democratic process be damned
What I am about to relate is one of the most disheartening, if not one of the most outright disgusting things I have ever seen in my eight-year tenure as a lobbyist. Let me explain.
Roll Call: House approves constitutional amendment removing references to slavery
PR.2, Declaration of Rights Clarifying the Prohibition on Slavery and Indentured Servitude, passed in the State House of Representatives on February 4, 2022, by a vote of 139-3.
Op-ed: Valid reasons to ban voting machines
The reliability of voting machines to accurately count votes has come under scrutiny — especially since the fiasco of the Windham Incident that took place at the Nov. 3, 2020, general election.
Petition to make masks optional in Vermont schools
Vermont Stands Up is circulating a petition to state and local education officials to make masking optional in schools. The petition and additional information are provided here.
Biden administration plays defense over soaring inflation
“Five dollar a gallon for gas is on our horizon, and many middle-class families are stretching to pay drastically higher heating bills,” said Daniel Turner, founder and executive director for Power The Future.
DHS says trucker protests could start in US during the Super Bowl
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned U.S. law enforcement and public safety officials that a trucker convoy protest similar to the one taking place in Ottawa, Canada, could begin on American soil on Feb. 13, the day of the Super Bowl.
Rep. Pattie McCoy: Democrats’ plan targeted to the wrong population, would be a complete failure
Instead of passing a series of wide-ranging tax cuts for our most vulnerable friends and neighbors, Vermont Democrats want to send checks to even those in the top 5%.
Scott vetoes H.157, an act relating to registration of contractors
This bill has the potential to undermine and weaken a large number of Vermont’s small businesses — small, local residential contractors — at a time when we all agree we must prioritize new and revitalized housing.
New Hampshire Democrats pitch COVID-19 vaccine mandate for schools
Legislation heard on Monday by the Committee on Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs would add COVID-19 vaccines to the list of required vaccinations for students to be admitted into K-12 schools as well as the state’s sprawling university and community college system.