Hutchinson effectively approved SB 627 Monday, “an act to prohibit the propagation of divisive concepts” and “to review state entity training materials.” The legislation bans state agencies from teaching “divisive concepts” including anything saying that the U.S. is fundamentally sexist or racist.
More than 100 colleges across the U.S. have said they will require students to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in order to attend in-person classes. According to federal law, all Emergency Use Authorization products “are by definition experimental and thus require the right to refuse.”
Thugs intimidating fellow Vermonters with false claims of racism are the worst kind of “citizen.” It is time we Vermonters began confronting those people who call others racists merely for disagreeing with them politically.
The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) is pouring almost $1 million into a study that is about halfway done, devoted to examining how to better design the Interstate 89 corridor through Chittenden County.
H.361, an act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the town of Brattleboro, passed in the State House of Representatives on April 29, 2021, by a vote of 102-41. The purpose of the bill is to allow children 15-17 years old to vote in local elections and on local issues, and to hold elective office.
The House Economic Development Committee tabled the project-based TIF program that advocates claimed would allow smaller towns access to this form of capital. Advocates for towns across the state have expressed concern that the Legislators don’t trust them.
New Hampshire finished first in a new study by the WalletHub website on whether residents of the 50 states are getting the most bang for the buck for their tax dollars.
President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass legislation that would ban the use of freelance workers in most instances. The legislation says “an individual performing any service shall be considered an employee … and not an independent contractor.” About 59 million gig workers make up $1.2 trillion of the U.S. economy.
Parents don’t need more child care so they can pick up more hours at work. Parents need better paying jobs and lower taxes so that they can provide for their families with one parent working 40 hours a week, instead of both parents combined working 80 hours a week.
About 75 Vermonters turned out on a chilly Sunday afternoon at the Gardner Park Bandstand to hear liberty-minded Vermonters speak out against COVID-19 lockdowns, media censorship and other government overreaches.
President Joe Biden has created a 36-member commission to cope with the explosive question of packing the Supreme Court with additional justices in order to create a compliant 7-6 liberal majority to support his proposals.
Increasingly, states are lifting or modifying mask mandates. The following 14 states, in alphabetical order, had mask orders but have lifted them.