Lawmakers in the House Corrections and Institutions Committee on Thursday discussed two bills that would create a moratorium on new prisons for five years and launch a committee to examine the elimination of incarceration altogether.
Against the backdrop of startling and concerning images and reports of train derailments across the U.S. in recent months, Vermont officials have offered an upbeat assessment of one of the oldest modes of transportation within the state.
The current supermajority rules and it is all about programs and committees, out-of-state agendas, and a huge growing bureaucracy. Who really stands to benefit? The very few elites.
The entire Biden administration has been systematically and intentionally dismantling the powerful, reliable energy system America has built over the past century, and offering in its place little more than vague promises of a “clean, renewable” system will miraculously appear to replace it.
The Vermont Senate on Thursday gave initial approval to a hefty pay and benefits increase for the Vermont Legislature. S.39 provides weekly salaries for all House and Senate members during the 18-20 week Legislative Session.
S.5, with its multi-billion-dollar price tag that will add at least $500 a year to the average household’s annual heating bill, is just the tip of the iceberg for what legislators have in store. Once S.5 passes, the plan is to bring forward a similar carbon tax on gasoline and diesel motor fuels.
The American Legislative Exchange Council’s new report, Rich States, Poor States, has the Green Mountain State ranking 49th in a cumulative review of 15 state policy variables. The factors are directly tied to legislative policy set forth by state governments.
The Vermont Energy Education Program, a nonprofit organization, would like to get access to all Vermont students as well as adults to address climate matters and energy policy.
A recent set of survey questions distributed to elementary school students in the Addison Northwest School District raises important questions about the new direction Vermont schools have quietly embarked upon in stewarding children.
South Burlington officials want to eliminate 60% of the city’s carbon footprint by 2030, and with transportation accounting for two-thirds of that figure, the city’s climate action plan finalized last October is pushing for more electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.
“Not one question about the substance of the information. We are fighting a war against Russia directly, really? Don’t they have the biggest arsenal in the world? Not one question. How can we help you keep it secret?”
While most countries in Europe are now shielding youth and minors from gender-affirming care practices, most Vermont legislators plow forward regardless of evidence of the harms of gender-affirming care. For the sake of the mental health and physical well-being of our children and youth, we ask you to vote “no” on both H.89 and S.37.