Video: ‘It’s News to Us’
In the Feb. 17 episode of “It’s News to Us,” host Steve Merrill gives his views on political and social issues of the day.
Critics: 59 million freelancer jobs, $1.2 trillion in annual earnings at stake in debate over PRO Act
If enacted, the Democratic-sponsored PRO Act could eliminate most forms of independent contracting, gig work and freelancing – potentially impacting as many as 59 million freelance workers who represent 36 percent of the total U.S. workforce.
Gun control bills quick to pop up in Congress
Proposed legislation would make it a felony to give false information when purchasing a weapon, promote “smart-gun technology” that allows only authorized gun owners to fire a gun, mandate universal background checks, and require gun owners to purchase liability insurance.
New police use-of-force report contrasts with narrative from the defund movement
At a joint hearing of the House Judiciary and Government Operations committees last Thursday, lawmakers heard Vermont’s public safety commissioner say current policing policies are sufficient to diffuse potential hostile situations between law enforcement officers and the public.
As goes Texas blackout, so almost went New England
Three winters ago, New England narrowly avoided a regional power blackout such as struck Texas this week. What happened here three years ago and what is happening in Texas is strikingly similar.
John Klar: Under COVID-19, leftists jump to make Vermont school lunches wasteful and ‘woke’
The same government that seeks to mandate electric school buses to avert climate change dispatched a fleet of diesel-fueled school buses to deliver lunches! Was that in the best interests of children?
Letter: Taking your medicine
Our biweekly briefings given by Governor Phil Scott are currently promoting vaccinations. Like it or not, the vaccines are experimental at best and have no extensive track record or long-term data to support them.
The Ericka Redic Show: Can small business catch a break in Vermont?
In episode No. 5 of the Ericka Redic Show, the host interviews Shawn Shouldice to learn how the pandemic and government regulation have combined to hurt small business in Vermont — and what can be done to make survival more likely.
‘Right to work’ bill advancing in New Hampshire Legislature
A Republican-led proposal that would limit unions from collecting fees from private sector workers is on the move again in the New Hampshire Legislature.
Legislation proposes reversing mask violation fines for New Hampshire businesses
New Hampshire lawmakers are considering a bill that would refund any fines assessed to businesses for violating mask orders imposed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Roughly $10,000 in fines have been issued to businesses for not following the mandate.
While governor extends state of emergency, business survey paints ugly economic outlook
Gov. Phil Scott has continued Vermont’s state of emergency status for another month even as a new survey shows nearly a third of the state’s businesses lost more than half of their income last year due to harsh restrictions on economic activity.
Fetal personhood bill introduced in Vermont
A bill declaring a fetus a legal person during the third trimester has been introduced into the Vermont House of Representatives. Vermont is only one of 12 states to reject fetal personhood for the purpose of homicide, feticide, or as a victim of other crimes.