The Global Warming Solutions act is bad climate policy — Governor, please veto it
H.688 does not solve global warming. In fact, the bill is downright bad climate policy because it prioritizes emissions reductions over environmental protection.
Trump suggests a presidential election redo. Is that possible?
The fact that the American people have only one chance to hold our national presidential election makes it all the more important that we get it right. The valid concerns Trump and others have raised about problems with mail-in voting must not be dismissed.
U.S. colleges begin implementing strict COVID-related lockdown, control
Syracuse University and Purdue University have suspended dozens of students for attending gatherings that violated coronavirus restrictions before classes have begun. Also, Baylor students face expulsion if they violate coronavirus restrictions.
Portland police arrest leftist accused of beating innocent motorist, kicking him in the head
Portland police arrested a man who’s accused of violently beating a motorist whose pick-up truck crashed near a demonstration on Aug. 16.
Flemming: Americans are more likely to wear masks than Europeans and Canadians
While some in the media would like us to believe that universal mask wearing is only contentious in the United States, the data suggests it is just as contentious in other parts of the Western world, if not more so.
3 ways the Trump administration saves on Medicare, Medicaid costs
Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, noted significant savings for Medicare Part D and for Medicare Advantage, as well as for Medicaid, through free market measures. Here are three key examples.
Op-Ed: Now is the time for the School Choice Now Act
The School Choice Now Act should be part of any federal COVID-19 relief package designed to get America back to work and school safely.
4 states supporting private schools with COVID-19 relief lead way on education choice
Four states, including New Hampshire, have used emergency federal funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to expand private school choice options. Since 2015, New Hampshire’s tax credit scholarship has allocated $3.8 million to help 1,377 children attend private schools of their choice.
Seat belts, social justice could stop commercial pot bill
Advocates for social justice and organic farming oppose S.54, the retail sales, taxation and regulation of marijuana. Barring major changes in the upcoming special session, it should be scrapped for the year, they say.
House Minority Leader McCoy: ‘GWSA contains several seriously concerning and unresolved issues’
“Legislative Leadership should take some time to seriously reflect on whether the provisions of the GWSA truly represent the best interests of Vermonters, and whether or not now is the time to be spending time, energy, and resources hashing out this issue.”
Podcast: What’s really going on with the US Postal Service
“The House Democrats are trying to link the issue to mail-in ballots and they’re throwing an increasingly bizarre set of conspiracy theories out to try to make it seem as though the new postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, is destroying the Postal Service. That’s just not the case.”
New Hampshire hospitals say they’ve lost hundreds of millions of dollars during crisis
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, hospitals throughout New Hampshire have had to adjust operations and procedures in order to prioritize patients stricken with the coronavirus and maintain the health and safety of front line workers.