Trump suspends travel from Europe, offers financial aid for coronavirus
President Donald Trump announced the United States will suspend travel from most of Europe for 30 days beginning Friday to help halt the spread of the coronavirus.
Committee approves bill to ensure teenagers can access condoms in Vermont
The House Human Services Committee on Tuesday voted unanimously in favor of a bill that would ensure that secondary education students, including middle-schoolers, have easy access to condoms.
Legislature considers candy tax; Miro and McCormack feud over idling enforcement
A disagreement between Mayor Miro Weinberger and Burlington Rep. Curt McCormack, D-Burlington, over enforcing the city and state idling laws erupted into an open argument in the State House on Tuesday.
Vermont health insurance official asks: What if workers with Covid-19 can’t afford to call out sick?
To reduce Covid-19 transmission, state health officials more than ever are urging Vermonters who are sick with flu symptoms to stay home. But what if workers can’t afford to stay home?
Eric Davis: H.610 creates a gross violation of due process when it comes to guns
Any proposal that mandates the use of force without due process should be slapped down by the full force of both constitutions, and if the process works as designed, H.610 should meet that end.
In Massachusetts, resistance to marijuana dispensaries
Although recreational marijuana has been legal in Massachusetts since voters approved it in 2016, the pot industry has experienced some serious pushback against dispensaries at the local level.
Video Commentary: Liberals’ fake bookkeeping hid Vermont’s debts
Vermont’s pension debts are much bigger than politicians have admitted. The Democrat and Progressive establishment that runs Vermont has used fake accounting to downplay the vast extent of our state’s unfunded obligations.
Biden dominates Sanders in Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi
Former Vice President Joe Biden won primaries Tuesday in Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi just a week after he dominated elections on Super Tuesday, when he won 10 of 14 states.
Trash hauler raises rates to accommodate for recycling costs
A major trash hauler that serves Vermonters has issued a statement to customers saying it will have to raise rates in order to accommodate for the rising cost of recycling.
Covid-19 in Vermont: Middlebury College goes to remote learning only, UVM planning for it
Middlebury College announced Tuesday it will send students home on spring break early this Friday, and will conduct all classes by remote learning for the rest of the semester.
John Klar: Free speech on trial again in Vermont
The question for Vermont this March 31 will be whether this tolerant, liberal state will again gain national notoriety for its lack of tolerance and disregard for established free speech law.
Imam who spoke at Bernie rally has said ISIS was ‘somehow connected’ to Israel, that homosexuality is a ‘disorder’
Imam Sayed Hassan Qazwini, the head of the Islamic Institute of America in Dearborn Heights, appeared at Sanders’s 2020 presidential rally over the weekend, ahead of Michigan’s primary on Tuesday.