Klar: Vermont’s criminal legislators soften criminal laws
Many Vermont voters perceive that Vermont’s most dangerous criminals are in its Legislature. For sensible citizens, their revolt is their vote in 2020.
Maine lawmakers pondering bill to make manufacturers responsible for packaging waste
Maine lawmakers are working on a first-in-the-nation bill that would shift the burden for disposal of packaging materials from consumers to manufacturers.
At Friday night’s Democratic debate, Sanders takes heat for Medicare for All cost, calls American society ‘racist’
“How much is it gonna cost?” Biden asked Sanders. “Who is gonna pay for it? It will cost more than the entire federal budget we spend now. More than the entire budget. The idea middle class taxes aren’t going to go up is just crazy.”
If Legislature passes Global Warming Solutions Act, TCI likely to follow
Supporters of the Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) needn’t worry about the Legislature’s cool reception to the unpopular regional carbon tax. If H.688. the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA), passes, the TCI will become inevitable.
Sen. Randy Brock: It’s Groundhog Day — again
Yes, every day in Montpelier does feel like the movie “Groundhog Day.” But perhaps, we simply have to keep repeating it until, hopefully, we get it right.
Sanders and Warren campaigns paid reparations for estimated 2,102 tons of coal worth of carbon in 2019
In March, Sanders, Vermont’s junior senator, became the first Democratic presidential candidate to promise to purchase offsets to effectively wipe out his campaign’s carbon production from travel. A Warren aide told The Hill in October that her campaign also purchases offsets for carbon emissions.
Video Commentary: Climate alarmists say ‘Drink the Kool-Aid or lose job’
A new bill at the Statehouse will force many Vermonters to become educated about the state’s unrealistic emissions goals to keep their occupational licenses.
Trump’s America: New jobless claims fall by 15,000 close to a 50-year low
“By most traditional measures, the economy is stronger than it’s been in over three decades, especially where job creation is concerned,” Pete Roff, Newsweek’s Contributing Editor, said. “More people are working, and because real wages are rising, they have the ‘hope,’ finally, that Obama promised but found so hard to deliver.”
Independent candidate Ericka Redic to run for Burlington City Council
Independent candidate Ericka Redic has announced she is running for Burlington City Council, Ward 4. She is a native Vermonter with family ties to Burlington’s New North End.
Buttigieg, Sanders each try to stake claim as winner of Iowa Democratic caucuses
With 97 percent of the vote released in the Iowa Democratic caucuses, it appears Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg each have grounds on which to claim a victory.
Voter confronts Sanders on immigration flip-flop: ‘You have not been consistent’
A New Hampshire voter confronted Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday about his seemingly evolved immigration platform, pointing out that he used to be opposed to “open borders.”
Deb Billado: Sustain Gov. Scott’s gun bill veto
Last June, Governor Scott vetoed S.169, a bill to impose additional gun restrictions on Vermonters, including a 24 hour waiting period to purchase a handgun. Now, the ball is in the court of the Legislature to decide whether to sustain or override this veto.