True North Reports

The other side of Vermont's news

Menu

Skip to content
  • Home
  • TNR News
  • Commentary
  • U.S.
  • Videos
    • TrueNorthReportsTV
    • Travels With Charlie
    • Vote for Vermont
    • The Woodchuck Report
    • The Vermont Neighbors Project
  • About
  • Subscribe!
  • Topics
    • Abortion
    • Activism
    • American Socialism
    • Authoritarianism
    • Bernie Sanders
    • Carbon Tax
    • Coronavirus
    • Courts
    • Economy and Jobs
    • Education
    • Elections
    • Election Fraud
    • Energy and Environment
    • Free Speech
    • Guns
    • Health Care
    • Immigration
    • Law Enforcement
    • LGBT
    • Left-Wing Violence
    • Marijuana Legalization
    • Press Releases
    • Racism
    • Religious Freedom
    • Statehouse
    • Taxes, Fees and Fines
    • Trump
    • Waste, Fraud and Abuse
    • Welfare Reform
  • Advertise
  • Support Us!
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Home schoolers, private schoolers invited to National School Choice week luncheon Jan. 29 in Montpelier

Students, staff and parents from home schools and private schools are invited to participate in National School Choice Week observations on Wednesday, January 29 at the Capital Plaza, 100 State Street, in Montpelier.

January 26, 2020 in Events.
Wikimedia Commons/todos

Constitutional challenge to Legislative Counsel and House Judiciary

After watching initial House Judiciary Committee hearings on H.610, I was stunned that Vermont’s Office of Legislative Counsel (represented at the House Judiciary Committee by Attorney Erik Fitzpatrick) did not even address the issue of potential conflict with the Second Amendment.

January 26, 2020 in Press Release.
Michael Bielawski/TNR

House passes minimum wage hike to $12.55 per hour, on to Senate next

The Vermont House voted Friday to raise the state’s minimum wage to $12.55 within two years, but the measure failed to garner enough votes to override a veto, should Gov. Phil Scott oppose the bill in the coming weeks.

January 24, 2020 in TNR News.
Michael Bielawski/TNR

Paid family leave passes House, heads to governor’s desk

The Vermont House of Representatives on Thursday voted to approve a paid family leave program for the entire state, but the legislation didn’t get quite enough votes to overcome a potential governor’s veto.

January 24, 2020 in TNR News.
Wikimedia Commons

The Global Warming Solutions Act: ‘Dictatorships are really efficient’

Debate over the Global Warming Solutions Act in the House Energy and Technology Committee grew philosophical about whether or not democracy is an appropriate form of government for dealing with climate change.

January 24, 2020 in Commentary.
Students for Life

Frenier: New abortion law not a nothing-burger

Laws only work if they codify cultural practices that have widespread acceptance. We are nowhere near that in our society, and the legislature’s all-or-nothing approach to abortion is only driving our citizens apart.

January 24, 2020 in Commentary.
Public domain

Klar: Flour beetles in the Vermont Statehouse — fiscal collapse on the horizon

In 2020, Vermonters must exterminate flour beetle legislators at the polls. Voters wish to retain sufficient flour for their own larders, against the day that is imminent — the day the national economy declines and the Legislature finally peers into its own empty bag of tricks.

January 24, 2020 in Commentary.

Video Commentary: More bad laws and taxes from Montpelier

Check out the wacky new bills Vermont’s far-left, one-party legislature is thinking about passing into law to make life more difficult and expensive for us.

January 24, 2020 in Videos.
Wikimedia Commons/Harvey McDaniel

Wind power industry leader calls quits for Vermont

David Blittersdorf, CEO and founder of AllEarth Renewables, has become synonymous with industrial-scale wind power over the past decade, and for the second time in as many years, he’s calling it quits in Vermont.

January 23, 2020 in TNR News.
Wikimedia Commons/DonkeyHotey

Vermont conservatives push back against apathy, gun control, school performance, perceived media bias

Faced with powerful political opposition, a strong gun control lobby, politically correct public schools that do not always prepare students, and a sometimes hostile media, it’s tempting sometimes to hunker down or even give up. But there are signs that conservative Vermonters are pushing back.

January 23, 2020 in TNR News.
Wikimedia Commons/Tony Webster

Flemming: Vermont gets first look at radical climate legislation, the Global Warming Solutions Act

Rep. Scheuermann’s statement should give even the most ardent climate warrior pause. If the Legislature passes GWSA, any “intent” may, or may not, be followed. We would be effectively handing control over any section of the economy that produces CO2 emissions to an unelected group of bureaucrats.

January 23, 2020 in Commentary.
Public domain

Lynn Edmunds: TCI will remove dollars from our pockets

Vermonters are more than willing to roll up our sleeves and work together on climate solutions that are sensible, affordable and that can be measured locally in the short term for accountability. But joining TCI would hobble us.

January 23, 2020 in Commentary.

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

 

Recent Comments

  • Mike on Governor laments over-spending legislature, says Vermonters ‘can expect to pay a lot more’
  • Rich Lachapelle on Governor doubles down on ‘unsustainable spending’ while tax revenues are falling
  • Laura Stone on John Klar: Some thoughts about free speech (and True North Reports)
  • Neil Johnson on Vermont housing program replaces pandemic-era program
  • Neil Johnson on Roper: Scott vetoes one more, nixes ‘bottle bill’
  • Vermont Citizen on John Klar: Some thoughts about free speech (and True North Reports)
  • Laura Stone on John Klar: Some thoughts about free speech (and True North Reports)
  • Mike Kell on Governor doubles down on ‘unsustainable spending’ while tax revenues are falling
  • jeffrey green on John Klar: Some thoughts about free speech (and True North Reports)
  • Vermont Citizen on John Klar: Some thoughts about free speech (and True North Reports)
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Expound by Konstantin Kovshenin