Two concerned parents in Milton are running for seats on the Milton Town School Board, largely on positions that deal with getting back to academics and away from political distractions such as equity policy.
A JFO report outlines funding sources including a new sales taxes on “pre-written software accessed remotely,” sugar taxes on candy or beverages, and an expansion of existing sales taxes. The magnitude of the economic burden posed by this program is displayed by the size of new taxes being considered.
“The way in which the Clean Heat Standard is implemented including the way in which clean heat credits are priced and how incentives or subsidies are offered to households and businesses must be established before meaningful analysis is possible,” Gov. Phil Scott said.
“There is no economic study, no fiscal analysis of the Clean Heat Program, and S.5 currently contains no cost containment provisions. … I am concerned the Senate design will end in disaster,” Natural Resources Secretary Julie Moore said.
The people have spoken. They don’t want a carbon tax on home heating fuel. And we don’t need to spend $1.75 million to find out that this whole scheme is unrealistic and unaffordable. It’s not. So, dear public servants, just kill the bill.
Never did I think that we would come to a point where our government would include one out of every 26 people on their Child Protection Registry list without ever going to court. If you are on this list, employers can reject you for any job involving children, and current employers can terminate you.
The Affordable Heat Act will increase income inequality and punish low and moderate income people, particularly our BIPOC population. It is an immoral, regressive surcharge on the most vulnerable among us.
Sen. Ruth Hardy’s attitude is, I’m not wrong. You are wrong. And I’m not going to pay attention to you — despite that being my job to represent your interests in state government. This is what democracy in Vermont looks like today.
I’m realistic enough to know H.74 will not be considered in today’s political majority in Montpelier. However, I will not stop in advocating for a balance in what Vermonters can achieve and afford in efforts to reduce our green house gas emissions.
On a narrow 4-3 vote, a Vermont Senate panel on Tuesday advanced legislation that could set in motion a study looking at greenhouse gas reductions and the cost of doing so across the state.
A Vermont public policy group says the state’s proposed Affordable Heat Act would have an upfront cost of $5 billion. The Ethan Allan Institute said Monday that Senate Bill 5 would become the state’s largest social program in history if signed into law.
Even at low exposure levels, PFAS in drinking water put human health at risk. The chemicals are associated with infertility, reproductive cancers, hormone issues, vaccine immunity problems and kidney cancer.