Morrisville mother-daughter team get sentenced to prison for drug operation
A mother and daughter from Morrisville are headed to jail after getting caught selling hard drugs including heroin, fentanyl and oxycodone.
John Klar: Carbon tax credits — selling indulgences to polluting corporations
Carbon tax credits are nothing more than modern-day indulgences issued for money by government regulators. There is no “incentive” when a polluter buys a tract of forest to “offset” its toxins. It is merely an illusion, a payoff for the right to sin against the planet.
New Hampshire lands in top 10 in report on states’ business climates
A new Tax Foundation study ranks New Hampshire sixth in its 2020 State Business Tax Climate Index. Neighboring states did not fare so well in the study, which ranked Maine at 33rd, Massachusetts 36th, Vermont 44th and Connecticut 47th.
Trump campaign raises $3 million on day Democrats voted for impeachment inquiry
President Donald Trump’s campaign manager said the president raked in millions of dollars on Thursday, the day House Democrats voted to support an impeachment inquiry.
Vermont student testing results on Nation’s Report Card show declines in reading, math
The release of nationwide reading and mathematics testing results by state showed notable declines in Vermont student performance compared with the previous 2017 results.
Daily Chronicle: Last Friday, employees at 200 VT companies missed their paychecks — what happened?
Direct deposit is like a car engine that only gets our attention when it doesn’t work. But like an engine, direct deposit has plenty of hidden, moving parts. Sometimes they stop working.
Todd Smith: Unaccountable care organizations
When you pay attention to health care reform efforts in Vermont, unfortunately, you’re almost certain to develop neck and spine problems from shaking your head.
Nation’s report card ‘must be America’s wake-up call,’ Betsy DeVos says
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos criticized the state of American students’ education Wednesday, saying the United States is in a “student achievement crisis.”
Trump administration on track to accept zero refugees in October
The State Department is on track to accept zero refugees for the month of October, a result of the president’s pause in admissions and his overall goal of dramatically reducing the number of refugees that enter the country every year.
Republican gubernatorial candidate promises ‘no more gun laws’ for Vermont
Amid a firestorm of criticism over a comment that he would not seek to repeal S.55, Republican gubernatorial candidate John Klar is reassuring voters that there will be no new gun-control laws in Vermont if he is elected in 2020.
Halloween in Vermont: For some a time to be politically correct, but for others a time for trick-or-treat fun
While one Burlington elementary school is garnering media attention over its decision to cancel an annual Halloween parade in the name of cultural sensitivity, other seasonal celebrations around the state are pressing ahead with good old-fashioned spooky fun.
Klar answers critics who blast his opposition to transgender surgeries for young children
Where will the Democratic Party and VTDigger political columnist Jon Margolis be when those children’s lives are irrevocably altered and they suffer a life of remorse and trauma?