Sanders campaign accuses media of ‘Bernie blackout’
“When a poll shows us winning in an early state, or like yesterday’s Emerson poll that showed us down 2 nationally to Biden and leading Warren by 4, there’s nary a peep.”
Roper: Vermont’s low murder rate and gun freedom
One murder is too many, but it’s pretty clear that the way to reduce homicides is not to take away or restrict citizens’ constitutional right to bear arms. In fact, the evidence points to just the opposite.
Opinion: We need more rapists in prison, not fewer. Why AOC is wrong again.
Seriously. The freshman congresswoman wants Congress to pass a law abolishing all prisons. Setting aside the fact that Congress has no authority to require states to abolish prisons, let’s take a look at her idea.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services investigating mom who is ‘transitioning’ 7-year-old son
Jeff Younger said his son is happy being a boy and does not desire to be a girl. James Younger’s pediatrician mother, Anne Georgulas, as well as counselors and therapists who testified on her behalf, told the court that the 7-year-old is transgender.
TNR Video Series: ‘Travels With Charlie – Vermont Politics in Real Life’ (Episode 10)
In the 10th episode of “Travels With Charlie – Vermont Politics in Real Life,” host Charlie Papillo discusses environmental policy with plastic bag-ban sponsor Sen. Chris Bray, D-Addison, and Rob Roper, president of the Ethan Allen Institute.
Emergency authorities have massive disaster drill, individuals should be ready
About 500 emergency personnel and officials from multiple levels of government are putting their emergency response protocols to the test this week in a massive drill designed to simulate a potential catastrophe.
John Klar: Vermont’s proposed carbon tax ineffective and unconstitutional?
When the Vermont Legislature next meets, there’s a good chance a new gas tax will be passed to penalize consumers for their carbon emissions. But is such a measure constitutional?
Dialogues with Meg Hansen: How Vermonters can respond to environmental activism
This week Meg interviews Ethan Allen Institute President Rob Roper about how to respond to radical environmentalism in Vermont, especially it relates to carbon taxes, plastic bag bans and global warming alarmism.
U.S. House Republicans storm Democrat-run secretive impeachment proceeding
House Republicans briefly shut down a closed-door meeting Wednesday by storming the room where lawmakers were questioning a Defense Department official involving the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Coalition of activists oppose Vermont joining multi-state climate change lawsuit
Attorney General T.J. Donovan’s decision to challenge a rollback of California’s greenhouse gas emission and fuel economy standards by the Trump administration has prompted a rebuke from Vermont activists.
Vermont Climate Solutions Caucus wants ‘teeth’ in green policy goals
On Monday night, members of the Vermont Climate Solutions Caucus met to discuss upcoming legislative efforts to push green energy policy on Vermont.
Roper: OneCare Vermont – scrap it now
We now have a feel for how this massive government intrusion into the health care market is working. It isn’t. It’s time to pull the plug on this program now, before it gets to be “too big to fail.”