Statehouse Headliners: Medicaid considering covering transgender surgery for youth
A proposed Medicaid insurance coverage rule change would relax some preconditions and remove all age limitations for transgender surgery.
Bennington police review group proposed
With Bennington close to hiring a consultant to review Bennington Police Department policies and practices, some residents are calling for greater transparency and the creation of a police oversight board.
Democrats move to make gun-makers liable for gun crimes
“It’s like blaming Ford or General Motors for the negligent use of their cars,” Lawrence Keane said. “It is wrong to hold the gun or any other industry liable for the criminal misuse of nondefective products sold lawfully.”
TNR Video Series: ‘Travels With Charlie – Vermont Politics in Real Life’ (Episode 3)
In the third episode of “Travels With Charlie – Vermont Politics in Real Life,” host Charlie Papillo talks Act 250 reform with developer Jeff Davis and Vermont state Sen. Chris Pearson, a Progressive-Democrat from Chittenden County.
How open borders and sanctuary policies victimize (and even kill) Americans
Supporters of open borders and sanctuary policies must be overjoyed by the latest report from the Department of Homeland Security. The Border Patrol intercepted more than 144,000 illegal aliens at the southwest border in May, the largest monthly total in more than a dozen years.
‘Green’ lawmakers call for enforced green energy quotas, a wealth tax, electric car subsidies
Top green activist lawmakers got together Wednesday night for a public discussion on the status of environmental legislation passed in Vermont, as well as goals they would like to see pursued next year.
John Klar: Global warming fanatics hijack Vermont tax-funded parade, government approves
At the Strolling of the Heifers Parade 2019, this bias against free speech was on full display, augmented by blatant government endorsement, using broadcast media by Vermont’s ultra-progressive lieutenant governor.
Smith: Jay Peak indictments and the court of public opinion
Stenger acquired responsibility for the financial misdeeds of the other partners but, burdened with his responsibilities as the developer on the ground, apparently neglected to raise any red flags if indeed he knew of the extent of those misdeeds.
Sanders: Socialism will spike taxes, but Americans will be ‘delighted’ to pay extra
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders acknowledged a tax increase from his policies and said Americans would be “delighted” to pay extra, in a CNN interview with Anderson Cooper Wednesday.
Texas town declares sanctuary city for the unborn, outlaws all abortion
“All organizations that perform abortions and assist others in obtaining abortions are now declared to be criminal organizations in Waskom, Texas,” Dickson added.
Mexican national gets jail time as illegal northern border crossings continue to rise
A twice-deported Mexican national arrested in Burlington is headed to jail as the number of illegal crossings at the Canadian border continues to rise.
Statehouse Headliners: DOC shuns released inmate housing offer, and ‘trauma-informed’ corrections explained
Monday’s Headliners column about legislative planning for the next wave of Vermont prisons prompted plenty of reader questions and comments.