Trump announces new protections for religious liberty, conscience on National Day of Prayer
President Donald Trump spoke out on religious freedom Thursday, as he vowed to protect conscience rights and to combat anti-Semitism.
Warren’s wealth tax would backfire
Whenever Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is asked how she’ll fund “free” college tuition and her many other promised goodies, she has a ready answer: A 2% annual tax on accumulated wealth in excess of $50 million.
Unions keep deducting dues without consent, teachers say
Mendez joined with four other teachers to file a class-action lawsuit in federal court against the California Teachers Association and several local affiliates, alleging that the teachers unions continued to deduct dues from their paychecks in violation of the Supreme Court’s Janus ruling.
Bernie Sanders pushed false flag theory about domestic bombings
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders once floated a conspiracy theory about the U.S. government orchestrating domestic bombings for political purposes.
Chronicle: High school civics bill, record high volume of legislation, and more
In the May 2, 2019, issue of the Chronicle of the Vermont State House, a mandatory high school civics bill is proposed, a trophy buck returns to the Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife Committee room, and more.
Middlebury College canceled his speech. Then, a few students redeemed the situation.
The script for what followed has become all too familiar. Students protested his appearance and accused Legutko of criticizing multiculturalism and gay marriage. They falsely claimed he “has built his career off of homophobic, xenophobic, racist, misogynistic discourse.”
UK declares a ‘climate emergency’ amid wave of alarmist protests and rhetoric
The U.K. is in the grip of a climate change panic. Weeks of incessant protests and alarming rhetoric culminated in U.K. lawmakers declaring a “climate emergency.”
Florida bill allowing teachers to carry guns goes to governor
Florida lawmakers sent a bill to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis Wednesday that would allow teachers to carry firearms at school in response to the 2018 Parkland shooting.
Hundreds of youth gather at Statehouse to urge action against global warming
Hundreds of high school students from throughout the region marched on the capital Wednesday to let lawmakers know they want action to stem the tide of what they believe is man-made global warming.
‘Rich States, Poor States’ ranks Vermont 49th
The American Legislative Exchange Council just published its annual analysis of states’ economic outlooks, Rich States, Poor States, and, overall, they peg Vermont as 49th, or next to worst. Thank goodness for New York!
In Vermont and Kansas, babies aren’t people until they leave their mothers’ wombs
Kansas wishes to ignore fetal personhood in the name of women’s second-trimester abortions, no matter how much the babies suffer. Vermont seeks to blindly do the same, through the third trimester and delivery. But not all Americans are blind.
Keelan: Step up or step off
It has become so dispiriting to witness many Vermont nonprofits fail, and all too often the cause can be boards not carrying out their due diligence.