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Anti-carbon tax activists blast Vermont legislators for conflicts of interest

Supporters of a new boycott against Vermont companies that support a carbon tax say three state legislators have conflicts of interest on energy policy because of their ties to SunCommon.

March 28, 2019 in TNR News.
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House Judiciary hears more on 24-hour handgun purchase waiting period

The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday heard more testimony on S.169, an act relating to firearms procedures that would impose a 24-hour waiting period on handgun purchases.

March 28, 2019 in TNR News.
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Bucknam: Vermont Republican revitalization

These are exciting times, with intellectual ferment and spirited discussions going on among Vermont Republicans. It is the beginning of a rebirth in the Vermont Republican Party, and ultimately, of Vermont itself. 

March 28, 2019 in Commentary.
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Statehouse Headliners: Marijuana hospitalization triples in legal Colorado; Weybridge woman describes omnipresent stench of pot in Denver

A medical study released this week finds that 9,973 marijuana-related emergency room visits occurred in Colorado from 2012-2016, more than triple the number that occurred prior to legalization.

March 28, 2019 in TNR News.
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Pelosi’s new climate bill seeks to make Paris accord legally binding on US

Pelosi’s new climate bill would legally tether Trump to the Paris deal while the leaders of China and India have no such obligations.

March 28, 2019 in U.S..
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Vermont Health Commissioner supports ongoing social media crackdown on vaccine ‘disinformation’

Social media companies have begun cracking down on anti-vaccine chatter between users of social media in response to a coordinated pro-vaccine campaign from health officials across the country.

March 27, 2019 in TNR News.
Bruce Parker/TNR

Statehouse Headliners: House votes to double heating fuel tax for weatherization, carbon reduction

H.439, a bill to double the tax on most home heating fuels, passed the Vermont House Tuesday afternoon after lengthy debate. It was opposed by most Republicans and independents and supported by most Democrats and Progressives.

March 27, 2019 in TNR News.

Roper: Should Vermonters pay reparations for slavery?

It would be impossible to ever truly compensate for the inhumanity of slavery. And how could you ever find a just and fair way to do so today when nobody involved in the transaction has ever owned a slave or ever been a slave?

March 27, 2019 in Commentary.
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What if there’s no collusion in the final Mueller Report? Bernie Sanders refuses to say

Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders refused to respond when asked if he would accept Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s completed report into on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election Tuesday.

March 27, 2019 in U.S..
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Green energy companies aren’t backing the Green New Deal

A number of renewable energy executives and leaders have not completely embraced the Green New Deal, fearing the divisive proposal would cause more harm than good.

March 27, 2019 in U.S..
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Klar: Using the doctor-patient privilege to kill

There is nothing abstract about a third-trimester, viable child being killed. There is no more physician-patient privacy right in such a thing than for a psychiatrist to justify a patient who brutally beats their 10-year-old.

March 26, 2019 in Commentary.
Bruce Parker/TNR

Statehouse Headliners: Big money quietly buying multiple MA cannabis licenses; could it happen here?

Tax and regulation of legal marijuana will get a close look in House Government Operations Committee this week. Gov Ops also will discuss ranked choice voting and the proposed Montpelier charter change to allow non-citizens to vote in municipal elections.

March 26, 2019 in TNR News.

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