Dialogues with Meg Hansen: The Vermonter Candy closes
In February, owner Carolyn Handy announced that the company, which employed several people in southern Vermont, would be closing as a result of the rising costs of doing business in the state.
Liz Warren says no one cares about the Mueller report
Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren said most voters do not care about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s completed report into on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election Monday.
New York man gets state stun gun ban overturned based on his Second Amendment rights
Banning the personal ownership of stun guns in New York state is unconstitutional because it violates individuals’ Second Amendment right to bear arms, a federal judge ruled last week.
Heating-oil customer surprised by ‘red tagging’ law in Vermont, says it’s a state-run scam
When retired homeowners Doug and Pat Richmond were told by their home fuel-oil dealer that their basement fuel tank was being “red tagged,” they went nearly apoplectic.
Twin-state paid family leave plan reviewed in House committee
Several RFIs have been returned by major national insurance companies, and so far the estimates for cost and service are within range of what was originally anticipated.
Statehouse Headliners: Committee sends abortion constitutional amendment to Senate
Key language in Proposal 5, the constitutional amendment for unrestricted abortion, could allow unrestricted assisted suicide and legal prostitution, a former Vermont Supreme Court law clerk warned Thursday.
Moore: Forests are an important part of our ecosystem and economy
The importance of the forest product industry in Vermont cannot be overstated. It adds approximately $1.5 billion to our gross domestic product.
‘Green New Deal’ is breaking the left apart
Last week, the AFL-CIO sent a letter to the bill’s lead sponsors expressing its opposition to the proposal on behalf of the 13 million workers the union represents.
Trump wins: Mueller investigation finds no collusion, no obstruction
The special counsel did not find evidence that President Trump or members of his campaign conspired with Russians to influence the 2016 election.
McClaughry: Scrapping the health insurance penalty tax
The legislative rejection of the penalty tax would certainly show that even a left-leaning legislature has enough good sense not to lay new tax burdens on vulnerable working families.
New Hampshire-Vermont paid leave plan attracts insurers’ interest
The responding companies were Standard Insurance Co., Hartford Financial Services, Total Administrative Services Corp., ReedGroup, Anthem, MetLife and Sun Life Financial.
Statehouse Headliners: Half of all Amsterdam psychosis caused by potent marijuana
A study published in the prestigious Lancet medical journal finds that an estimated five in ten new cases of psychosis in Amsterdam and three in ten new cases in London are linked with high potency marijuana use.