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Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign cash haul is not slowing down

Sanders has raised $10 million from 359,914 donors since he officially entered the race on Feb. 19, campaign officials told The New York Times. Fundraising by other 2020 contenders pales in comparison.

February 26, 2019 in U.S..
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Frenier: Abortion and power

We women are in a power crisis right now over abortion. We are so focused on ourselves as victims that we are blind to the fact that, in this situation, we are the oppressors.

February 26, 2019 in Commentary.
Bruce Parker/TNR

Statehouse Headliners: Proposal to enshrine abortion in VT Constitution in Senate committee Thursday

Prop 5 opponents may claim this proposed amendment does create and perpetuate the worst kind of legal inferiority — by in effect defining the viable fetus a non-person whose life may be ended without legal recourse.

February 26, 2019 in TNR News.
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Video: Green New Deal absurdities catching up with Ocasio-Cortez

“People are like ‘oh it’s unrealistic. Oh it’s vague. Oh it doesn’t address this little minute thing.’ And I’m like ‘you try. You do it. Cause you’re not.’ So until you do it, I’m the boss. How about that?”

February 26, 2019 in Videos.
Flickr/401kcalculator.org

Stealth tax increase taking some Vermonters by surprise

This year some Vermonters are paying what amounts to a new, stealth income tax. That’s the word from Steve Cairns, owner of Advisor Tax Services in Stowe.

February 25, 2019 in TNR News.
Michael Bielawski/TNR

Health Care Committee leaning toward penalty for those who don’t buy insurance

The House Committee on Health Care appears to be leaning toward imposing a financial penalty on Vermonters who do not purchase health insurance.

February 25, 2019 in TNR News.
Wikimedia Commons/Phil Roeder

Fact Check: 5 claims from Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign announcement video

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders made several claims about wealth inequality and the economy in a 2020 presidential campaign announcement video released last Tuesday. Here are five checks on his claims.

February 25, 2019 in U.S..
Flickr/401kcalculator.org

Report: Green New Deal could cost every US household $65,000 a year

Thus, the potential cost of the Green New Deal could range from 63 percent of the median to nearly 106 percent of what the average household earns a year. The median U.S. household income was $61,372 in 2017, according to government figures.

February 25, 2019 in U.S..
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Ocasio-Cortez on climate change: ‘Is it OK to still have children?’

Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posed a question to her supporters during a streaming conversation from her kitchen Sunday night: “Is it okay to still have children” because of global warming?

February 25, 2019 in U.S..
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Covington teen’s libel suit follows Justice Thomas’ questioning of libel precedent

The Post and other media outlets reported that Sandmann and his classmates were bullying Native American activist Nathan Phillips, based on a partial video clip. However, other media widely reported on the full video that demonstrated that wasn’t the case.

February 25, 2019 in Commentary.
Wikimedia Commons/Kelvinhu

McClaughry: Single-member districts will strengthen democracy

Kudos to the Vermont Senate for passing a bill requiring that Senate districts “shall have a maximum of three members.”

February 24, 2019 in Commentary.
Bruce Parker/TNR

Statehouse Headliners: New House bills would ban distracted driving and annual vehicle inspection

New bills filed in the House would fund electric cars with a 5-cent gas tax, prohibit distracted driving, exempt new Vermonters from auto sales taxes, eliminate annual vehicle inspection, and more.

February 24, 2019 in TNR News.

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