State Headliners: Facebook, Google contribute to AG Donovan, legislators get money from GunSense
In this State Headliners, tech giants contribute to re-election of TJ Donovan, and GunSense PAC backs 14 candidates.
VPIRG’s totally bogus, fraudulent fossil fuel pledge
Many probably signed this thing the way we sign off to the Apple iTunes terms of agreement: read the first line and then skip to the bottom and click “agree.” But, caveat emptor, and with VPIRG, you’d really better beware of deceptive practices.
Bernie Sanders stumps for two candidates with arrest records in one week
Bryce has been arrested a total of nine times for reasons including property damage, driving with a suspended license and marijuana possession. The 53-year-old was arrested in 1998 for drunk driving and pleaded guilty.
Child care costs at least $9,000 for one child in 2017
Child Care Aware of America found that married couples would need to spend more than 10.6 percent of their income for one child in 2017, up from 10.2 percent from the previous year.
Another Act 46 lawsuit is brewing
At least 21 school districts are considering going to court if the Agency of Education forces mergers on them, and they’ve got a group of lawyers ready to go.
The Big Hammer to force everyone to buy health insurance
No matter what exemptions are agreed upon, the Big Hammer will still fall on thousands of Vermonters. This will be an unfair Robin Hood-in-reverse scheme, and an intolerable intrusion upon the liberty of Vermonters.
Trump order enables Vermont Chamber members to have health insurance again
The health insurance that emerged has been dubbed “VACEplus Health Plans.” It was approved by the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation and is available for businesses with 100 and fewer employees.
Trump admin weighing policy that eradicates ‘transgender’ label
President Donald Trump’s administration is considering defining gender as a static, unchangeable, biological fact that is designated at birth and can never be altered.
Opinion: America cannot afford for Congress to abandon the budget caps
But aside from entitlements, McConnell and his colleagues have a critical opportunity to restrain spending right now by preserving the budget caps, which were put in place by the Budget Control Act of 2011.
Union members have traditionally supported Democrats, but poll shows a dramatic shift
Self-identified union members are just as likely to support a Republican for office as a Democrat, according to polling data released by Pew Research Center Monday.
Roper: School choice, not pre-K, key to attracting young families
Pre-K programs do not benefit children over the long term, and in some cases it appears that they actually do long term harm.
Lawrence Zupan: Vermont needs a senator for the future, not one stuck in the past
Unfortunately, incumbent Bernie Sanders is still peddling the economic, educational, energy and social welfare ideas that became popular in “progressive” circles decades ago but have failed in practice.