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Tom Evslin: Humans know how to mitigate against the effects of climate

Remember the famous seven fat years and seven lean years in Genesis? Crops may well have been “average” over the whole fourteen-year period. Trouble is that none of those years individually was average. Fortunately dream-reader Joseph knew what was coming. Granaries were built and stocked during the fat years.

January 31, 2023 in Commentary.

Rep. Wilson: If we love Vermont so much, why are we trying to change everything?

It is time that “We the People” speak up for our constitutional republic, which gives our government power from the people, and whose job it is to protect them.

January 31, 2023 in Commentary.
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Bill would remove tax exemption for politically active churches; also eliminate life without parole, and free health care for legislators

A House bill H.113 introduced by two southern Vermont legislators would ban tax exemptions for any church or charitable organization engaged in lobbying. Also, S.41 would eliminate a life without parole as a sentencing option.

January 31, 2023 in TNR News.
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McClaughry: Seven top legislative issues of 2023

Issues high on the Democratic policy agenda include the Affordable Heating Act, paid family and medical leave, child care, ending school choice, repeal of the Sportsmen’s Bill of Rights, and more.

January 30, 2023 in Commentary.
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Conservation Law Foundation gearing up to sue Vermont over GWSA?

Several witnesses (and basic math) are on record that Vermont is not on track to achieve those reductions by the first milestone in 2025, nor the second milestone in 2030, so the anticipated lawsuit now appears inevitable.

January 30, 2023 in TNR News.
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Keelan: Now the progressives are in my kitchen

The Democrats and their far-left Progressives allies have moved from my basement to my kitchen. This home invasion comes on the heels of the party-in-power looking forward to removing my gasoline-fired cars from my garage in the not-too-distant future. 

January 30, 2023 in Commentary.
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John LaBarge: Follow the money on the Affordable Heat Act

So why this constant and relentless push to past the Affordable Heat Act and more? It’s really not about saving our planet because it’s obvious Vermont will have no impact on reducing global carbon loading even if we achieve zero emissions.

January 30, 2023 in Commentary.
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NYC pro-life advocate has speaking tour in deep blue northeast, UVM on Monday

A young NYC woman and activist for pro-life causes, Savannah Craven, is making rounds across New England to speak about the topic of abortion. On Saturday she attended the Right to Life March, and on Monday evening she will speak at UVM.

January 30, 2023 in TNR News.
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Vermont bill would create study group to eliminate cash bail

The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont is backing House Bill 88, an act relating to reducing the imposition of cash bail in the state’s judicial system. The legislation is sponsored by Rep. Michelle Bos-Lun, D-Windham, who serves on the House Committee on Corrections and Institutions.

January 30, 2023 in TNR News.
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Kathi Tarrant: Kicking the can down the road on child care, other issues

As it relates to the child care crisis in Vermont, representatives in my district have decided to champion this to the tune of $179 to $279 million, overseen by the House Human Services Committee.

January 30, 2023 in Commentary.
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The dispute over South Hero village zoning districts

Vermont taxpayers are footing the tab for a handful of social justice ideologues to impose their political ideology on town residents who have reasonable questions about the potential impact of their Town Plan on their property values.

January 30, 2023 in TNR News.
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Clean heat standard will have Vermonters paying 70 cents per gallon more to heat their homes

Secretary of Natural Resources Julie Moore pulled back the veil on what the cost of the proposed Clean Heat Standard, S.5, would cost Vermonters — and it’s a really big check.

January 27, 2023 in TNR News.

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