McClaughry: Vermont’s electric vehicle future
Today’s EVs run smoothly and quietly and look good. They insulate owners from fuel price volatility and supply shortages, and in most states from fuel taxes. But EVs do not come without problems.
Obamacare is shrinking the individual health insurance market
New data from insurance company regulatory filings show that enrollment in the individual health insurance market declined significantly last year — by 10 percent, or 1.8 million people.
How renewable energy actually hurts the environment
Renewable energy may be responsible for the extinction of individual species, including the harbor porpoise and various migratory bats. A solar farm in California has killed hundreds of desert tortoises and kills about 6,000 birds a year by lighting them on fire.
Trump judge tally setting records despite unprecedented Democrat obstruction
The Senate confirmations on May 15 of two more of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees bring the total number approved so far in the 115th Congress to 39. Twenty-one of the 39 have been to appeals courts. The appeals court total is the highest at this point of any president in history.
Pension fund crisis becomes part of the budget showdown
The pension fund crisis estimated at about $4.5 billion in unfunded liabilities has worked its way into the budget talks currently playing out at the state capital.
The left’s war against prosperity in Seattle
In the latest move to soak the productive part of the city’s economy, the Seattle City Council voted 9-0 to approve a new “head tax” imposing a $250-per-worker charge on companies making over $20 million a year. Companies such as Amazon and Starbucks lashed out when their bottom line was threatened.
Government relies on flawed data to determine endangered species
Americans who live in or near a community built around a lake should be careful about stepping outside to mow the lawn if the temperature isn’t just right and the grass isn’t a certain height. They should keep pets indoors. They should forget about using weed killer.
Time to end net neutrality regulation once and for all
Some of the largest corporations in economic history — among them Google, Amazon, and Facebook — are longtime supporters of the restrictions. Conversely, smallish challengers, such as T-Mobile, find themselves subject to the full force of the rules. That makes no sense.
The media created a new lie about Trump and immigrants, and only AP corrected
If you’ve been scanning news headlines, you might have read that President Donald Trump on Wednesday called immigrants “animals.” There’s just one catch: The president was referring to MS-13 gang members.
Statehouse Headliners: Gender-free bathrooms, youth hunter safety, pay gap driven by women’s choices
In this week’s Statehouse Headliners, UVM is pushing gender-free multi-stall bathrooms, women choices are driving the 16 percent pay gap, a free youth hunter education resolution is shot down, and many bills have died on adjournment.
McClaughry: History shows what the individual insurance mandate could look like
Last Saturday the Vermont House and Senate finalized approval of a stupid and odious bill to impose a mandate on every Vermonter to buy overpriced state-approved Obamacare health insurance.
California officials back Trump on crackdown on ‘sanctuary’ policies
California law enforcement and local officials gathered at the White House on Wednesday to make it clear that Sacramento doesn’t speak for them on illegal immigration.