Gun control protesters want to ban ‘assault weapons,’ but not sure what those are
Protesters at the March for Our Lives wanted to ban assault weapons but did not know what they are, according to a video published Sunday.
Moore: International trade important to Vermont, but trade imbalance about $740 million
How important is international trade to Vermont’s economy? According to a report from the Business Roundtable, international trade, including exports and imports, supports 92,502 Vermont jobs – more than 1 in 5.
Settlement builds foundation for hope at Vermont Yankee
Windham Regional Commission and the Town of Vernon now have the ability to plan for a future in which redevelopment may begin in as early as 10 years.
Students rally across nation and Montpelier to demand gun control laws
A day after the Vermont House preliminarily passed legislation for universal background checks, gun magazine limits and increasing the gun purchase age to 21, about 2,000 students and activists gathered at the Statehouse to participate in a nationwide rally for gun control.
McClaughry: A better model for primary care
So why aren’t we moving rapidly toward direct primary care coupled with independent specialist centers, paid for by health savings accounts and backed up by high deductible health plans?
How this college conservative counters liberal intolerance on Massachusetts campuses
The leader of Republican groups at Massachusetts colleges says the position is rewarding because it allows him to support fellow students, such as the one who felt attacked by a professor who openly derided President Donald Trump.
Is EPA’s Scott Pruitt planning a final blow to Obama’s climate agenda?
“How do we know what the ideal surface temperature should be in the year 2100, looking out 82 plus years, right? It’s a fair question, right? Particularly if you’re basing policy on it now,” Pruitt noted.
Roper: House committee takes up harmful $15 minimum wage
Why lawmakers would consider — let alone pass — a law that they know will both drag on the overall economy and have significant negative impacts on the state’s most vulnerable businesses and citizens is mind-boggling.
6 things in the spending bill that will make conservatives livid
House leadership released the text of a 2,232 page must-pass spending bill that includes a number of provisions that are likely to make conservatives angry.
Report: Obamacare made insurance companies stock prices soar ‘272 percent’
Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion program and subsidies have made major health insurance companies extremely profitable, according to a White House economic report released this week.
Joint Fiscal Office points to economic losses from $15 minimum wage
The House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs on Wednesday examined raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, despite signals from the governor that such a measure would get a veto if gets to his desk.
Massachusetts AG opposed to pipelines says buying Russian gas is better for environment
Attorney General Maura Healey has opposed building new pipeline capacity to bring more gas to energy-starved New England, and says importing liquefied natural gas during cold snaps is better for the environment than building new pipelines.