On California border, Trump examines wall prototypes, favors ‘see-through’ model
President Donald Trump examined border wall prototypes in San Diego on Tuesday, saying they would block 99 percent of illegal immigrants from entering the country.
Brattleboro Union High School students demand change on guns
Morey said students are calling on lawmakers to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines, and expand background checks on all gun sales. Politicians backed by the NRA, she added, “want you to forget the 427 mass shootings in 2017 alone.”
Condos opposes federal effort to protect polling places
Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos waded into election integrity issues Tuesday, announcing his fears that a section of a bill moving through Congress could lead to the policing of polling places by armed Secret Service agents.
A reply to Paul Costello about ‘democracy and leadership’
Like a Trojan horse you come to our town with collaborators inside your belly, waiting to begin the frenzy of activism that will ensue as you troll for support. Do you not see how using manipulation and subsidies to prematurely realize your dreams only suppresses economic development?
Rep. Peter Welch admits government’s ‘well-intentioned flop’ on ethanol
What a refreshing admission from a politician. Our meddling actually made matters worse in pretty much every respect, and we should just stop.
White House releases new details on school safety agenda, which includes arming teachers
President Donald Trump will push states to make it easier to seize weapons from people a court finds dangerous, hold federal agencies more accountable for background checks, and promote arming teachers.
High school senior explains why it’s better to ‘walk up’ to help others than to walk out of classes
While students across the country protest school shootings Wednesday with walkouts, one senior says her school in Utah is encouraging students to “walk up, not out” and show an act of kindness.
Statehouse Headliners: VY settlement announced; green policies fail; carbon tax study bill survives
In this week’s Statehouse Headliners, Vermont Yankee settlement gets near-unanimous approval, an environmental group calls state carbon policies ineffective and costly, and solar jobs decline 13 percent due to tariffs.
Here’s why Russia is delivering loads of natural gas to Massachusetts
Massachusetts anti-fossil fuel policies is one of the primary reasons why the state has relied on natural gas imports from a Russian oil company the Department of State sanctioned during the Obama-era.
House majority leader offers Democrat view on 2018 legislative session
In this episode of Vote for Vermont, co-hosts Pat McDonald and Ben Kinsley interview House Majority Leader Jill Krowinski about Democrats’ legislative priorities for the economy, protection of domestic violence victims, clean water, efficiency standards and more.
Majority of voters in blue states like Trump tax cuts, survey finds
More than half of registered voters in blue or battleground states that Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election, each of which has a Democrat senator up for re-election, say the economy is better than it was a year ago, according to a new survey.
Governor’s office forced to respond to critics of new gun control stance
The Scott administration is responding to a backlash from gun rights groups amid a wave of gun-control initiatives advancing at the Statehouse following the mass school shooting last month in Parkland, Florida.