Sea of orange floods Statehouse for gun bill public hearing
The red House chamber of the Statehouse turned orange Tuesday evening as gun rights activists by the hundreds filled the room to speak out for Second Amendment rights.
Who was the daring defector who raised his crutches high, defying the Kim Regime during the SOTU?
One of the highlights of President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address was a North Korean defector brutalized by the regime who raised his crutches in defiance.
Bernie goes after the presidential ‘bully’ in SOTU response
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders knocked President Donald Trump in his response to the State of The Union address Tuesday night.
‘Americans are Dreamers too’: Trump offers unapologetic defense of immigration enforcement
President Donald Trump struck a conciliatory tone in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night, but he let out his inner immigration hawk during his remarks on cracking down on criminal aliens.
State lawmakers consider net neutrality bill for Vermont
In December, the Federal Communications Commission led by Chairman Ajit Pai voted to rescind the Obama-era Internet regulation known as net neutrality. Last week, state lawmakers in the Senate Committee on Finance listened to testimonies for and against legislation to re-establish the regulation for Vermont.
Federal overreach on frogs’ habitat threatening company’s private property
Does private property have to be “habitable” by a species in order for bureaucrats to claim it is that species’ “critical habitat”? In an extreme example of government run amok, a group of environmentalists and federal bureaucrats says “no.”
It could be a great year for America’s gun owners and gun makers
The potential is there for 2018 to be an amazing year for American gun owners and gun-makers. At the top of a lot of wish lists is completing export-control reform.
Roper: A red flag in that United Van Lines migration study
The UVL customers moving into Vermont were older and doing so largely because they were retired and/or wanted to be closer to family. Those moving out, however, were younger and did so largely for reasons connected to employment.
Trey Gowdy calls out Democrats for burying the truth about FISA memo
GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy called out congressional Democrats for trying to hide the contents of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) memo, and said the truth has taken a backseat to winning on Capitol Hill.
New Haven solar array is in violation, says former selectboard official
According to former New Haven Selectman Douglas Tolles, New Haven GLC is on prime agricultural land and its size violates both the old town plan and the new town plan.
Statehouse Headliners: Better Vermont starts citizen petition to stop further pot legalization
Personal cultivation and possession of marijuana will be legal July 1 in Vermont. Gov. Phil Scott signed H.511 into law Jan. 22, and already pro-legalization forces want to legalize industrial cultivation and commercial sale in 2019.
Moore: Tourism very important part of Vermont’s economy
Overall, tourism constitutes approximately 8 percent of the state’s Gross Domestic Product or the overall value of everything produced in Vermont.