Liz Warren celebrates MLK breakfast by calling Trump ‘openly racist’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts kicked off Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday by calling President Donald Trump a “racist bully” whose supporters are “white supremacists.”
Rand Paul says Dems are ‘sabotaging’ immigration debate with racist smears
Sen. Rand Paul accused Democrats of willfully sabotaging the debate on immigration reform through racial attacks and an unwillingness to compromise, Monday on “Fox and Friends.”
Latest carbon tax plan angers some Addison County residents
Outspoken Addison County residents who attended a presentation about a proposed Vermont carbon tax last week expressed their displeasure with the plan, saying it will add as much as $1,000 to their current winter heating bill if adopted.
McClaughry: A state health insurance purchase mandate?
Sen. Claire Ayer and Rep. William Lippert do not want young healthy to drop their insurance. They are seriously considering shutting off this exit ramp for the young and healthy by creating a Vermont individual mandate to buy state-approved insurance.
Why Kaepernick’s NFL protests fall short of MLK’s movement
The New Yorker caused a stir when it portrayed civil rights hero Martin Luther King, Jr. kneeling alongside NFL protesters Colin Kaepernick and Michael Bennett on the cover of the most recent edition of its magazine.
6 actions states, federal government could take on Obamacare, health care in 2018
Many states are eager to reverse the damage from Obamacare in 2018, but in some cases, they will need help from Congress, leading health care experts say.
Smith: Sanders sells out
Sanders entire career and presidential campaign were built on bashing “greedy” rich people and railing against money in politics. Now he and the Mrs. spend their time on dark-money organizations soliciting obscene amounts of dough from unidentified greedy rich people to inject into politics — creating a fortune in media-buy commissions.
UVM study: Vermont spends twice national average per special ed student
A UVM study presented to lawmakers Wednesday showed that Vermont’s special education costs are disproportionately high relative to other states.
How tax reform will put more money in your wallet this year
Once the IRS releases its 2018 tables that incorporate the changes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, most workers will see either larger paychecks, or little change in them.
State officials reject environmentalist plan to replace California’s last nuclear plant with green energy
Sometimes even the best-laid plans fall through. Environmentalists are fretting their plan to replace California’s last nuclear power plant with green energy sources has been rejected by state regulators.
Vermont law enforcement express sense of betrayal over looming pot legalization
“The thing that bothers us the most is that we have been discounted during this whole debate about legalizing marijuana. Gov. Scott’s commission was established to provide guidance and answers, but now it seems to have been a waste of time.”
Group calls for support of state pre-K programs, but benefits remain questionable
A new report from Vermont’s early childhood state advisory council says parents continue to have difficulties finding good childcare, despite the state’s expanding prekindergarten program.