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National Sheriffs Association backs Sessions in push to defund sanctuary cities

The National Sheriffs’ Association came out in favor of the Department of Justice Thursday in Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s push to withhold funds from Chicago and other sanctuary cities.

December 8, 2017 in U.S..
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Campus Watch: Due process is among the most important rights we enjoy

In this country, due process is among the most important rights we enjoy. Rights of the accused are vitally important in order to ensure innocent people are not punished.

December 8, 2017 in Commentary.
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Vermont making Act 46 incentive payments on backs of the poor, critics say

With Vermont set to pay $31 million in incentives for districts that agreed to merge under the state’s education consolidation law, critics of Act 46 say the payouts are unfair and hurt poor rural areas.

December 7, 2017 in TNR News.
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Gov. Scott wants 70 percent of Vermonters credentialed, work-skilled by 2025

The bold, new education and workforce development program has a goal of arming 70 percent of Vermont’s population with either trade or higher education credentials by the year 2025.

December 7, 2017 in TNR News.
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Democrat Sen. Al Franken resigns in wake of sexual misconduct accusations

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., officially resigned in a speech on the Senate floor Thursday amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.

December 7, 2017 in U.S..
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What Trump’s decision on Jerusalem means for Israel and the Middle East

President Donald Trump on Wednesday kept his campaign promise to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and ordered the State Department to make plans to eventually move the U.S. embassy there from Tel Aviv.

December 7, 2017 in Commentary.
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Keelan: A case for improved meetings

How meetings are conducted and what is to be presented can be improved. While I am not a fan of Amazon and Jeff Bezos, I must give him credit for how his successful company runs its meetings.

December 7, 2017 in Commentary.
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Affordable housing advocates foresee $15 million drop in investment due to tax reform

The House and Senate tax bills could be detrimental to an already struggling affordable housing situation in Vermont, according to estimates released by the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition.

December 6, 2017 in TNR News.
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Roper: Vermont better start cutting taxes dramatically

Vermont’s personal income tax revenues are down $6.41 million below forecasts. We have to ask how can this be given that the national economy is booming with 3 percent or better growth for three straight quarters, the stock market is at record highs, and Vermont’s unemployment numbers are at record lows.

December 6, 2017 in Commentary.
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House passes concealed carry reciprocity bill

The House passed legislation Wednesday that will allow people with a concealed carry permit to also bring their guns across state lines in states that permit concealed carry. 

December 6, 2017 in U.S..
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Doomsday will not follow repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate

Congressional repeal of Obamacare’s individual insurance mandate penalty is not tantamount to pressing the button on the doomsday machine.

December 6, 2017 in Commentary.
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Supreme Court sympathetic to Christian baker in LGBT rights dispute

A majority of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic Tuesday with a Christian baker from Colorado who declined to create a custom wedding cake for an LGBT couple.

December 6, 2017 in U.S..

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