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Trump’s EPA cracking down on ‘sue and settle’ lawsuits

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a directive ending an Obama-era legal practice that conservatives criticized as giving outside activists control of the regulatory process.

October 18, 2017 in U.S..
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Burlington Telecom buyer down to Ting, Keep BT Local

The Burlington Telecom bidding process continued at an open City Council meeting Monday night, leaving two suitors standing to purchase the troubled municipal fiber-optics telecommunications network.

October 17, 2017 in TNR News.
Vote for Vermont/Pat McDonald

Gov. Scott discusses first 10 months in office

In this episode of Vote for Vermont, co-hosts Pat McDonald and Ben Kinsley interview Gov. Phil Scott about the progress he has made in fulfilling his campaign promises.

October 17, 2017 in Videos.
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More cases of voter fraud pile up as fraud deniers look other way

The Heritage Foundation’s ever-growing voter fraud database now documents 1,088 proven instances of election fraud, including 949 cases that have resulted in criminal convictions, 48 that have ended in civil penalties, and 75 that have seen defendants enter diversion programs.

October 17, 2017 in U.S..
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Vermont man making a last stand for local control of schools

“If I fail with this lawsuit there will be no local control of schools in Vermont. This is a last stand. This is it.”

October 16, 2017 in TNR News.
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Statehouse Headliners: Fewer Vermonters need welfare benefits

In this week’s Statehouse Headliners, many Vermonters once on welfare have found work, Gov. Phil Scott is listening on the carbon tax, and two agriculture commissions look at marijuana and dairy.

October 16, 2017 in TNR News.
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Mazur: Certificate of need is obsolete

Certificate of need resource allocations by government bureaucrats can’t replace private decisions by health care entrepreneurs, nor can they lead to better outcomes and less costly delivery of services to consumers.

October 16, 2017 in Commentary.
Arbeitsbesuch Mazedonien/Dragan Tatic

One out of every eight US residents is an immigrant

Thanks to a two-decade surge in immigration, a greater share of the U.S. population is foreign-born than at any time in the past century, according to a new report.

October 16, 2017 in U.S..
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Trump: ‘America is a nation of believers sustained by the power of prayer’

Trump emphasized the importance of family, work, religious liberty, “the rule of law” and law enforcement.

October 15, 2017 in U.S..
Michael Bielawski/TNR

Vermont’s electric car push faces numerous hurdles

While there’s promise for electric vehicles touted last week by Gov. Phil Scott and representatives from the automobile and electric utilities industries, experts say numerous hurdles must be overcome if the cars are to challenge the combustion engine’s dominance.

October 13, 2017 in TNR News.
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Study: School choice increases college success for low income students

Rather than scheming to eliminate Vermont’s tuitioning system, the Legislature ought to be working to expand it to all Vermont children. Perhaps folks within the state college system will see the benefit of pushing this policy direction in the future.

October 13, 2017 in Commentary.
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Tax code rewards bad state policies and favors the wealthy

One of the many reasons we need tax reform is that our current system encourages bad economic policy at the state level and subsidizes wealthy individuals.

October 13, 2017 in Commentary.

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