Close to 60 Syrian militia fighters came to Germany as refugees
Close to 60 people from an al-Qaida-linked militia group in Syria entered Germany posing as refugees, German magazine Der Spiegel reported Saturday.
Fast food workers spent Labor Day on strike for a $15 minimum wage
Workers from various fast food chains as well as other restaurants across the U.S. spent their labor day on strike demanding a $15 an hour minimum wage.
A Debate for Vermont: Is the ‘refugee cap’ a serious problem for Vermont schools?
Is the “refugee cap” a serious problem, or is the unwillingness to trim costs in the face of declining enrollments the reason why Vermont’s education and taxpayer burdens continue to increase?
Keelan: A nonprofit endowment tax?
Nonprofits with huge endowments need to change. Otherwise, they, too, might be subject to Section 531 of the U.S. Tax Code.
Vermont AG office fights records request for a year only to say records don’t exist
After a yearlong court battle against a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, the Vermont attorney general’s office says it has no records to turn over relating to a multi-state investigation of groups opposed to climate change policies.
Vermont Team Two leaders discuss training for mental health crises
In this episode of Vote for Vermont, co-hosts Pat McDonald and Ben Kinsley interview Montpelier Police Chief Tony Facos and Team Two Coordinator Kristin Chandler to discuss how effective training helps ensure safe responses to mental health crises.
Trump restores work requirements for welfare gutted by Obama
President Donald Trump on Wednesday reversed an Obama administration policy that undermined one of the most successful domestic policy reforms in the last half-century.
4 ways to change our tax code to boost economic growth
In a national speech on Wednesday, President Donald Trump framed the tax reform debate that will continue to unfold when Congress returns next week. Here are four ways to change our tax code to boost economic growth.
Statehouse Headliners: Pot study deadline up in air, Vermont makes millions from ‘cap and trade,’ and SolarFest home sours on solar
In this week’s Statehouse Headliners, Gov. Scott’s pot study deadline is up in the air, Vermont makes millions on regional carbon “cap and trade,” and a proposed underwater transmission line project may pay for the Lake Champlain cleanup.
Democrats up in arms about states cleaning up voter rolls
The presence on the rolls of the deceased and duplicate registrations provides fertile ground for would-be vote fraudsters. There’s no reason whatsoever for those registrations to remain on the books. Yet Democrats and self-styled “voting rights” groups are crying foul.
Why Trump’s upcoming decision on federal lands matters
The subject of Interior’s report is presidential use of the Antiquities Act of 1906. The Act allows presidents to unilaterally designate federal lands as “historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest.” These designations change how land is managed and who has access to it.
Middletown Springs, home of SolarFest, fights solar project
Over 100 town residents have signed a petition against the 500-kilowatt net-metered project that would cover almost 5 acres of an old apple orchard.