“We rely on the delivery of mail every election cycle. If the Postal Service ceases to exist entirely as a result, that is a worst-case scenario that we are, frankly, not well prepared for,” Secretary of State Jim Condos said.
Deep cuts will need to be made in New Hampshire’s budget due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Chris Sununu said Thursday as he also announced schools will be closed until the end of the school year.
What Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman and his colleagues don’t understand, or don’t care about, is the fact that government cannot give to anyone without taking away from someone else first.
President Donald Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget proposal presented to Congress today boosts funds for the military and veterans and implements mandatory reforms for all agencies in an attempt to cut the deficit by $4.6 trillion over the next decade.
It’s my belief the state budget should not grow any faster than people’s paychecks. Our goal should be to do our work in ways that help Vermonters keep more of what they earn, making it easier — not harder — for every family to live a secure and stable life.
All four of the top-tier Democratic presidential candidates — Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders — have released climate plans that call for massive spending, an overhaul of the fossil fuel industry and increased standards for renewable energy.
This proposal would replicate, and in some cases double down on, the unwise policies that led to our current $1.6 trillion student debt crisis. Americans simply cannot afford the College Affordability Act.
If the U.S. adopted a European-style tax system to fund federal entitlement programs, single U.S. workers making $40,000 would see a $6,000 increase in income tax, according to a Heritage Foundation report.
The average taxpayer burden across all 50 states to cover the debt was $8,400, and 40 state governments were unable to pay their bills.
“With the proposed rule, USDA is on track to correct a problem that has allowed individuals with significant assets – including millionaires – to collect food stamps. The rule would close the loophole that has allowed this, ensuring food stamp resources only go to those who actually qualify and are truly in need.”
Green Mountain Power is showing its support for the political Global Climate Strike by increasing green energy rebates and partnering with Vermont customers and communities to reduce carbon emissions.
There’s an inherent unfairness to forcing many working-class Americans who couldn’t afford to go to college themselves to pay off the loans of those who could.