Study: Renewable energy could up New England rates 20%
A new study shows power demand in New England has experienced an 11.4% drop from 2008 to 2020 but could cost ratepayers billions of dollars to incorporate zero-emissions electricity.
More shootings, school threat, alleged hate crimes and more keep police busy
Vermont State Police and local departments continue to deal with shootings and other serious crimes, including a double shooting that occurred on Sunday in Leicester and another shooting in Burlington last week.
Scott plans to veto child care bill
The Republican governor said Tuesday during his weekly press conference that he intends to veto House Bill 217. The bill would create a system in which the state’s child care and early learning system would be propped up with funding culled through employee payroll contributions and budget allocations.
Far-left group puts Moms for Liberty on map with KKK chapters
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which brands mainstream conservative and Christian organizations as “hate groups,” placing them on a map with chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, added a slew of parental rights organizations to that “hate map” for 2022 and labeled them “antigovernment groups.”
12 defensive uses of guns that don’t fit Hollywood’s narrative
Almost every major study has found that Americans use their firearms in self-defense between 500,000 and 3 million times annually, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has acknowledged.
Middle school coach Travis Allen reinstated after suspension for misgendering a student
A Vermont middle school coach has been reinstated after being suspended from his position for what the school district called misgendering a student, according to ABC News.
Scott signs housing legislation into law
Gov. Phil Scott signed Senate Bill 100 on Monday afternoon, which is designed to spur more progress in addressing the state’s housing shortage. The new law will bring more regulatory reforms to the housing sector.
Journalist George Will visits Vermont for the Ethan Allen Institute’s 30th anniversary
One of the best-known and widely respected journalists over the past five decades, George Will, visited Vermont on Wednesday as the headline speaker for the 30th Anniversary celebration of the Ethan Allen Institute.
Keelan: Unfortunately, it has happened again
Once again, two nonprofits, one in South Royalton, Vermont, and the other across the border in Lebanon, New Hampshire, have fallen victim to embezzlement.
Steve MacDonald: Sununu isn’t running for president
On Monday, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu announced he would not seek the Republican nomination for President. I guess he looked at the polling and discovered that he’d reached his ceiling on electability (but won’t admit it).
Johnny Bananas: UVM to open new Pfizer School of Sorcery
Eager to capitalize on a generation still under the spell of Harry Potter, UVM plans to be the first to offer a Bachelors in Divination, Sorcery and Magic (BDSM). Applications for the school have already been flooding in.
Joe Gervais: Reps. Seth Bongartz and Kathleen James simply didn’t care
Sadly, our two representatives, Kathleen James and Seth Bongartz, were among the 103 Democrat, Progressive and independent legislators who didn’t listen to their constituents. Despite the repeated public appeals to vote no on S.5, they voted yes.