Court rules Delaware’s new vote-by-mail law is illegal
A vote-by-mail law approved in July does not bode with Delaware law and the process cannot be used in the upcoming November elections, a state judge ruled Wednesday.
Scott issues 10-point action plan framework to counter rising violent crime in Vermont
Governor Phil Scott today issued his 10-point public safety enhancement and violence prevention action plan, laying out the framework of a comprehensive response to address violent crime and other public safety concerns across the state.
Op-ed: Have we reached the point of no return?
Voters need to find out who is for or against mob rule, whether they are Democrats or Republicans. We are not going to be a free or decent society otherwise.
Allergan $2.37 billion opiate settlement to benefit Vermont
States participating in the settlement include Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin. New York settled separately with Allergan in December 2021.
McClaughry: ‘We’ cannot allow an out of control Supreme Court? Who is ‘we,’ Mr. President?
My big problem is Biden’s declaration that “we can’t allow an out of control Supreme Court … ” Oh? Who is this “we”? Just who is supposed to be in control of the Supreme Court?
Eric Davis: Does SCOTUS gun ruling for New York affect Vermont magazine ban?
The decision, combined with the fact that the Supreme Court has also remanded two separate cases regarding magazine capacity limits back to the 3rd and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to be reheard under the context of Bruen, has huge implications for states like Vermont.
Tom Evslin: U.S. Supreme Court EPA decision an ‘important step to preserving our republic’
People say about this issue and many others, “Congress didn’t act so the President had to do something!” These are well meaning people, but they are really saying “if Democracy doesn’t give the results I think are necessary, then we need to have a dictatorship.”
U.S. Supreme Court reins in EPA, delivers massive blow to Biden’s climate agenda
The Court, in a 6-3 decision on West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), limited the agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases from power plants, significantly curtailing the power of the federal agency.
Clinton says country ‘on the precipice,’ claims SCOTUS may be ‘dismantling the federal government’
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claimed that the Supreme Court inflicted a “terrible travesty” on America by overturning Roe v, Wade and potentially gutting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during an interview that aired Tuesday on “CBS Mornings.”
McClaughry: Maine decision points the way toward universal school choice
Last week’s decision moves much closer to that sweeping requirement: all parents — not just tuition town parents — must be given their choice of approved public schools, non-sectarian independent schools, and sectarian independent schools.
Outgoing House Democrat on Prop 5: The courts ‘will make their own assertions’
On Wednesday’s edition of the “Morning Drive” radio show, an outgoing House Democrat who has been in office for 30 years discussed the legal meaning of Proposal 5, a constitutional amendment going before voters that would protect unrestricted abortion in Vermont up until birth.
Two Vermont prosecutors among 85 pledging to disregard SCOTUS abortion decision
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s momentous decision striking down Roe v. Wade on Friday, two of Vermont’s government attorneys have joined 83 colleagues from 29 states in declaring they will not prosecute individuals who provide, support or seek abortions.