Statehouse Headliners: As count continues, House GOP 13 shy of 51 needed to uphold veto
As vote tallies continued to come in late into the night, Vermont’s House Democrats appear to lead GOP 88-38 in House seats, with 20 seats still in play.
State Headliners: Vermont fights ‘sanctuary’ claim in courts as feds withhold millions from police
Vermont seems likely to keep losing these annual grants unless one side or the other gives way, or a federal judge requires immediate action.
State Headliners: Hallquist prefers Midwestern wind
In this State Headliners, Christine Hallquist says Midwestern wind power is cheaper. Also, GMP keeps promise to return Trump tax cut to ratepayers, and Vermont’s bond downgrade shows the wisdom of saying no to divestment.
State Headliners: Car insurance rates to increase in states with legal marijuana
A 6 percent increase in insurance premiums on all 615,950 registered vehicles in Vermont would cost about $28.3 million. The average Vermont car insurance premium is $764. A 6 percent increase would add $46 in annual premiums, for a total of $810.
State Headliners: Latest immigrant caravan led by Honduran socialist revolutionary Fuentes
Note to CNN: The leader of this latest staged immigrant caravan isn’t just a “former lawmaker from Honduras,” he’s a socialist revolutionary.
State Headliners: Trump tax cuts deliver $15.5 million windfall to state coffers
Vermont corporate income tax (CIT) receipts through September, 2018 jumped a whopping 80 percent over the first nine months of 2017. Grateful lawmakers can thank the main architect of the 2017 federal tax cuts: President Donald Trump.
State Headliners: New England power grid prez backs carbon tax, in ‘Red Green’ fashion
In this State Headliners, the power grid chief is set to back a carbon tax, and feds approve Vermont Yankee sale.
State Headliners: Small Massachusetts town wants to stop 1 million square feet marijuana grow
Here’s something Vermont towns may face if Vermont legalizes “tax and regulate” commercial marijuana: a 1 million square-foot marijuana cultivation and retail complex.
State Headliners: Carbon study consultant pooh-poohs 480K projected job loss due to U.S. carbon tax
The consultant picked for a Vermont carbon study says a U.S. carbon tax wouldn’t be a job killer with only 480,000 lost jobs. Also, the state may force a zero-emissions hydro dam to close, and Amtrak may leave due to safety concerns.
State Headliners: As another VT GOP candidate backs commercial pot, warnings come from Colorado
Do policymakers in Vermont and other states really want to know what happens when marijuana is sold legally and commercially? The U.S. Attorney for Colorado wants them to know.
State Headliners: Vermont police out $2 million of drug-fighting money, thanks to state immigration policy
The state of Vermont’s policy of partial non-cooperation with federal immigration police has already cost Vermont police the use of about $2.3 million in federal heroin-trafficking money. And that figure may climb to almost $2.8 million.
State Headliners: New Yorker Kavanaugh story author has VT roots, history of writing negative speculation
Jane Mayer, co-author with Ronan Farrow of the article about the “second accuser” of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, has strong personal and professional ties to Vermont. She also has a journalistic history of combining research with “informed speculation” to reach unproven conclusions.