Sen. Brian Campion said a majority of Senate members wish to ensure public dollars do not go to schools that discriminate. Also, kindergartners are demonstrating explosive behavior, and eighth graders are taking their social cues from Tik Tok. Ninth and tenth graders are showing increased substance use.
Some of us believe Vermont is on the wrong course. This infusion of money from the Washington, D.C., teat will only make things worse.
The progressive/socialists in the legislature have just introduced H.510, an insanely expensive Vermont Child Tax Credit to grant $1,200 per child to parents making up to $400,000, and to adopt the incredibly complex federal advance payment scheme which has yet to experience its first tax season.
RepresentUs, an activist group with a decidedly progressively flavored website, notes “high-threat states are ripe for rigged maps, but may see minor protections in their current political landscape, basic transparency requirements or simple legal standards for mapmakers.”
On Tuesday, the Government Operations Committee began taking testimony on the multi-member map approved by the Democrat minority of the Apportionment Board, rather than the single-member map approved by the majority of the Board — with the goal to get an initial draft of the map voted out by Thursday. The minority map is beneficial to the Democrats.
House Government Operations Chair Sarah Copeland-Hanzas (D-Bradford) has decided to advance the Democrat-favored map rejected by the Legislative Apportionment Board. She never even asked her committee which map to put forward — she made the decision alone — or behind closed doors.
Partisan censorship aside, the treatment of Vicki Strong is a disgrace to the Green Mountain State by those sworn to defend its Constitution, and that of the nation.
“It is my priority to work with our Senate colleagues and the Governor to make significant progress on boosting our economic recovery; tackling the interconnected challenges of housing, childcare and workforce; and enacting inclusive strategies to combat climate change.”
“As we head into another session marked by the ongoing pandemic, my top priority is making the most of the historic federal stimulus dollars available to Vermont.”
Sen. Dick Sears is proposing legislation removing qualified immunity as a legal defense for Vermont policing personnel. The crux is a police officer could be held personally and financially accountable to up to $25,000 per incident per person.
The two founders of the Marijuana Policy Project have senior leadership positions in Decriminalize Sex Work (DSW), a national group promoting the decriminalization of prostitution in Vermont.
Members of the Vermont Legislature returned to the Statehouse just long enough to pass a resolution ensuring that they won’t have to come back again for at least two weeks, instead choosing to work remotely. Must be nice.