Progressive used to mean a desire to move forward — and yet now under the leadership of the Progressive Party, many Vermonters feel that things are perhaps as bad as they have ever been when it comes to public safety.
Whether or not Democrats are trying to stack the deck in their favor, there are still a few things anyone who wants a fair process can do about it — especially if you act now.
For the past 12 years states from around the country have been taking time to recognize the critical impact that school choice has on the lives of young students. Republican Gov. Phil Scott has named this week “School Choice Week” here in Vermont.
America has undergone a major political shift in the past year. Gallup released polling showing that during 2021, millions of Americans switched from an affiliation with the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
It should be troubling to every Vermonter that the first step is to subvert the majority in favor of the Democratic Party’s map. Why aren’t we using the approved tri-partisan map as a starting point, since it already has the most support?
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.
This is how Republicans have always won: making their legislative work all about people’s pocketbooks. Vermonters instinctively trust Republicans to handle the state’s finances frugally, and return the change — while Democrats come up with new ways to spend it.
Three Vermont state lawmakers are leaving their tenures early, meaning they will not come back in January to finish out their terms. Local party committees along with the governor have begun choosing replacements to fill those seats.
“Republicans now sport a historic 10-point advantage when Americans are asked which party they prefer to control Congress, holding a 44%-34% margin over Democrats. That’s up from a 2-point Republican advantage in the October survey,” CNBC reported.
Democrats control the US House, the US Senate and the Presidency. And Peter Welch is concerned about our “imperiled Democracy.” If our Democracy is imperiled, I think it begs the questions whose leadership brought us there?
An estimated 150 Vermonters gathered in a cold, rainy town square Saturday for a “Let’s Go Brandon” event meant to gather like-minded Republicans from across the state and beyond.
Today we celebrate Veterans Day and all the men and women in Vermont, across the country, and even those still stationed in U.S. Bases around the globe. Incredible, decades-long sacrifices have been made by them individually, and also by their families.