State laws against criminal trespass already allow hospitals to keep guns off the premises, House Judiciary was told Thursday.
Gun rights advocates say hospital carry ban not needed
Guy Page
Guy Page is the editor and publisher of the Vermont Daily Chronicle.
Thayer ponders run for lt. governor
A Rutland grassroots activist may run for lieutenant governor.
Bill targets ‘renewable’ status of Big Hydro
Hydro-Quebec – Vermont’s largest source of carbon-free electricity – shouldn’t be considered renewable power, say sponsors of a bill introduced this week.
Senate bill requires insurance coverage for transgender fertility treatment
A new Senate bill would require all Vermont health care insurers – including Medicaid – to cover extensive fertility treatments for both transgender and non-transgender insureds.
Calendar of Events
Vermont Daily Chronicle debuts a new feature – a reader-sourced Calendar of Events.
Within hours, Vermonters claim 350,000 at home Covid tests
Vermonters flocked online to order the free rapid tests in the State of Vermont’s collaboration with the NIH and Amazon.
Evslin: Out with the cows, in with the trees
Reforesting Vermont’s declining, phosphorus-producing dairy farms would be a cheap, effective way to meet the state’s carbon reduction goals.
McKibben to Biden: decree things Congress won’t pass
Liberals worried about real threats to democracy should look first at Bill McKibben.
Transportation bill punishes low MPG with ‘feebates’
A bill co-sponsored by 61 Vermont House members (but no Republicans) would levy steep fees on vehicles with poor miles-per-gallon performance.
Water Cooler: / Quebec to fine unvaxxed / Burlesque festival on hold / tentative pension deal struck, teachers unhappy / Matthew Lyon owned slaves
Our neighbors to the north will impose financial penalties on the unvaccinated.
