State leaders aren’t acknowledging their role exacerbating these challenges while also repeatedly making expenditures out of the education fund without paying.
State leaders aren’t acknowledging their role exacerbating these challenges while also repeatedly making expenditures out of the education fund without paying.
It was neatly summed up by TAG member Christopher Trombly’s revelation, “We’re taxing the poor so that the rich can benefit.”
Sure, in the end, my son will probably vote for Biden. But he is not happy about it. Neither are thousands in his generation who have lost faith in the system and no longer care about defending the institutions of democracy.
“Natural disasters don’t discriminate. Neither should USDA.”
Ten years of being priced out of our own state by legislators who want to be “good stewards of the planet.”
There is no better candidate to represent the Democratic Party than Howard Dean. Both have undergone an incredible transformation that leaves them barely recognizable from the 1990s.
The antisemitic, pro-Hamas movement looks a lot like the KKK of the 1920s.
You can only self govern, if you maintain that structure of governance that allows it!
The Vermont legislature is playing an expensive shell game… and planning worse. The “equalized pupil” is the shell under which the pea is hidden.
I have noticed that the phrase “conspiracy theory” often stops people from thinking and asking questions.
Settle into a bumpy ride to scheduled May 10 adjournment.
The intangible loss resulting from the closing of institutions is not a vacant building(s) but the loss of a place. Even town meeting attendance is down.
Instead of dumping $30-$50 million every few months…
The crime of the century?
How social media and online news algorithms fuel extremism across the political spectrum
Reflections on 30, growing up with, and out of, politics.
Rod Coronado of Orange boasts about his work ‘monitoring’ coyote hunters. One of those hunters said he saw Coronado in the woods.
“Real science” is proving it.
At that 1985 Burlington Town Hall meeting, Chomsky accused Israel of being the “surrogate” assassin for the US and carrying out mass killings in “Africa, Asia, and primarily Latin America.”
So, leftist legislators are, of course, trying to shut them down.
What I teach at Christian School….. and why.
Vermonters don’t want to pay more to heat and cool their homes, but that’s what this does if they can figure a way to make it work, which is not a bad thing.
The bottom line is that if we want housing to be affordable, wages must increase so people can purchase ever more expensive houses made from scarce resources.
Vermonters worried we are about to be taxed out of our homes come July are now being told not to expect any sort of relief for at least three years while they study the issue. News flash: we can’t afford the bill this year! Fix your mess now.
Internal documents reveal that gender-affirming care “will go down as one of the worst medical scandals in history.”
In its search for new revenue, Vermont has become desperate for financial resources. What a terrible state of affairs, and it is only becoming more dire.
Those who want to “Get Real” need to walk across the aisle and help the Left see that they are living and promoting untruths.
A Study of informed consent for minors.
(Originally published at True North Reports on December 1, 2021.)
Nearly a year after passage the most basic concepts around “the plan” remain unaddressed.
A quick look at the Internet provides ample evidence a lot of people in Vermont and around the country don’t have a place to live or enough food to eat.
The House Ways & Means Committee proposed significant changes to Vermont’s education financing system, incl. limits on
future school budget increases.
Teams of humans and AI agents will be the model for the organization of the future.
Even more concerning for Vermont is the research showing the negative relationship between income tax rates and gross domestic product.
Bernie Sanders, like so many of his blue-hued fans, is blinded by Hamas’ heavyweight winning propaganda war against the featherweight of political fiction, Israel.
Like Icarus consumed by arrogance, our elected representatives are heedless of the warnings, are taking us too close to the sun.
Mission Creep: Proposed EPA rule shuts down small meat producers
Vermont’s Prop 4 represents a failed opportunity to truly move the needle in advancing justice and liberty for all.
The bizarre testimony of the Renewable Energy Vermont executive director.
The most consequential falsehood in American public policy today is the idea that any racial disparity in any institution is the result of racial discrimination
Consumers and local governments must bow to more government overreach.
Vermont must invest to end our housing crisis.
We believe the people of Vermont will see what we saw, which is a smart, authentic, thoughtful leader who is genuinely excited about helping Vermont kids – our kids, and her own – get the best possible education.
Our Constitution is leaning more to the Left… “Right to collectively bargain” would exacerbate our public pension crisis, tax crisis, and job flight.
G.E.T. R.E.A.L. is a solemn promise and a positive path forward for our state by Vermont Republicans focused on improving the quality of life of our people.
The era of “equal time” in the media is long gone.
This cherished landscape is going away. We are blotting it out bit by bit, and once those bits are gone, we can’t get them back
We are all to blame because not enough good people stand up and vote or engage the outlaws–those who avoid the Constitution and sound reasoning.
China favors Russian wheat over American.
Curiously, the cow-concerned want to exterminate cows from the planet, and humanity’s only shot at preventing desertification and starvation along with them.
When Rep. Brian Cina (P-Burlington) told the House to “Read My Lips: Yes! New taxes!,” he proved that “belligerence is the truest sign of lack of ability.”
We are, in effect, engineering the end to the middle class here in Vermont – which is the beginning of the end of Vermont as we know it.
Vermont’s population set to increase by 40% next week.
We are sending a message to businesses: we do not want you, or your jobs, here.
We have a long way to go before the various tax and spending bills reach the Governor’s desk. The Senate may have different views on what taxes to raise.
Your contributions, not more taxes, will go further by giving directly to the NGOs.
Battle lines are drawn for November 2024 VT State House races.
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)
Institutions that accepted funds from Middle Eastern donors experienced 300% more antisemitic incidents than those that did not accept such funding.
A wealth transfer from poor to rich that doesn’t reduce emissions.
The Democrat Assistant Majority Leader’s misleading, untrue spin about the Renewable Energy Standard.
The health costs of flavored nicotine products far outweigh the tax revenues generated.
While Vermont’s greenhouse gas emissions may seem modest on a global scale, our commitment to renewable energy serves as a beacon for others,” Rep. Amy Sheldon said.
Why famine and food shortages grow more likely each day…in America!
We must confront the inherent risks posed by unchecked political dominance, but the GOP seems to be focused more on internal squabbles.
The Floor Report: 03/21/2024.
Be vigilant, respectful, and honest. We need to resist bad government. A house divided against itself will fall.
Be careful what you wish for… You will likely just be trading one “deep state” for another.
Behind The Lines columnist Rob Roper comes out from behind the keyboard to expose an anti-fossil fuel lobbyist’s hypocrisy.
Sponsoring Rep. deploys word salad to avoid stating truths about the bill.
The crisis has regulators scrambling.
Office of Public Guardian with its head in the sand
The unrealism of the Renewable Energy Standard grows.
A critical look at the new bondage promoted by Critical Race Theory.
A cautionary tale against climate engineering.
We should examine the twisted ways this legislature has “shielded” children from danger.
The President’s speech quickly devolved into a rant blaming and bashing his opponents.
These homeschoolers give me hope for the future and I believe they will continue to stay informed.
‘Fess up – you’ve been too picky about your flavor of carbon-free electricity.
They’ve never tried them, they barely know what they are, but the Legislature is coming for your Zyns.
S.5 requires a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuels – now Senators Bray, White, Watson, McCormack and MacDonald say, ‘Meh. Who cares?’
Vermont residents can and should expect more from publicly funded organizations than the Blacks received.
It was voter repudiation of the way Democrats have run – or not – the crime-and-drug-infested city.
The narrative of encouraging minorities to abort their babies while simultaneously supporting migrants bringing their babies across the border is contradictory and perplexing.
If regenerative animal husbandry is eliminated, the chemical spigot will open fully wide to produce “meat alternatives”, destroying our bodies and our planet.
Baruth tells senators to ignore voters and dictates to media how to report.
We cannot afford the crushing tax burden the majority is placing on our household incomes. State spending is out of control.
The Progressives data, voter outreach, and organizing were simply too great – and cheaper.
In 2023 there were three million apprehensions of illegal immigrants, a daily average of 8,219. Entering 2024, apprehensions were up to 12,000-15,000 per day.
A recent study concludes that explosive repopulation of Arctic terrain by beavers is thawing large areas of tundra and releasing climate-destroying methane.
The anglers, hunters and trappers on the current Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board are Vermont’s most committed wildlife advocates and conservationists.
Children are being plucked out of class by administrators and “counselors” who then march them down the path of gender-identity struggle.
Not only is S.151 delusional, it places all children in Vermont directly in harm’s way.
Winooski and Burlington were the big winners in the education funding equity sweepstakes Tuesday. Not Bellows Falls.
Children are being manipulated emotionally into making permanent, drastic decisions that they cannot fully comprehend.
Crop transitions aren’t easy and governments should provide support and assistance.
47 states limit property tax increases in some way. We don’t.
How far should the State of Vermont go to help those who truly can’t help themselves?
So far, no interest in the vaunted “check back” they hyped.
Resources and efforts aim to address common challenges of veterans in our communities.
By simply crying, “ISLAMOPHOBIA!” organized haters of America and Israel are granted license to lie and steal malleable American hearts and minds.