Even when the books are cooked, the numbers still don’t add up. And our virtue-signaling lawmakers know it.
McClaughry: Legislative preview for 2024
The 2024 Vermont legislature will convene a month from now and its members will have to laser focus on the shocking increase projected for education spending.
LaMarche: Burlington’s Tacky Trio
If these are the best ideas that Burlingtonians can get from their next mayor, we are really screwed.
Keelan: Vermont towns must merge
The over-arching problem from the above is that town and village governments have become an expensive burden for their residents, and the future cost could be exponential.
Stevenson: Hounders and control of hounds
Remote collars won’t control hunting hounds and Fish and Wildlife should no longer be granted the entitled privilege of policing themselves.
Klar: Biden beef deal risks foot and mouth disease
Imports of beef from corrupt Paraguay threaten US agriculture.
Sanders: Floor speech on Gaza and the Israeli-Hamas War
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday evening spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate about Israel, Palestine, and the humanitarian disaster in Gaza.
Roper: Poll shows Dem/Prog supermajority super out of touch
Can Vermont Republicans take advantage?
Wilson: Vermont public schools charge $23,856/student, produce worst-ever test scores
School boards and superintendents suffer no penalties for poor job performance.
Evslin: Spend $$ on climate adaptation, not carbon reduction
It’s our job as Vermonters to mitigate the effects of climate, whatever it is and whatever it will be, here at home. We can and should think global. We must act local.