One of the readers and commenters of this great news outlet asked how do we “get someone out of office?” There are many things a single individual can do. It all counts. Do not let the devil convince you that your vote or opinion doesn’t matter. Do not hide behind that weak rhetoric.
Using antisemitism as a political tool does not make Jews safer. It cheapens our suffering and casts doubt on our legitimate concerns. Worst of all, it gives antisemites a powerful talking point.
The initiative fell into the same trap we’ve seen repeated again and again: othering – casting Christian conservatives as the threat, and “tolerant liberals” as the solution.
Are offshore wind turbines for the birds?
Balint’s defense of constitutional rights appears to be based on the political or ideological identity of those affected, rather than on a consistent belief in protecting the rights of all individuals.
The untold connection between transgenderism and Body Integrity Identity Disorder
The hard-left haters of Israel utilize “shouting, slogan jeering, propagandizing, protesting, demonstrating, defunding, accusing, and/or ignoring or censoring opposing views.” The railing resistance obstructs entry, and sometimes resorts to physical violence against their passive and outnumbered opponents.
Desperate calls for Scott to delay unrealistic, logistically impossible GWSA requirements with Executive Order.
Given the history of American courts shielding corporations from liability for harms caused by their products — and the growing distrust of the federal agencies charged with protecting public health above corporate profits — Americans are right to question whether their judicial system is designed to keep them safe.
Everyone in this country owes our military veterans a debt of gratitude. It’s long past time for the Legislature to pay that debt forward.
Are you waiting for the pending lawsuit to force these destructive mandates on Vermont? It seems as if several members of your committee, well aware of the lawsuit, actually want it to proceed in order to enact this destructive and extremist policy.
Why the Trumpers could use a little Annie in their lives.
If there is one constant I have witnessed since becoming a Vermont resident in 1988, it is the Legislature’s assigning State agency tasks to costly, out-of-state consultants.
There is more farm art than farming in Vermont these days. It is as if the surreal has replaced the real; idyllic sentimentality has displaced the farming culture.
If there’s any benefit at all, it doesn’t get back to the people paying the bills.
Vermont’s ambitious climate goals are about to become very real, and could hit many of us in the wallet.
Action on these measures keeps Vermont at the forefront of climate action while avoiding the pitfalls of unfunded mandates, including those that leave space for unnecessary and counter-productive legal challenges.
A new law may help establish whether there’s a link to mass shooters and antidepressants.
In many cases, no trial is required to deport them. Whether or not you agree with it, this is the law.
In an effort to provide a perspective from people who are not part of the choir and are not engaging with you, I endeavor to channel what you might hear, if you could find a way.
Special interests have issued their marching orders, and the Democrats are obeying.
The program allows urbanites to redirect a portion of their income taxes to rural municipalities of their choosing while receiving specialty local products as thank-you gifts.
Vermont Employment Growth Incentive program quietly extended without a vote
The recent removal and detention of nine Franklin County migrant farmworkers exposes the hypocrisy and failed policy embedded in the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown.
Assessing the future of American cattle herds.
It’s not the governor’s fault your ridiculous plans are collapsing.
There are actually multiple coal burning electricity plants in the USA that individually produce up to 5X Vermont’s annual emissions! One single plant!
The only way to end this long train of abuses and usurpations is for more voters to become aware of the fact that their state legislators’ policies harm, not help them; and to recruit and elect new leadership that respects the sacred family institution and supports legislation that fortifies parental rights.
We are seeing the beginning of some strong legislative winds, and not necessarily in the same direction.
The average age of a Vermont tradesman and woman is 56 years old. Our workforce shortage isn’t a distant threat; it’s a present-day reality.
It’s enough to drive you to drink.
The EPA says 600 nanograms is safe. Vermont closes classrooms at 100. What do they know that the rest of the country doesn’t?
Rep. Libby’s censure removed her ability to vote or speak on the floor of the Maine House of Representatives. All for pointing out a transgender student athlete.
In the past few weeks, a conversation kicked my ass. It’s about commitment, hard work, focus, and sacrifice.
According to Food Connects, 11.3% of farm work in Vermont is performed by H-2A seasonal workers.
Vermont grows programs without data or limits
Or will the policy expand to cover school board elections and more?
How modern pedestrian policy forgot common sense and made walking more dangerous
With a President seemingly above the law, what’s next?
Outright Vermont is betraying its own principles as it champions Palestine over Israel
And it’s not even working to reduce fossil fuel use.
An open letter to Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark.
The Statement is not a lawyerly support of the rule of law; it is a political manifesto.
We deserve a representative who works for all of us — not just those who agree with her.
America isn’t broken because the law was enforced. It’s broken because the people who write the laws won’t do their jobs.
CON laws limit the supply of healthcare services in roughly two-thirds of the states, limiting patients’ healthcare options and preventing innovation in the industry.
Impacts on low-income Vermonters “will be ignored.”
Executive power respected above patchwork of liberal lower court judges.
“The NPR, PBS Grift Has Ripped Us Off for Too Long,” said a press release from the Trump administration this morning including a list of news stories as examples of ‘extremely bad reporting’ by public resources.
At the State House, you might refer to last Friday as “Moving Day” when the session’s big issue of education reform passed the House and is now moving to the Senate.
Voters want tax relief, but Dem plan spends MORE.
The Vermont Supreme Court’s determination in Hogan v. Lincoln Medical Partners says legally, they can.
Vermont voters pay the price
Part II of an open letter to Vermont legislators
A tragic barn fire offers an opportunity to express farmer support
Democrats are trying to make NH to be just like the rest of New England.
Trump’s tariffs will work — but they’ll work even better with the Federal Reserve’s help.
An open letter to the Vermont Senate and House energy committees
Maybe it’s not about carbon at all.
Maybe it’s about keeping the system alive—no matter how expensive, ineffective, or ungrateful it becomes.
Are you aware of what your children are seeing?
It is becoming lawless and it will reap what it sows.
Lawmakers can’t open $ million-plus spigot to pay for hopeless lawsuit.
We are all teachers and students simultaneously. Lifelong learners in the most technical sense.
Senator Sanders and his traveling companion, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D.NY), should have learned from last November’s election.
Policy will cost Vermonters money, jobs, tax revenue, and likely increase emissions.
Transgender “women” athletes (teenage boys or men) have been raising concerns for female students and parents with regards to girls’ safety from them.
Beyond the talking points
For years, Montpelier’s answer to any problem has been more spending—paid for by Vermonters already stretched to the breaking point. Gov. Scott rejects that.
Part 3 of a 3-part commentary.
The metrics of student learning (or lack thereof).
Bills to expand health insurance coverage for gender-affirming care and to stockpile gender -affirming care drugs, H.55 and H.56, were introduced and referred to the Committee on Health Care but have not taken up this session.
“Reform” is propping up a failing system, not fixing it.
Another real-world example of how “equity” in Vermont is a word, not a societal reality.
Part 1 of a 3-part commentary
March 13th wasn’t just about free speech. It was a demonstration of the current State control of winners and losers. The protected and unprotected under Article 22 .
Low-income, rural Vermonters hit hardest; no safety net program possible.
Until balance is restored, the Capitol may still be in Montpelier — but increasingly, Vermont’s future is being written somewhere else.
I know some will say times are different, the challenges are greater. But is it just that we are different?
Education spending is at a breaking point for many Vermont real estate taxpayers. And the Legislature just passes the buck yet again.
Are progressive policies creating homeless, or attracting them?
One Democrat might be an outlier, two could be a coincidence, but four elected Democrats shirking their duties demonstrates an alarming pattern.
Settings that already provide homeless housing might easily welcome 1-5 micro dwelling units in nearby empty parking lots.
While hospitals cut services to stay afloat, Planned Parenthood benefits from a 90-10 Medicaid match, private donations, and millions in political spending.
Bill obliterated in four hours of critical testimony; passes committees anyway.
We have ALWAYS adapted to our ever-changing climate throughout history and must continue to do so.
Hopefully, no one despised the individuals speaking at the statehouse last week, but many certainly despised their message.
The bill stems from a growing frustration among parents and educators who have witnessed firsthand the impact of prolonged mask-wearing on students.
If we wish to have more employees for a healthier business community and want to encourage younger families to move here, we need to offer housing solutions.
Vermonters are driving more, but EVs and fuel efficient cars mean a depleted Transportation Fund.
Potato study shows drone surveillance can boost natural results.
The numbers don’t look good.
These two legislators worked in an unusual way to incite and organize a “takeover” to prevent themselves and anyone else from hearing a particular point of view.
Vermonters deserve to know if politicians are using manipulation and rhetoric to push unpopular, expensive agendas.
Depending on one’s perspective we might look at various issues as making progress or going in the wrong direction.
Again, Republicans are the weirdo culture warriors. not the people in their underwear storming the Capitol.
I can say with first-hand knowledge that the Speaker of the House and Senate majority leader both control which bills are allowed to be discussed in Committee.
Vermont will likely continue to move toward an education system composed of local elementary schools, central middle schools, and regional high schools and career & technical education centers.
There is no worse policy for the taxpayer and consumer than to have politicians and bureaucrats choosing winners and losers in the economy.
Lawmakers’ arrogance, stubbornness, and fiscal irresponsibility on full display with H.125
The Sergeant-at-Arms aided-and-abetted protestors to violate Vermont Statute and possibly Federal Civil Rights Law.
Transgender Activists intended to cause public inconvenience and annoyance by disturbing a lawful meeting of persons with loud noises and the potential implied threat of confiscation or damage to our materials and equipment due to their actions, in violation of Title 13 : Crimes and Criminal Procedure Chapter 019: Breach of the Peace; Disturbances.
