October 18, 2019 – Guy Page – The Judiciary Committee of the Vermont House of Representatives next year is expected to take up a criminal justice data collection bill, a senior legislator told […]
House bill could shed light on inmate racial disparity
Trump challenger Weld tells county GOP he supports national carbon tax, impeachment
10/17/2019 – Bill Weld – the man who would beat Trump – sees Vermont as perhaps his second best chance to win a state in the 2020 Republican presidential primary, after his […]
75 years ago today, bomber crashed into Camel’s Hump – how one man survived
Printed verbatim and with much gratitude from the Burlington (VT) Area History Facebook Page, overseen by Bob Blanchard. This month marks the 75th anniversary of the crash of a bomber into Camel’s […]
State panel ‘toying’ with elimination of State Board of Education
10/16/2019 – Guy Page – The Vermont Sunset Advisory Commission is considering recommending the elimination of the controversial Vermont State Board of Education (SBE), Co-chair Sen. Jeanette White (D-Windham) said today. “We’re […]
Does VPIRG really have ‘special interest’ ties? You decide…..
October 15, 2019 – Guy Page – In a recent “Dialogues with Meg Hansen” video interview entitled “Dark Money in Montpelier,” Ethan Allen Institute President Rob Roper claims the Vermont Public Interest Research Group […]
Vermont suicide rate highest among Native Americans
10/14/2019 – Guy Page – Today is Indigenous People’s Day, the first since the 2019 Legislature turned Columbus Day into a state holiday honoring pre-European dwellers, and their descendents, of the land […]
Feature Video: VPIRG “Dark Money in Montpelier”
In 2017, the Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG) hired 36 lobbyists and reported a total revenue of nearly $3 million, which goes very far in a small state like Vermont. This […]
ACLU says decrim will reduce inmate racial disparity – but what’s causing it?
10/10/19 – Guy Page – The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont (ACLU) said Tuesday the Legislature could cut Vermont’s prison population in half if it will: Decriminalize the sex trade Decriminalize […]
VT gasoline sales 2.5X higher than estimated
By Guy Page October 11, 2019 – Today Headliners catches up on corrections, clarifications, and comments received from our growing list of readers. For example: After reading the 10/7 column and 10/8 follow-up on the proposed “stealth” […]
Video: Travels With Charlie
In Episode #9 of TNR’s acclaimed video series “Travels with Charlie,” host Charlie Papillo goes back to school. He, Vermont Education Secretary Dan French, and former school board member Jay Eshelman talks […]
Press Release: Planned Parenthood PAC fundraiser honors AG TJ Donovan
10/8/2019 Press Release – from Vermont Right to Life Committee October 8, 2019 For further information: Sharon Toborg (802) 249-6939 Planned Parenthood PAC fundraiser to honorAttorney General T. J. Donovan forpromoting unrestricted, […]
Of Haircuts, and Haircuts
Say Goodbye to the “Men’s Haircut”? And schools and social services will need more money to pay increased transportation costs, if TCI ‘stealth’ carbon tax takes effect. By Guy Page October 8, […]
‘Stealth’ carbon tax details published
By Guy Page October 7, 2019 – More details have emerged about a planned “stealth” carbon tax on the cost of gasoline and diesel fuel for Vermont drivers. The Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) […]
2nd Amendment experts fire back at Donovan ammo background check
By Guy Page October 4, 2019 – Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan’s proposed federal law requiring mandatory background checks on all purchases of ammunition would unnecessarily increase consumer costs and red tape, […]
AG Donovan wants federal background checks for buying ammo
By Guy PageOctober 2, 2019 – Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan has asked the U.S. Congress to enact mandatory background checks on purchasers of ammunition. In a Sept. 23 letter, Donovan and 21 […]
VT Medicaid funding for youth sex change surgery poised for approval
By Guy PageOctober 1, 2019 – A proposed Vermont Medicaid regulation expanding coverage for gender-change surgery to also cover minors will receive final review at a legislative hearing Thursday. The regulation, rule HCAR […]
Bernie leads Biden by just one point in Water Cooler survey
VTWatercooler.com surveyed 279 Vermonters over 9/9/19-9/11-19 regarding their candidate and issue preferences in the presidential primaries. The phone sampling was collected via Interactive Voice Response from 10,000 randomly selected households with registered voters, […]
What I would have said on WDEV this morning, if I had had the time
This morning I was the designated pro-Trumper on the Dave Gram Show on WDEV, discussing Washington’s Impeachment Case Du Jour: our president asking his Ukrainian counterpart to re-investigate the alleged misdeeds of a private […]
Leahy to Ukraine: “strongly urge you to reverse course” in investigation of 2020 prez candidate
Vermont Public Radio reported Wednesday night: “Sen. Patrick Leahy said Wednesday the House “had to” open an impeachment inquiry following this week’s developments. ‘I’ve never seen a president do this with a […]
As Act 46 challenged in Supreme Court, two merger towns face school tax sticker shock
September 25, 2019 – Residents of the Orange County towns of Bradford and Newbury are suffering school tax sticker shock because taxes for the newly-created Oxbow United Union School District are much […]
New Hampshire lawmakers, Secretary of State come to Vermont to learn about Automatic Voter Registration
The Vermont Legislature approved AVR in 2016 with just a single “no” vote. It automatically registers to vote any driver’s license (both first time or renewal) applicant of age, unless the applicant […]
House Transpo Chair to tour state on bike, bus, rail
By Guy PageSeptember 23, 2019 – Vermont House Transportation Chair Curt McCormack (D-Burlington) plans to bike, walk or ride public transportation to visit the homes of every member of his committee before the Legislature […]
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