With the pandemic disruption, there will likely be no sugar daddy to keep alive this system as now organized.
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Group plans rally against Gov. Scott’s Covid-19 stay home order
The protest, organized on Facebook, is scheduled to take place Wednesday in Montpelier.
John McClaughry: The Legislature’s new climate-driven priorities
The emerging story of the 2020 Legislature is a contest with Republican Gov. Phil Scott over three measures that climate change activists believe are vital.
Rob Roper: With TCI imploding, a worse bill is on the horizon
The Global Warming Solutions Act is, if possible, even worse than TCI both in its effect and its insidiousness.
David Flemming: Vermont towns in fiscal trouble
We analyzed 30 Vermont towns for their fiscal year 2018. Only four are in excellent fiscal health, 16 meet a minimum of fiscal strength, while 11 are in poor fiscal condition.
John McClaughry: California’s lessons for Vermont
Whether California’s spending levels and expectations can be maintained during the next recession is a question that its legislators aren’t keen on addressing.
John McClaughry: Get ready for climate strike disruption
To put it bluntly, this is civil disobedience. Disruption. Law breaking.
Rob Roper: Young professionals leaving Vermont
Vermont’s high minimum wage, universal pre-k program, green energy policies, etc. did not keep these young people here.
Schubart: ‘Freedom & Unity,’ a delicate balance
As it has for 231 years, Vermont’s motto reminds us that good government measures the good of the individual against the good of us all.
Ed Morrow: Likening bag ban to totalitarian is irresponsible
Apart from not understanding the environmental harm being caused by plastic is the distorted civics lesson that Rob Roper is attempting to propagate.
David Flemming: Stop subsidies to Big Solar
It’s time to see if Big Solar can survive, weaned off the government dole.
John McClaughry: Legislative wrapup — pluses and minuses
The 2019 legislative session is now history, and it’s worth taking stock of its accomplishments.
John Goodrich: Vermont businesses cannot support a higher minimum wage
The legislation threatens to drive out of business the small shops and restaurants that cannot survive political manipulation of their costs.
Rob Roper: Our seriously unserious Legislature
As we head into the final weeks of the 2019 legislative session, here’s a rundown of some of the issues our elected officials are tackling.