Commentary: Global Warming Solutions Act Needs a Scott Veto
The GWSA is likely to land on Gov. Scott’s desk at the end of August. There are five reasons why it deserves his veto. “He can take his stand on the liberties and economic wel... Read more
Commentary: The Final Push for GWSA
The Senate may be about ready to vote on the Global-Warming Solutions Act (H.688). The bill, heavily promoted by the Energy Action Network, would create a counterfeit governme... Read more
Commentary: Qualified Immunity and Police Unionization
Commentary: After COVID-19: How Much Government?
The pressure of the pandemic and imminent huge budget deficits require that Vermont launch a thoroughgoing Performance Review, not just to “squeeze out waste”, but to bring st... Read more
Commentary: Help Our Small Businesses Weather the Storm
The pandemic lockdown is decimating small businesses, many of which will never reopen. Here are four things you can do to help your favorite local small businesses weather the... Read more
Commentary: Vermont’s State College Future
A year ago VSC Chancellor issued a white paper making clear the grim future of three Vermont State Colleges: Vermont Tech, NVU-Lyndon and NVU-Johnson. Things are far worse now... Read more
Commentary: Recovery and Moving Forward
Vermonters battled their way out of the devastation of the 1927 flood. But Vermont is now a far more expensive enterprise, that can’t be sustained when state revenues disappe... Read more
Commentary: Coronavirus Pandemic Lessons
The coronavirus pandemic alerts us to the depths of our complacency over destructive viruses for which we have no treatment. There are treatments, but official medicine has dr... Read more
Commentary: Scrap the “Common Property Amendment"
Proposal 9 declares that the people have a right to a clean environment and gives the green light to the Conservation Law Foundation to sue to get it. The state’s natural reso... Read more
Commentary: Act 250 and the Perfect Climate Conscious State
On its 50th anniversary Vermont’s Act 250 is being updated to propel the people of the state into the new era of menacing climate change. The new bill tightens the regulatory ... Read more