Robbing the Transportation Fund to Pay for “Green” Priorities
There is a bill currently before the House Transportation Committee, “An act relating to transportation initiatives to reduceRead more
Feds Gave Every Vermonter $7229 on Average in 2020
The Peterson Foundation, that tracks government spending, recently came up with a surprising result.
Commentary: Retirement Fund Blues
Vermont’s state employee and teacher retirement funds, plus their associated Other Post Employment Benefit obligations, now total $5.657 billion – a Billion dollar increase in... Read more
Commentary: Combating “Welfare for the Rich”
A new book “Welfare for the Rich” explains the many ways that government policies benefit the rich, leaving the not-rich to hold the bag. We need to ... Read more
Montpelier Spending May Soon Cost Taxpayers More Per $
S&P Global Ratings changed its outlook for two major types of bonds to negative last week. Vermont's general obligation debt and the Vermont State College bonds outstanding ea... Read more
You Don’t Give Blood When You’re Bleeding
Yesterday the Vermont House of Representatives voted in favor of the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA), sending the controversial legislation to the Governor’s desk for either h... Read more
Commentary: Candidate Questions for 2020
Here are 16 incisive questions, fairly stated, to put to your candidate for the legislature, Governor and Lt. Governor. Voters deserve to know what they’ll get by giving thei... Read more