GOP won’t show at Jan. 17 rally, but AFL-CIO will - True North Reports
Republican leaders and candidates are distancing themselves as far as possible from the expected “armed rally” Jan. 17 in Montpelier. But the VT AFL-CIO says it will be there - and asks people to keep the kids at home.
Read moreStamford to consult lawyer over State of Emergency termination - True North
The Town of Stamford is talking with a lawyer about how to proceed with its termination of Phil Scott’s State of Emergency within town limits.
Read moreResolution to condemn DC violence, Trump splits GOP caucus - True North Reports
When Republican lawmakers gathered to discuss the upcoming vote on JRH #1, condemning both the violence in Washington DC and the president, the caucus was divided. Was this just an outcome of the resolution - or its desired effect?
Read moreKrowinski elected Speaker by 138-7 vote - True North Reports
The Vermont House yesterday elected Jill Krowinski, a former Planned Parenthood lobbyist and executive, as Speaker of the House.
Read moreSanders lashes out at Trump, supporters for election protest - True North
Bernie is outraged that Trump and his supporters are protesting the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election.
Read moreStamford says its a “Constitutional Town” - True North Reports
The Selectboard of the Bennington County Town of Stamford voted Dec. 17 to affirm the constitutions of Vermont and the United States, in response to the governor’s restrictions on gathering for worship, work and socializing.
Read moreVT gun rights leaders brace for anti-gun prez, new State House - True North Reports
John Rodgers won’t be Vermont’s Senator for the Second Amendment anymore. There will soon be a president in Washington who doesn’t know an AR-15 from an AR-14. Vermont’s gun rights organizations are waiting expectantly, keeping their powder dry.
Read moreWell-paid OneCare not transparent with state’s money, doctor says - True North Reports
Louis Meyers, physician and former political candidate, says the company charged with delivering cost-effective healthcare in Vermont has a transparency problem - especially about overspending.
Read more‘Presumed positive’ Vermonters could face quarantines - True North
Refuse to be tested? “Presumed positive.” Refuse to give your name at a restaurant? “Presumed positive” - and you can be expecting a call from the contact tracers.
Read morePandemic creates financial winners and losers, lawmakers told - True North Reports
If you play the market, work in the tech field, sell rural real estate, or run a business that was doing okay but still received federal recovery $$, the pandemic has meant good times. But if you’re a single mom with kids who can’t even go to school much anymore - meh, not so much.
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