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$1,000 Per Drafted Bill: The Hidden Cost in Montpelier
Several Vermont legislators revealed that each bill introduced costs taxpayers an average of $1,000. With over 1,200 bills introduced in the 2023-2024 session, only 210 were passed into law,…
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Rights That Feel Right: Understanding Legal Legitimacy and Human Norms
Have you ever wondered why some laws feel logical and fair while others seem unnatural or burdensome? The distinction between negative and positive rights explains much about the role…
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When Inclusion Stops at Ideology: Vermont’s DEI Debate
In Vermont, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts focus on visible traits like race and gender, but ignore intellectual and ideological diversity. Leadership excludes dissenting voices, creating an echo…
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What Are Pharmacy Benefit Managers and Why Should You Care?
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) control drug pricing through opaque practices like rebates and spread pricing, driving up costs for patients, taxpayers, and insurers. Reform is needed to ensure transparency…
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Beagles, Ferrets and a Trillion in Interest: Inside Rand Paul’s 2025 Festivus Waste Report
Sen. Rand Paul’s 2025 Festivus Report spotlights $1.64 trillion in what he calls federal waste, from beagle drug tests and ferret binge-drinking studies to climate cartoons abroad and COVID-era…
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As Soon As Crime Costs the State Money, Montpelier Will Act
Vermont’s economy suffers when crime persists, leaving victims to bear the costs while the state demands full taxes. Allowing tax deductions for theft losses could relieve victims and incentivize…
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Vermont’s Quiet Money Warnings: Shortfalls, Match Gaps, and a 12% Property Tax Jolt
Vermont’s nonpartisan fiscal analysts are warning of softening revenues, unreimbursed SNAP costs, looming transportation funding gaps, and a projected 12% jump in property taxes. Lawmakers now face a basic…
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A Look Ahead: Key Budget and Election Dates Vermonters Should Know in 2026
School budgets, local elections, and the 2026 midterm cycle are already taking shape across Vermont. School boards are meeting now to develop budgets that voters will see later this…
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Christmas: How a Winter Festival Became a Global Holiday
Christmas did not emerge directly from the biblical record but developed over centuries as Christianity adapted existing winter traditions within the Roman Empire. The December 25 holiday reflects cultural…
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’Twas the Night Before Christmas — and a Man Was in the Middle
During peak shopping seasons, some online scams don’t look like scams at all. In Man-in-the-Middle retail fraud, a third party quietly inserts itself between buyer and seller, allowing purchases…
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