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Would You Keep Them on the Job?
The Rutland Forward-controlled BOA approved a $7.1M contract before securing key funding. Now, Mayor Mike Doenges and RF-aligned aldermen are scrambling to fix the financial…
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Lawmakers Propose 32-Hour Workweek
Vermont’s proposed H.261 would redefine full-time work from 40 to 32 hours, triggering overtime pay sooner and raising costs for businesses. While marketed as pro-worker,…
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GWSA Transportation Mandates Will Cost More Than $177 Million Per Year
Tax on gas & diesel could start at 26 cents per gallon. When it comes to the unaffordable climate change policies being pushed on Vermonters…
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🚨 Talbott’s “Clarifications” Only Raise More Questions About Rutland’s JCI Contract 🚨
Alderman Michael Talbott claims Rutland’s $7.1M JCI contract was carefully vetted, but meeting records tell a different story—one of rushed approvals, questionable financial assumptions, and…
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Doenges Doubles Down: Rutland’s $7.1M JCI Contract Stumbles Forward Without Public Input
Rutland officials pushed through a $7.1 million energy contract without voter approval, claiming it would pay for itself. But JCI’s own numbers prove otherwise—even in…
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Rutland’s Solar Fiasco: What’s $7M Among Taxpayers?
Rutland officials approved a $7.1 million contract guaranteeing just $5,000 in energy savings per year for 20 years. The Board of Aldermen—led by Rutland Forward…
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10 Acres for $1. $12M in Debt. And a Quiet Vote.
A $12 million bond and a 10-acre land giveaway are about to be decided in a low-turnout vote this Wednesday. The Valley Community Center project…
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Time is Running Out: Vermonters Must Act NOW to Repeal Costly Energy Mandates
🚨 SHARE THIS POST! Quietly, behind the scenes, activists are flooding legislators with messages, demanding that the Global Warming Solutions Act and Affordable Heat Act…
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H.298: A Bad-Faith Bill That Shields Illegal Aliens While Pretending to Follow the Law
Vermont’s H.298 is a bad-faith sanctuary bill disguised as due process. By requiring judicial warrants that don’t exist for civil immigration cases, it blocks ICE…
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VT Democrats Need to Fish or Cut Bait on Climate Policies
Vermont Democrats passed the Global Warming Solutions Act in 2020 over the veto of Governor Scott and the Republican legislative minority. That law mandates strict…
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