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🚨 Talbott’s “Clarifications” Only Raise More Questions About Rutland’s JCI Contract 🚨

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Feb 27, 2025

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

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Feb 26, 2025

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?

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Feb 25, 2025

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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H.298: A Bad-Faith Bill That Shields Illegal Aliens While Pretending to Follow the Law

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Feb 22, 2025

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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Rutland Forward: Who’s Funding the Influence?

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Feb 20, 2025

Rutland Forward, a political action committee (PAC) heavily involved in local elections, has raised new questions about its funding sources and financial transparency. Public filings…

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Rutland Forward: A PAC with Missing Money, Unfiled Reports, and Unanswered Questions

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Feb 19, 2025

Rutland Forward, a political action committee (PAC) backing local candidates, has failed to file its 2025 campaign finance report while reporting a nearly $7,000 deficit…

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USAID: Becca’s Fever Dream

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Feb 14, 2025

U.S. food aid, primarily sourced from American agribusiness, has long been criticized for undermining local farmers in recipient nations. By flooding markets with free or…

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Is the Department of Education Necessary?

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Feb 13, 2025

The Department of Education was created to improve student achievement, but decades later, test scores remain stagnant, bureaucracy has exploded, and federal spending has soared.…

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Is DOGE Constitutional? Legal? And Who’s Actually Cutting What?

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Feb 10, 2025

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is exposing government waste, fraud, and abuse—yet politicians like Becca Balint are attacking the young engineers behind it.…

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Manipulated Crime Data: The National Push for “Smart Justice”

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Feb 4, 2025

Vermont lawmakers are doubling down on Smart Justice reforms—expanding bail reform, diversion programs, and pushing for an OPC in Burlington—all based on manipulated crime reports.…