Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent launched a federal fraud bounty program Monday, offering citizens 10 to 30 percent of fines collected from convicted fraudsters. Vermont has a comparable law on the books — but it requires hiring a lawyer to
Senator Bernie Sanders recently published a video conversation with Claude, Anthropic's AI assistant, in which the AI obligingly endorsed a data center moratorium and validated Sanders' tech policy agenda. FYIVT ran the same questions throu
Vermont’s dairy industry depends on migrant labor, but federal visa law doesn’t match year-round farm work. The result is a legally vulnerable workforce, limited enforcement, and a policy split between visa reform and residency pathways tha
Several members of Iran’s women’s national soccer team reportedly sought asylum after the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, fearing consequences if they returned home. The incident comes as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and a UN fact-find
Federal law requires the U.S. Census to count the “whole number of persons” living in each state, regardless of immigration status. That rule affects congressional representation and population-based federal funding formulas, even though mo
Vermont’s Proposal 3 would amend the state Constitution to enshrine a right to collectively bargain, restrict future labor law changes, and permanently block right-to-work legislation. Supporters call it worker protection. Critics warn it r
Vermont lawmakers are debating immigration transparency and non-cooperation measures as ICE reports rising vehicle attacks on officers nationwide. At the same time, recent Vermont arrests involve individuals with documented serious criminal
Vermont Democrats have introduced S.298, a sweeping “Voting Rights Act” bill that expands the ability of voters and advocacy groups to sue municipalities and the state over election practices. With new mandates, Attorney General oversight,
Vermont treats routine police stops as lawful authority requiring compliance, yet frames similar immigration enforcement as coercive and illegitimate. The mechanics are the same: show papers, follow orders, challenge later in court. The dif
Despite public claims that recent federal immigration enforcement is “unconstitutional,” no court has issued a final ruling to that effect. What exists instead are unresolved lawsuits and temporary orders. At the same time, enforcement deba
People are dying not because the law is unclear, but because they were told it no longer applies. When moral outrage is mistaken for legal authority, and protest blurs into interference, reality intervenes. Laws change only when legislature
Don Lemon told his livestream audience that protesters had a First Amendment right to enter a St. Paul church and disrupt services. They didn't. The Constitution limits government action — it doesn't grant access to private property. Now th
