Guest editorial: Gov. Scott is MIA on health care issues

There is no shortage of complexity involved in Vermont’s healthcare reform project. Act 48, passed by the Legislature in 2011 ran to 141 pages.

The major issue here is that democracies, where they exist, are open to every conceivable crazy political idea. Autocracies, however, are open only to ideas that are approved by the Ruler.

In the country’s 234 years, no American current or former president has been indicted on either the federal or state level. On Aug. 1, 2023, a federal grand jury indicted Donald Trump. Currently, he has been indicted by four grand juries, two federal and … (read more)

A 2018 study by Lane et al. of gender-affirming procedures performed on insured patients between 2009 and 2015 found only a 5.8% rate of complications across all gender-affirming surgeries.

Last week, the legislature reconvened for a special summer veto session — a time to review the bills that the governor vetoed and vote on whether those vetoes should be overridden.

Saving for retirement should be easy, but tens of thousands of Vermont workers lack access to a workplace retirement plan.

The electric power industry has not been known for rapid changes in technology, thinking, or standards of practice.

Here is the gist of recent recommendations to the Vermont Climate Council calling for the profitable renovation of Vermont’s two wood plants, McNeil and Ryegate, thereby transforming them into negative-emission power and storage stations. 

As Governor, I believe we must make Vermont more affordable by helping Vermonters keep more of what they earn, while we simultaneously make transformative, strategic investments in important areas like community revitalization, climate action, housing, ch … (read more)

The reality is: for both people and the planet, business as usual doesn’t work.

If the State of Vermont accepted the Environmental Protection Agency’s standard for airborne polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs], Burlington would not be on the hook for a $190 million rebuild of its high school and the administrations of most of Vermont’s o … (read more)

That’s not just astounding, it’s proof positive that the system is broken, that it needs changing.

When does a former town moderator, after decades of public service, jump out of retirement to join his town’s Planning Commission? 

The average price of fuel oil in Vermont last month was $4.40/gallon.  That’s over two dollars per gallon higher than just two years ago.

I understand the passion surrounding sports, but it’s clear we have a problem, and we should not tolerate the hate.