Behind the Lines: Rob Roper on Vermont Politics

Behind the Lines: Rob Roper on Vermont Politics

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The Clean Heat Standard Is a Mess Democrats Need to Clean Up
Instead, they continue to beat this dead horse.
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State’s Attorneys Trying to Push Back the Rising Tide of Crime with a Broom
Attorney General fiddles while Vermont burns.
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Senate Democrats Block Vote to Repeal Clean Heat Standard
The plan is to stall, hope the voters forget, and bring the fuel tax on line in the future.
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February 2025

Governor’s Education Plan “Fixes” Too Many Things That Don’t Need Fixing
PART 2. This would destroy school choice in Vermont.
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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.
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VT Democrats Need to Fish or Cut Bait on Climate Policies
Either pass laws that will meet GWSA mandates or repeal the mandates.
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Democrats Refuse to Consider Repeal of Unworkable, Unaffordable Climate Laws
Outnumbered Republicans fight back, but….
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Pucker Up for Kissing Your Sister
Thoughts on Education/Property Tax Reform, Part 1
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Renewable Energy Standard Costs Vermonters tens of millions every year
But law's sponsor tries to spin the opposite in the face of facts to to contrary.
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VT Dems’ “Green” Agenda Is Driving the Housing Crisis
Climate mandates account for $30-$40K additional cost per unit, are chasing away construction workers.
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January 2025

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