R. Galbraith, J. Evans, B. Alpert: Congressional support of federal research...
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Richard Galbraith, John Evans and Briar Alpert. Galbraith is the vice president for research at the University of Vermont; Evans is a former dean of the College of...
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The Deeper Dig: The Trump budget threat
Supporters of President Donald Trump watch his inaugural speech. File photo by Jasper Craven/VTDigger While new information regarding Russian government involvement in President Donald Trump’s 2016...
View ArticlePaul Manganiello: US needs to fund hunger relief efforts at home and abroad
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Paul Manganiello, MD MPH, of Norwich, a emeritus professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Great progress has been made...
View ArticleVermont delegation backs Harvey, budget and debt ceiling deal
WASHINGTON — All three members of Vermont’s congressional delegation backed a budget package that will delay key fiscal votes for three months and fund recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey. The...
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Senate panel rebuffs Trump administration ‘doctrine of retreat’
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., had a leading role in crafting the spending package for foreign policy and State Department initiatives. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerWASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate...
View ArticleVermont delegation slams ill-fated House budget package
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives advanced a spending package Thursday, totaling $1.2 trillion in funding for the next fiscal year. But the package faces certain rejection in the Senate. At a...
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Republican tax plan could cost Vermont $80 million
House Speaker Paul Ryan, surrounded by members of Senate and House, announced a tax reform plan. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger WASHINGTON — After weeks of closed-door wrangling, the White House...
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Sanders spearheads opposition to GOP budget
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and top congressional Democrats oppose the GOP budget resolution proposal. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger WASHINGTON — Both chambers of Congress moved forward on budget...
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The Deeper Dig: Clocking the congressional calendar
Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Saturday marked the end of the federal fiscal year. Leading up to Sept. 30, members of Congress...
View ArticleJohn Freitag: Money matters, budgets matter
Editor’s note: This commentary is by John Freitag, of Strafford, who is chair of the Strafford Selectboard, which is currently working on its 2018 town budget. Politics in its essence is said to be...
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Vermont delegation skeptical of Trump budget proposal
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger WASHINGTON — Lawmakers began vetting the White House budget proposal for the next fiscal year Tuesday. The proposal mirrors the Trump...
View ArticleRichard Czaplinski: What kind of peace?
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Richard Czaplinski, of Warren, a U.S. Navy veteran who is the recently elected president of Will Miller Green Mountain Veterans For Peace, Chapter 57. “I’m for...
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Leahy: Trump looking for ‘reality TV moment’ in government shutdown threat
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., at a conference in Burlington June. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger Donald Trump’s plan to force a government shutdown is a “cockamamie idea” and the president is...
View ArticleRick Detwiler: Contrary to reports, the federal deficit is scary
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Rick Detwiler, of North Ferrisburgh, who is a retired school superintendent and co-author of International Trustees Handbook, a reference source for governance of...
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Margolis: Practicing the art of distraction
The gallery at the Brattleboro Museum. File photo by Kevin O’Connor (Jon Margolis writes political columns for VTDigger.) Like its counterparts in the other 49 states, Vermont’s arts and culture...
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Leahy promises a fight over cuts to heating aid, other programs
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. File photo by Anne Galloway/VTDiggerCOLCHESTER — Sen. Patrick Leahy vowed Monday to fight proposed federal cuts to social service programs, including a heating assistance...
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Sanders pushes for hearings on Trump budget
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Courtesy photoWASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is calling on the Senate Budget Committee to hold hearings on President Donald Trump’s budget proposal, asserting that...
View ArticleWelch, others band together on pitch to preserve energy aid
A bipartisan coalition in Congress, including Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., is hoping to persuade budget writers not to cut funding to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, also known as LIHEAP....
View ArticleJohn Fairbanks: Budgetary magic unicorns
Editor’s note: This op-ed is by John Fairbanks, a Vermonter currently living and working in Washington, D.C. Allow me to introduce you to George Callas, House Speaker Paul Ryan’s senior tax counsel....
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Burlington makes plans for grants under threat of Trump cuts
Chris Donnelly, of the Champlain Housing Trust. The organization is a major beneficiary of federal grants. File photo by Morgan True/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — The city recently unveiled its plans for using...
View ArticleJohn Fairbanks: The $4,000 pipedream
Editor’s note: This op-ed is by John Fairbanks, a Vermonter currently living and working in Washington, D.C. Some of you might recall that, a little over two years ago, I published in these pages a...
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Sanders goes after moderate Democrats over budget opposition
Sen. Bernie Sanders. File photo by Mike Dougherty After weeks of infighting between Senate Democrats over Congress’s domestic budget negotiations, tensions boiled over at a news conference Wednesday...
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Sanders goes after Manchin’s budget opposition in hometown newspaper op-ed
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., checks his notes before speaking at a press conference in Duxbury on Aug. 25. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The public feud between Vermont’s U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and...
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McKibben says losing climate piece in federal budget package would be...
Environmental activist and author Bill McKibben speaks in Burlington on Sept. 24. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger As weighty climate legislation within the $3.5 trillion domestic budget bill wobbles...
View ArticleMcClaughry: Averting the fiscal cliff catastrophe
Editor’s note: John McClaughry is vice president of the Ethan Allen Institute. Averting a catastrophic fall over the fiscal cliff looming six weeks off may well be the ultimate test of a working...
View ArticleJohn Fairbanks: Some federal debt basics
Editor’s note: This op-ed is by John Fairbanks, a Vermonter currently living and working in Washington, D.C. He blogs at Scaypgrayce. [A]fter reading Lyle Conger’s Oct. 23 piece on the debt, and the...
View ArticleJohn Fairbanks: Cooking the federal books
Editor’s note: This op-ed is by John Fairbanks, a Vermonter currently living and working in Washington, D.C. He blogs at Scaypgrayce. [A]s the 114th Congress opens for business, the Republican...
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Windham County lawmakers fear effects of federal budget
Sens. Becca Balint, left, and Jeanette White, both Windham County Democrats, talk Monday at a legislative breakfast in Brattleboro. Photo by Randolph T. Holhut/The Commons [B]RATTLEBORO – Windham...
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Cultural leaders decry Trump’s proposed budget cuts
Alex Aldrich, head of the Vermont Arts Council, joins with the leaders of other local cultural organizations Monday to oppose President Trump’s proposed budget cuts. Photo by Elizabeth...
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