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February 1, 2020

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Will Scott’s frugal budget satisfy liberals?

Where are the parents?

Governor’s fourth budget address at the State House

Pre-K kids left on school buses By Lou Varricchio

From Staff & News Reports THE EAGLE

EDITOR

MIDDLEBURY | Last week, Gov. Phil Scott (R) delivered his fourth budget address, presenting a balanced budget that limits spending growth to a total of just two percent across all funds and does not raise taxes or service fees paid by Vermonters, such as drivers’ license, vehicle registrations, permit application, park admission or hunting and fishing fees.

MIDDLEBURY | Vermont’s Act 166 is the law under which parents and guardians are provided universal access to publicly funded pre-K education. Universal pre-K advocates tout the state’s approach to this level of education because of its benefits to young children, especially those from low-income families. But not everything is peachy keen with Vermont pre-K, and in at least one instance as reported to Vermont’s True North Reports by an anonymous eyewitness in the city of Rutland recently, there may be one aspect of universal pre-K that doesn’t sit quite right with critics. “(Drivers) are not allowed by law to let the pre-K kids off the busses unless a parent is there to collect them,” the Rutland school-bus eyewitness told TNR. “The parents aren’t showing up, and using the busses as babysitting services with the kids simply driving around town from after school until after 6 p.m. This is awful.” But in an attempt to verify this complaint, TNR reported that it found that the rules still apply even if it looks “awful” to the critics. When it comes to transportation and students, bus operators clearly have the ultimate responsibility when it comes to dealing with young children left on buses while awaiting their parent’s arrival for pickup.

ADDRESSING THE DEMOGRAPHIC CRISIS

Scott once again urged the Vermonnt Legislature to focus investments to reverse Vermont’s demographic crisis and strengthen the state’s fiscal foundation. Scott said addressing demographics trends, and the economic challenges they are creating across the state, is the only way to ensure that the state can continue to invest in essential services and shared priorities. “Our demog raphic cr isis is, without question, the greatest challenge we face as a state,” said Scott. “Confronting this crisis is the only way we’ll be able to address other critical needs – whether it’s human services, public safety, transportation or climate change and transitioning to a clean energy economy.” See SCOTT » pg. 2

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In this photograph, taken by Middlebury’s official construction project community liaison Jim Gish, the view is from just below the Merchants Row Bridge. Kubricky is working on a large manhole that will sit below St. Stephen’s Episcopal on the east side of the rail corridor. Stormwater from the town green will drain into this structure, move underneath the rail line to a similar manhole on the Merchants Row side of the rail corridor, and then flow north to the Launch Pit built last year in Printer’s Alley and from there out to Otter Creek. Sump pumps will remove sediment from the stormwater before it reaches the creek. Photo by Jim Gish

See PRE-K BUS » pg. 2

HANSON TAKES ON VERMONT GOP

Indian-born candidate says too much “compromise, consensus” from moderates By Michael Bielawski SPECIAL TO THE EAGLE

RUTLAND | In a speech at the Castleton Republican Breakfast “Taking Vermont Forward” last Saturday, 2020 lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Meg Hansen challenged Republicans to stick to strong principals of freedom and economic growth, and not buckle to pressure from moderates to appease the opposition party. “In our Republican politics, we hear a lot about compromise and consensus,” Hansen said. “Do we ever hear about conviction? … They place great virtue in belonging to the center. But let’s be real here, being in the center means staying as inoffensive as possible to the far-left. Being in the center means ultimately giving in to the irrational demands of the far left.” Hansen is best known for her former role as executive director of Vermonters for Health Care Freedom and these days she’s a television host on “Dialogues with Meg Hansen”. Her campaign frequently critiques the cost of living and cost to d o

business in Vermont, and she consistently emphasizes lower taxes, pro-economic growth policies, and personal freedoms. She’s been a vocal advocate for a competitive health insurance market and school choice for education. Her candidacy has been under criticism much from Republican moderates. Recently, Sen. Corey Parent, R-Franklin, told VtDigger, “I don’t think there is a viable Republican candidate at this point,” dismissing not only Hansen, but also businessman Dana Colson of Sharon. Sharon is running for the same seat. Senate Minority Leader Joe Benning, R-Caledonia, said there is no “competent” candidate to run against Senate President Pro Tem Tim Ashe (D/P-Burlington) who also seeks the seat. Hansen emphasized that now is a time for challenging establishment norms. “Do you want real change in Vermont?” she asked attendees in Rutland County. “Real change is time-consuming, it is difficult, it is frustrating, and it is conflict-driven. Not conflict for the sake of conflict, but conflict when arises when you have the courage of your convictions and the will and determination to act on them.” Hanson cited the career of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who she said took the United Kingdom in a new direction back when the country was embracing socialist tendencies and subsequent economic hardships, not unlike how she characterizes the current trends in Vermont. According to Hanson, “Mrs. Thatcher said this about consensus and I quote, ‘The process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values, and policies in search of something in which no one believes, but to which no one objects; the process of avoiding the very issues that have to be solved, merely because you cannot get agreement on the way ahead.’” She said that Vermont’s current economy is not ideal especially for young people. “For those of us under the age of 40, there is no sustainable future in Vermont,” she said. “I’ve had many, many conversations with Vermonters who want to own homes, want to

While in Rutland County last week, 2020 lieutenant governor candidate Meg Hanson said there’s too much pressure from Vermont Republican moderates to appease Democrats and Progressives. Photo by Jay Luebken own private businesses and farms, and cannot. I’ve heard from so many who want to be able to afford to have kids here and raise them here, build careers, save for retirement, and grow old here but cannot.” She concluded that her 2020 platform should appeal to the majority of economic and freedom-minded Vermonters, regardless of party affiliation. “How can we be in the minority when we are fighting to get everyone the ability to create greater prosperity and live freer lives,” Hanson said. ■

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