By FOCUS, A Leonine Business Americans have experienced an unprecedented number of heavy rain events this year due to the warming atmosphere, exposing major flaws in the country’s flood mapping. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration identified three “1,000-year rainfall events” in August alone. California, Illinois and Texas all reported rainfall events that were given […]
By FOCUS, a Leonine Business During the pandemic the auto industry struggled with supply chain shortages and depleted inventories, but finally new cars are once again becoming available to consumers. Unfortunately, at record high prices. The surging cost of financing a new vehicle can be attributed to many factors, such as the pandemic and inflation. […]
By FOCUS, a Leonine Business On September 8, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a new report on the climate and energy implications of crypto-assets in the United States. It’s the latest response to President Joe Biden’s executive order from March on the development of digital assets in the country. […]
SHAKEUPS The Vermont Legislature is scheduled to adjourn on Thursday, May 12. At least that is the plan, and after a couple weeks of highly complex air traffic control with the budget and many other bills it looks like lawmakers may be able to meet that goal. It has been challenging for lawmakers to find […]
BUDGET WARS Governor Phil Scott drew a not-so-surprising line in the sand this week on both the FY2023 budget and the plan to reform the state’s pension program. On Tuesday the governor issued statements criticizing both bills, saying the legislature focused too much on growing government in the budget and that his input was not […]
FINAL COUNTDOWN? Tensions between Governor Phil Scott and the Democratic majority in the legislature escalated this week as the Senate worked to finalize its spending, tax, economic development and workforce packages. Governor Scott said publicly that he is not afraid to veto legislation he does not support – a comment that was clearly directed at […]
By FOCUS, a Leonine Business During the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 35 states began allowing restaurants and bars to sell cocktails to-go, offering a lifeline to the hospitality industry ravaged by closures and decreased foot traffic. Since then, 18 states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws to make cocktails to-go a permanent feature. […]
The Beginning of the End? A debate earlier in the year about whether to switch to single-member legislative districts in the House was officially put to rest when Governor Phil Scott signed the redistricting bill, H.722, into law. The bill will see the state continuing to use multi-member districts for the next decade. Redistricting is […]
