Mr. Hobson may certainly be correct, and his tongue may very well have been planted firmly in his cheek. |
Our view is that this is an isolated incident and the value of the registry to parents and communities outweighs the impact of one isolated incident. |
The breakdown exists because the majority is unwilling to work constructively with the minority. |
The bypass remains, in its entirety, a priority for Gov. Douglas and the state Agency of Transportation. The governor is hopeful the Legislature will do the right thing and support his recommendation. |
The governor doesn't recall this article, but he's been very clear that he did not believe that then and he doesn't believe that now. He doesn't remember sitting down for the article. This is a disappointing display of the politics of personal destruction, and there's no place for this kind of trash in Vermont. |
The governor is concerned with a crisis of affordability. He will target economic development efforts that are focused on building generations of opportunity. |
The governor is never particularly enthusiastic about raising any tax. |
The governor recognizes the need to make Vermont an affordable place to live and raise a family. We do need to address day to day issues, but we've got to think about the future down the road. |
The governor still believes these changes should apply to all branches and levels. The House did take a very, very small step in the right direction by eliminating the privilege for the Legislature. |
The governor will outline a comprehensive plan to offer Vermont residents an opportunity to receive a higher education here in Vermont so that they can then work here and raise a family. It's a proposal that will affect an entire generation of school students in the state of Vermont. |
The governor's vision is to make Vermont affordable for Vermonters by offering a scholarship program that is going to put a college education within reach to thousands of people who currently don't have access to it. |
The kind of political gimmick that this coalition is trying to sell is the reason we did not get meaningful health care reform last year. We are not going to engage in this silliness. |
There's nothing political about keeping pornography off of state-sponsored Web sites. It's important to the governor that we reach out to this at-risk population, and communicate important public health messages. But he needs to be assured by the Agency of Human Services there will not ever again be pornography on this Web site or any other sponsored by the state. |
They are off to a good start. |
This is not time for studies and fig leaves. It's time for bold action. |