Commentary Series
Commentary Series
Single Payer Plan
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As VPR continues to search for a Hands-on Health Care solution for Vermont’s Health Care ills, commentator John McClaughry worries that a single-payer system would create a state monopoly that would degrade health care in Vermont.Commentary Series
The Cost of Schools
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As the legislature reviews the cost of doing state business, commentator John McClaughry reflects on a study of government employment patterns that offers some provocative statistics.Commentary Series
Welfare Reform
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Last fall, a study measuring the success of welfare reform around the country gave Vermont poor marks – and commentator John McClaughry says it isn’t hard to figure out why.Commentary Series
Judicial retention
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Commentator John McClaughry is looking forward to the coming legislative session, and what he expects will be a lively discussion on the State Supreme Court and the Vermont constitution.Commentary Series
Agency fees and teachers’ unions
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According to commentator John McClaughry, a long standing unionization issue is about to undergo fresh debate.Commentary Series
Preserving Wilderness
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Commentary John McClaughry says that the contemporary struggle for control of the wilderness is actually a very old one.Commentary Series
Speechwriting for President Reagan
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Commentator John McClaughry joins us today with his own fond memories of former President Ronald Reagan.Commentary Series
Circ Highway decision
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Commentator John McClaughry disagrees with the recent court decision on the Circ highway.Commentary Series