John McClaughry
John McClaughry is founder and vice president of the Ethan Allen Institute, a Vermont policy research and education organization.
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Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down “agency fees” taken by public sector unions from non-members’ paychecks. In the Janus ruling, Justice Alito… -
Today, Gov. Phil Scott convenes an Education Summit to address “the crisis of affordability and how it impacts the opportunities we are able to provide…
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Governor Scott and Democratic legislative leaders are at loggerheads over realizing $75 million in savings from switching the state’s teachers to a health…
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Since 1869 Vermont has maintained a tradition of parental choice in education. Parents in towns with no operating schools, or only K to 6 or K-8 schools,…
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The Energy Independent Vermont coalition, led by the Vermont Public Interest Research Group, told legislators a year ago that “we can’t ignore the fact…
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Last month an environmental coalition called “Energy Independent Vermont” announced it would do battle in Montpelier for a new tax – the carbon tax.The…
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Chief fiscal officer Steve Klein has concluded that the 2015 legislature will face an expected general fund shortfall of from $90 to 120 million dollars…
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The biennial legislative session adjourned a month ago, and it’s a good time to review the results.The 2015 General Fund budget grew by 5.6% over the 2014…
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The time of testing for Vermont’s non-sectarian independent schools is now at hand. Always alarmed at any threat of competition, the public school… -
http://www.vpr.net/audio/programs/56/2012/12/122112_vpr_McClaughry.mp3(Host) As a long-time conservative observer of fiscal policy in government,…
