Federal money ‘drying up’ that was used to house homeless in hotels
On Tuesday, the Goddard College radio show “Gathering Peace” interviewed a city mayor and homeless shelter co-director to discuss Vermont’s imminent homeless crisis.
On Tuesday, the Goddard College radio show “Gathering Peace” interviewed a city mayor and homeless shelter co-director to discuss Vermont’s imminent homeless crisis.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday released a report detailing the number of illegal crossings at the northern border, which has about doubled since last year.
Susan Greenhalgh, senior advisor of election security for the nonprofit Free Speech for People, said asking officials to find a way to make online voting secure is like “asking a child to go out and play safely in traffic.”
In an appearance on the “Morning Drive Radio Show” on Thursday, Gov. Phil Scott criticized the newly passed Affordable Heat Act legislation that aims to convert most heating to electricity based on renewable energy sources, with fuel dealers and Vermonters footing the bill.
Republican Gov. Phil Scott used the opening remarks at his weekly presser to remind Vermonters of his policies focused on affordability and economic growth, and to warn of a coming showdown with state lawmakers over the budget.
On May 8, the United States Attorney’s Office along with the Vermont Attorney General’s Office and the Rutland Area NAACP co-hosted a Hate-Free Vermont forum for the Orange County community.
Multiple shootings and other criminal incidents have taken place in Vermont over the past weeks, and police say they are starting to make progress on investigating those incidents.
On Friday the Vermont Senate passed a bill that includes substantial changes to election laws, including online voting among other provisions.
On Wednesday afternoon lawmakers again discussed a school safety bill that, according to the Senate Education Committee’s chair, is getting some inconvenient pushback in the final stretch of this legislative session.
Christine Stone, a former Essex resident and government contractor, came to Holy Family Parish Hall on Wednesday to discuss policies that promote partisan political agendas on climate and other matters within the school and business sectors.
Film director Jeff Gibbs came to Essex last month to discuss the showing of his film “Planet of the Humans,” a critique of the green industry.
A bill being considered in the House would create a task force to examine how Vermont might apologize and compensate for slavery — even though the state Constitution prohibited the practice.