Energy experts react to decarbonization study
Two leading energy policy professionals spoke before the House Energy and Technology on Tuesday to offer their views on the recent state-funded decarbonization study.
Social and ethnic education focus coming to pre-K-12 classrooms
The House Education Committee on Thursday voted in favor of creating a work group to recommend new academic standards that recognize the history and contributions of ethnic and social groups and movements.
March for Life eclipses Women’s March in numbers, but not media coverage
If the numbers in the streets were any indication, the Right to Life march on Saturday shows the anti-abortion movement in Vermont is every bit as politically engaged as the pro-abortion Women’s March from a week ago, if not more so.
State carbon reduction study bucks trends, states ‘benefits will exceed the cost’
A much-anticipated report commissioned by the state of Vermont says putting a price on carbon could reduce CO2 emissions without hurting the economy or low-income residents.
Mired in own racism controversies, Women’s March delivers usual anti-Trump message
A few hundred Vermonters on Saturday attended the local Women’s March, while others traveled Washington, D.C., to join the much larger national rally in the nation’s capital.
Rep. Scheuermann presents bills to pause Act 46 forced mergers
A group of lawmakers led by Rep. Heidi Scheuermann, R-Stowe, presented two bills this afternoon that would act as a moratorium on enforcement of Act 46 regarding forced school mergers.
Gov. Scott teams with New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu for paid leave program
The governors of Vermont and New Hampshire announced a twin-state family leave plan that would offer benefits to 18,500 state employees and give private businesses the option to join in at a cost affordable to employees.
Trump flag flying again weeks after left-wing vandals set ablaze in middle of night
A local man’s Trump flag is flying high again nearly two months after vandals torched a similar one in an act of political hate while the family slept.
Act 46’s impact on small schools and communities
On a recent episode of Vote for Vermont, host Pat McDonald had two education experts talk about Act 46 and the impact that district consolidation and potential school closures are going to have on small communities.
Scott offers hints at policy direction in second inaugural address
Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday delivered his second inaugural address, calling for bipartisan cooperation and listing priorities ranging from clean water funding and a reform of Act 250 to statewide testing of lead in schools.
Statehouse session starts with yellow-vested carbon tax protest
Dozens of protesters wearing yellow vests showed up at the Statehouse on day-one of the 2019 legislative session to tell lawmakers that a carbon tax should not be on the agenda.
Zoning process inhibits efforts to shelter homeless
Recent developments in Morrisville and Hyde Park have exposed how zoning regulations, even with the best of intentions, can have negative impacts on efforts to keep homeless families out of sub-zero temperatures during the winter season.