Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday stood strongly behind the Vermont National Guard in response to media reports that the organization is awash in a culture of partying and sexual misconduct.
A Vermont meteorologist is blaming wet and snowy weather on global warming after a recent snowstorm caused thousands of Vermonters to lose power.
Three years after passage by state lawmakers, Act 46 is entering the final chapter of forced school district consolidation, and towns miffed by the state’s power grab are ready to sue to regain control.
“I’m a forester by degree and I was trained to manage forests. We’ve allowed folks who know nothing about forestry to come in and say this is how we should be managing the forests, which in a lot of the cases is no management at all.”
State Treasurer Beth Pearce is urging the Environmental Protection Agency and highway safety administrators to think again about rolling back vehicle emission standards.
The state is making final decisions on school mergers this week in a move that will bring Act 46 to its messy conclusion — and likely spark new lawsuits.
The Vermont Conservation Voters is set to push “a range of environmental priorities in the coming session” following an election landslide that gave Democrats and Progressives a supermajority at the Statehouse.
“We have liberty-minded citizens who are afraid to voice their opinions and speak up because they know they will be on the receiving end of some pretty vicious attacks,” Jarvis said.
The new state of Vermont Racial Equity Advisory Panel will meet for the first time on Friday after its designated five members were appointed late last month.
In an election that saw few victories for Vermont Republicans, voters decided to stick with the Democrat status quo for secretary of state and attorney general.
With the dust beginning to settle after Election Day, top Republicans are assessing the damage to their party in lost seats and leverage, including the ability to sustain a veto by Gov. Phil Scott.
Republicans took aim at powerful incumbents in Grand Isle and Chittenden County during the midterm election, but by the end of Tuesday night it was clear that Democrats easily held on to their power.