Vermont Right to Life birthday picnic Saturday
On Saturday, June 24, the Vermont Right to Life Educational Trust will host a “BIRTHday Picnic” on the State House Lawn in Montpelier from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. All pro-lifers are welcome to attend.
DEC ensures safe battery collection and recycling at transfer stations
In the past year, several battery fires have occurred at transfer stations throughout the Northeast. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports that lithium-ion batteries caused over 240 fires at 64 facilities between 2013 and 2020.
De-transitioner Walt Heyer to discuss transgender ‘care’ at Vergennes Union High School
Parents’ Rights in Education is hosting an international speaker with a compelling life story relevant to adults and children today — particularly for those who identify as transgender or those who seek to lovingly support them.
VCBB invites Vermonters to share how their digital experience can be improved
The Vermont Community Broadband Board is holding two virtual listening sessions next week to hear input on the current state of internet service; problems Vermonters have accessing, affording, or using it; and what can be done to improve it.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to speak at Gen. John Stark Lectures June 21
As part of its Gen. John Stark Lectures, the Ethan Allen Institute is proud to present a dinner with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a noted environmentalist and advocate of individual liberty.
George Will to highlight Ethan Allen Institute’s 30th anniversary celebration
Nationally renowned scholar and political columnist George F. Will is the featured speaker at the Ethan Allen Institute’s Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration at the Doubletree by Hilton in South Burlington on Wednesday, May 31.
Vermont Community Broadband Board announces state kickoff of digital equity plan
VCBB will be calling for input from, among others, people with a language barrier, incarcerated people, members of a racial or ethnic minority group, people with disabilities, tribal populations, LGBTQ+ people, unhoused people, and migrant farmworkers.
Restoring Our Faith Summit returns Oct. 10
This year’s Summit will feature speakers and panel discussions that will address some of the troubling cultural trends in our country and the critical role of faith, marriage, and the importance of protecting children in a flourishing society.
O’Brien Brothers and GMP launch Vermont’s first fully storm resilient, all-electric neighborhood
The neighborhood plan includes a mix of 155 single family, multi-family and permanently affordable homes and will create a model for taking on the damaging impacts of climate change across Vermont.
Department of Corrections announces end of Community Restitution Program
Department officials state the program is no longer viable due to a substantial decrease in the judiciary’s sentencing to work crew in recent years coupled with reforms to the Department’s community supervision practices.
EAI statewide poll: Voters strongly reject the Affordable Heat Act
Among those who know of it, Vermonters oppose the Affordable Heat Act 40% to 27%. If the Affordable Heat Act causes any increase in fuel prices, Vermonters oppose the Act by 61% to 26%.
Gov. Phil Scott’s veto letter of S.5, the Affordable Heat Act
“The risk to Vermonters and our economy throughout the state is too great; the confusion around the language and the unknowns are too numerous; and we are making real and measurable progress reducing emissions with a more thoughtful, strategic approach that is already in motion.”