Gov. Scott signals he will veto global warming bill
At his press conference Friday, Gov. Phil Scott indicated he will veto H.688, the Global Warming Solutions Act. “I don’t see any solutions. All I see is mandates,” he said.
Hansen says women candidates face obstacles of access to money, ‘troublemaker’ label
Meg Hansen, a Republican candidate for state Senate in Bennington County and runner-up to Scott Milne in the Aug. 11 primary race for lieutenant governor, delivered a speech Saturday at the Vermont GOP Women’s Suffrage Centennial event at the Vermont State House.
Frustrated Burlington cop was punched first, video shows
At 4:17 minutes into the six-minute video, Campbell tells Kilburn “shut the **** up and leave, go, they don’t want you here.” Kilburn calls Campbell a punk, gets out of the car, and initiates the violence by punching Campbell first.
Vermont GOP to celebrate 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment this weekend
The Vermont Republican Party is joining with the Vermont Women’s Coalition on Saturday to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the right of women to vote in the United States.
34 GOP women running for state office, college expels COVID offenders
Of the 130-plus Republicans seeking statewide office in the Nov. 3 general election, 34 are women. By contrast, only 27 GOP women were on 2018 general election ballot.
House passes Global Warming Solutions Act with slight veto-proof majority
House lawmakers on Wednesday passed the Global Warming Solutions Act, advancing legislation that would turn state carbon emission reduction goals into mandates and allow individuals to sue Vermont if targets are missed.
Scott exec order gives state new ‘fair and impartial policing’ powers
A “fair and impartial policing” executive order issued by Gov. Phil Scott gives the Vermont Department of Public Safety sweeping new powers in the hiring, training and oversight of local and state police agencies.
Chittenden House candidate talks public disconnect with Montpelier, BLM and more
Tom Licata, a 26-year Burlington resident and independent candidate for the Chittenden 6-5 House district, appeared on WVMT’s Marcus & Kurt Morning Drive program Tuesday and weighed in on Black Lives Matter and also the disconnect between public perception and what happens in Montpelier.
Led by Antifa supporter, VT AFL-CIO backs Progressive slate
Led by a president who is a self-described Antifa supporter, the 10,000-member umbrella group for smaller private and public sector unions fulfilled a 2019 promise to choose the Progressive Party over the Democratic Party.
TJ Donovan joins Democrat attorneys general to sue Trump administration over environmental deregulations
Vermont’s attorney general TJ Donovan has joined a band of Democrat attorneys general to sue the Trump administration over environmental deregulations. All 21 attorneys general involved in the lawsuit are Democrats.
Opioid, car crash deaths up this year in Vermont; Pat Leahy, with just one eye, was college marksman
Twice as many people have died in car crashes so far this year compared to 2019. Opioid overdoses are up 50%. In both cases state officials say the pandemic is at least partly to blame.
Gov. Scott says he would ‘do whatever we could’ if Burlington protests turn violent
Gov. Phil Scott said Friday at his regularly scheduled press conference that he will do whatever it takes to keep Burlington safe if the ongoing protests over police use-of-force turn violent.