State imposes costly 3-acre runoff rule, while sewer overflow gets pass
Vermont landowners of three or more acres of impervious surfaces must plan and pay for phosphorus runoff reduction, the state of Vermont announced Sept. 1.
Vermont women buying guns, learning to shoot
These women are not hunters, sharpshooting enthusiasts, or gun nut Dirty Harriet wannabes. Their stories are as different as the women themselves. But their purpose is the same: to defend themselves and their loved ones from some bigger, stronger threat just yards away and moving towards them with violent intent.
Chittenden County Senate race recount concludes, Heston falls 28 votes short of Pearson
The recount of the Chittenden County Senate primary election between June Heston and incumbent Progressive-Democrat Sen. Chris Pearson has wrapped up, and Heston is still 28 votes shy of an upset.
Scott administration doubles down on masks for youth sports as COVID narrative wobbles
Vermont’s governor and health commissioner said Tuesday there is no evidence at the moment to assure parents that having kids play sports while wearing masks is safe, despite the state’s mask mandate for youth leagues.
New Covid school bus rules send parents looking for alternatives
The Vermont Department of Health and the Agency of Education have enacted strict new rules for children waiting for and riding the bus to school. Officials also recommend parents give their kids a ride, or have them walk or bike to school.
Middlebury College campus roads closed to public during COVID crisis
Middlebury College officials announced that access to the campus is off-limits to the public during the COVID-19 crisis. According to Middlebury Police Chief Tom Hanley, that includes roads that either bisect or transect the campus.
Vermont’s health commissioner speaks out on CDC’s ‘6%’ report
Asked about a CDC report saying only 6 percent of Covid-19 fatalities nationwide died solely from the disease, Health Commissioner Mark Levine at a press conference Tuesday decried the “armchair epidemiologists and physicians” who publicly impugn without understanding Covid-19 death statistics.
Thurston calls out BLM, Antifa, supermajority, state policies
“I cannot in good conscience sit back and watch,” Thurston said regarding current political trends in Vermont and the nation. “The supermajority vice grip that Democrats and Progressives hold on the Vermont Legislature must be loosened.”
Rural South Dakota limited shutdown, avoided economic turmoil as seen in Vermont
While Vermont faces economic woes unseen in recent history due to Gov. Phil Scott’s shutdown mandates, one state with a similar rural landscape and population has taken a very different approach to mitigate the coronavirus without devastating its economy.
GOP shows up for Vermont Senate races
If filmmaker Woody Allen was right in 1989 when he said “80% of success is showing up,” then the Vermont Republican Party has taken a first successful step to improving on the six seats it now holds in the 30-seat Vermont Senate.
COVID-19 restrictions causing trouble for daycare systems and out-of-state college students
About two-thirds of Vermont’s schoolchildren this year will engage in at least partial remote learning, and that’s expected to strain demand on childcare providers.
Plan to fund schools hit by homeschooling losses would cause slight hike in property taxes statewide
Vermont Secretary of Education Daniel French wants a change in state law to allow funding of school districts this year based on last year’s pre-pandemic enrollment, he said in an Aug. 24 recommendation to the Legislature.