Arlington voters approve town administrator proposal
Residents voted 391 to 114 by Australian ballot Tuesday in favor of creating the position, an idea local leaders pitched as a way to help the town grow and improve.
Pownal votes to take buses, acquire gravel pit
Voters approved a $1.04 million general budget and a $1.02 million road budget Tuesday, along with multiple ballot articles, including one authorizing the Select Board to acquire, maintain and operate two buses donated by the Pownal School District.
Bennington voters again reject idea of a mayor
A proposed town charter amendment that would pave the way for a future switch to a mayoral format was shot down Tuesday by 306 votes.
Four seats for Burlington City Council, fate of plastic bags decided on Town Meeting Day
The local Progressive Party made waves on Town Meeting Day as Progressive candidates won two city council seats out of four up for election.
State Headliners: School board member decries merger ‘injustice,’ urges Town Meeting listeners to contact senators
A school board member frustrated with Act 46 stood at the Berlin Town Meeting on Tuesday to deplore the unwelcome outcomes and suggest possible fixes concerning the controversial school merger law.
Vermont lawmakers weigh 48-hour gun purchase waiting period
Senators are considering a controversial waiting period for gun purchases after parents of a suicide victim faced off against gun-rights advocates in emotional public testimony.
Statehouse Headliners: Abortion constitutional amendment is cover for state-mandated ‘economic equality’
If eradicating economic equality is made a constitutional responsibility of state government, good or bad, for better or worse, they’ll be harder to stop.
Resolution on Town Meeting Day includes Green New Deal for Vermont
On Town Meeting Day, residents in select towns across the state will be voting on climate resolutions promoted by the climate-activist organization 350 Vermont.
Statehouse Headliners: Report says ridgeline wind lights still blink non-stop, nearby home sales depressed
According to a new report from Vermonters for a Clean Environment, Lowell still endures constant blinking lights from ridgeline wind, and nearby homes are selling for less than expected.
A year after Victory court ruling, are Vermont’s voter checklists more secure?
It has been one year since a Vermont Superior Court ruling removed 13 percent of Victory’s voters from the town’s voter checklist, yet it appears the ruling has had little impact on other towns that could be facing similar issues.
Renewable Energy Vermont and Green Mountain Power want your battery power
Renewable Energy Vermont and Green Mountain Power are expanding a joint program on battery power sharing for power customers.
Woman sentenced for attempted smuggling of illegal aliens at border
A Charlotte, North Carolina, woman has been sentenced to four months in prison for her role in an alien smuggling ring that runs from the Canadian border down to New York City.