On WDEV radio last week, outgoing state Sen. Corey Parent, R-Franklin, interviewed one Republican and one Democrat state lawmaker to hear their views on the election and its potential impact on the upcoming legislative session.
The governor at his weekly news conference promoted “IDEAL Vermont,” a new diversity program designed to foster racial equity at the local level throughout the state.
IDEAL Vermont, Gov. Phil Scott said, will work to advance those metrics at the city and municipality level in the state in an effort to remove structural barriers and increase meaningful inclusion and representation. The program was funded by the state with an appropriation of $220,000.
As part of its “deep organizational work to address racism as a public health crisis,” the city of Burlington won’t allow people who refuse to sign a diversity pledge to grow food in a taxpayer-funded community garden.
A new survey by the pro-abortion organization Power to Decide claims to outline where conservatives and liberals stand in regard to abortion and birth control.
The Biden administration is also mulling a plan that would force oil companies to store a minimum amount of diesel in their fuel tanks, which could raise fuel prices further in areas like New England, according to Bloomberg.
Appearing on the Morning Drive Show last Friday, Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger struggled to answer a question about the city’s all-electric policies, and Vermont’s head of the GOP discussed where the party goes from here after disappointing statewide election outcomes.
With well-known gun control advocate Sen. Phil Baruth, D/P-Chittenden, taking on the role of president pro tempore of the Vermont Senate, the Green Mountain State can expect a renewed push for restrictions on guns.
“Repealing the preemption law is absolutely on the GunSense legislative agenda,” Conor Casey told VDC. “I anticipate you’ll see other towns passing supportive resolutions in the coming weeks.” Burlington is considered the leading candidate for firearms restrictions.
In a year when inflation and other economic pressures are already challenging Vermonters, the cost of electricity is set to go up about 8%, according to one major electric utility.
Following the Nov. 8 election, top Vermont Democrats and left wing organizations announced an aggressive agenda that includes electric-based energy, expanded government health care, woke social policies, and more.
Exit polling across central Vermont on Tuesday would suggest the statewide ballot item on reproductive rights, Article 22, was a leading driver for getting voters out to the polls.