The committee statutorily had a 45-day window to review the standards, which sunsets Friday. With the clock ticking, committee members voted favorably on the revisions but did so with a new implementation date.
True North Reports traveled around Burlington late last month to take photos of the increasing squalor of the Queen City, which includes everything from homeless encampments and trash to graffiti and drug needles.
Another light bail sentence by the presiding judge in Caledonia County has elicited an angry letter from a Vermont state senator to his colleagues. “An assault weapon, cocaine and warrants, and is out on $200 bail, and this guy is still a Judge!?” Sen. Russ Ingalls said.
A new study shows power demand in New England has experienced an 11.4% drop from 2008 to 2020 but could cost ratepayers billions of dollars to incorporate zero-emissions electricity.
Vermont State Police and local departments continue to deal with shootings and other serious crimes, including a double shooting that occurred on Sunday in Leicester and another shooting in Burlington last week.
The Republican governor said Tuesday during his weekly press conference that he intends to veto House Bill 217. The bill would create a system in which the state’s child care and early learning system would be propped up with funding culled through employee payroll contributions and budget allocations.
A Vermont middle school coach has been reinstated after being suspended from his position for what the school district called misgendering a student, according to ABC News.
Gov. Phil Scott signed Senate Bill 100 on Monday afternoon, which is designed to spur more progress in addressing the state’s housing shortage. The new law will bring more regulatory reforms to the housing sector.
One of the best-known and widely respected journalists over the past five decades, George Will, visited Vermont on Wednesday as the headline speaker for the 30th Anniversary celebration of the Ethan Allen Institute.
A Vermont school district punished a father and his daughter for speaking out against a biological male in the girls’ locker room. Now the district has settled with the Allen family in what its legal team is hailing as a “resounding victory.”
Implementing a paid family and medical leave program in Vermont is taking steps closer to becoming a reality. The Department of Financial Regulation has approved coverages and rates for the Vermont Family and Medical Leave Insurance Plan, Gov. Phil Scott said Thursday.
H.386 would allow 16-17 year olds to vote in municipal elections and hold local office. H.509 would allow non-citizens to vote in local elections. A veto override session will be held June 20-22.