Gun incident over holiday weekend in Burlington
The Burlington Police Department reported a gun incident over the holiday weekend, this time in City Hall Park. No one was injured in the shooting.
Global headlines point to inflation crisis as governor warns of ‘perfect storm’
As House and Senate lawmakers continue to work out differences on how to spend unprecedented amounts of federal money available for the state budget, the governor warned that this money could be the state’s one chance for everyday Vermonters to economically survive a “perfect storm” of extreme inflation of the U.S. dollar.
Unemployment in Vermont continues to fall
Unemployment claims continue to fall in Vermont and across the nation, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Criminal threatening bill makes legislators ‘more equal’ than fellow citizens, lawmaker warns
S.265, the criminal threatening bill, passed the Vermont House on Tuesday, but not without verbal pushback from two Republican lawmakers.
Ethan Allen Institute uncovers new voting irregularities in Vermont
According to research conducted by the Vermont-based think tank, 10 graduates of Middlebury College who left the state years ago are recorded as having voted by absentee ballot in the 2020 election.
Bill that would expand Vermont economic development loans headed to governor
The dollar amounts for economic development loans is inside a bill that is headed to the Vermont governor.
Unemployment falling in Vermont
Vermont boasts an unemployment rate of 2.9% for the month of February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, ranking 11th in the nation.
Windham County won’t have sheriff coverage if cops lose immunity
Windham County Sheriff Mark Anderson said Wednesday that if police are stripped of current legal protections against civil rights lawsuits, he will stop providing law enforcement services for 14 towns in his county.
House Education Committee approves free meals in schools for one year
The House Education Committee on Thursday approved a bill that would provide universal breakfast and lunch for all school children regardless of each family’s ability to provide their own meals or lunch money.
Department of Health, researchers look for ‘vaccine messaging’ to get families to take more shots
A report put out the Vermont Department of Health in coordination with out-of-state universities indicates that efforts by states to reverse “vaccine hesitancy” among parents with newborns have largely proven ineffective.
Governor ‘not going to increase taxes now,’ which may affect universal school meals
While taking questions from reporters during his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Gov. Phil Scott suggested that an abundance of federal funds in Vermont means “we’re not going to increase taxes now.”
Suing police, threatening public officials, prostitution, end-of-life drug bills in House committees this week
Bills making it easier to sue police, engage in prostitution, and take end-of-life lethal drugs, but more painful to threaten a public official, will be in House committees this week.