On Tuesday evening the Rutland City School Board held a public forum and again heard from both sides on whether to keep the Raiders name and arrowhead logo for its sports teams.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday successfully overrode the governor’s vetoes of H.227 and H.177, two bills that seek to allow noncitizen voting in Winooski and Montpelier, respectively. The Senate will take up the bills during an override session Thursday or Friday.
This week lawmakers return to their jobs in a special veto session to resolve whether noncitizens will be able to vote in local elections. They also will decide how to manage personal records for juveniles accused of serious crimes.
The Burlington GOP on Friday held a special meeting to choose a candidate to run for City Council in Ward 3, and local members ended up selecting Navy veteran Christopher-Aaron Felker.
Vermont artist Bob Mullen has explored and painted remote regions of Alaska and northern Canada. But he is perhaps best known for a painting of a Kodiak bear charging at him on a wild river in Alaska.
Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., has joined a group of lawmakers from both parties in calling on the Biden administration to rescue thousands of Afghans who helped the U.S. military and may be left in danger if American soldiers leave too abruptly.
In his ongoing lawsuit against former Newport UPS franchisee Andre “Mike” Desautels, Attorney General TJ Donovan has argued that Gov. Phil Scott’s orders used to justify his mask mandate during the state of emergency were constitutional, despite counter arguments from defense attorney Robert Kaplan.
The Burlington GOP will hold a special meeting Friday evening to choose a candidate to run for the city’s Ward 3 seat, which was left open after former councilor Brian Pine resigned.
At a Tuesday press conference Gov. Phil Scott announced his decision to sign a new executive order to keep federal funds flowing that were tied to his 15-month state of emergency.
On Monday morning Republican Gov. Phil Scott announced he is lifting all state-issued lockdown policies regarding masks, social distancing, travel requirements and other restrictions, and many observers on YouTube blasted him for exercising dictatorial power over their lives for 15 months.
Some Vermont counties are set to get more money from the federal government in one year than they have gotten from Vermont taxpayers in the 21st century. Vermont’s counties are set to get $121 million directly funded to them.
Four social justice leaders on Monday joined a meeting organized by Alliance for a Better Vermont to advance social justice causes, and the discussions included how to respond to the increasing pushback from Vermonters who don’t share their views on racism.