After 48 years in Washington, Senator Patrick Leahy’s retirement announcement was a cataclysmic strike for Vermont. The second shoe will drop when we hear Senator Sanders is ready to come home. Soon, 79 years of seniority on Capitol Hill will have evaporated. Then where are we?
In the language of the draft released by Manchin’s office this must be “a balanced list of project types, including: critical minerals, nuclear, hydrogen, fossil fuels, electric transmission, renewables, and carbon capture, sequestration, storage, and removal.”
For 55 years Shelburne Highway Superintendent Paul Goodrich has worked for the town highway department to keep town streets in great condition for the community. He started when he was just 16 years old and isn’t looking to stop anytime soon — and the town appears happy about that.
In EAI’s August survey asking “How do you anticipate housing shortage situation to progress?” 82% of respondents chose, “This is a long term, self-inflicted trend that is here to stay unless Vermont officials reform local zoning laws and Act 250 restrictions.”
Regardless of where you stand on the issue of sex work, the reality is that wherever prostitution is decriminalized, there is a subsequent increase in drug and gang activity, abuse and trafficking. An industry with this much human suffering related to it isn’t in our best interest.
Electronic cigarette company Juul will pay out $438.5 million to 33 states as part of a proposed settlement following a two-year investigation into the company’s marketing practices.
Speakers include Michael Hall, executive director Vermont Police Coalition; Brady Toensing, former senior counsel United States Department of Justice; and Christina Nolan, former United States Attorney for the District of Vermont.
Vermonters for Vermont Initiative, an education platform based in Rutland, is hosting a celebration to lift up the signing of our nation’s Constitution 235 years ago. The event will take place on the lawn of the People’s House in Montpelier at the Vermont State Capitol.
As we celebrate Labor Day it’s a good time to reflect on how the Republican Party’s relationship to Labor has changed in recent years. It used to be convention wisdom that Labor Union members were a lock to vote Democrat.
Our democracy is not seriously threatened by communists, organized crime, street riots or even “semi-fascist MAGA Republicans.” What is constantly threatened is the rule of law, essential to preserving our democracy.
How much more expensive can the cost of living be in Vermont? Becca Balint wants you to pay more. She says we should “tax the hell” out of fossil fuels.
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, also known as RGGI, is a multistate compact that gradually reduces carbon emissions over several years in the participating states. RGGI caps the amount of carbon emissions allowed in the state and puts limits on individual entities.