While some folks my opt for warmer climates for retirement, there are plenty of good reasons to consider the Granite State, according to a new report. WalletHub assigned it an overall score of 56.29 across dimensions of affordability, quality of life and health care in a recent analysis.
Some of the major changes in this year’s proposed budget are a $13,588 increase to the fire department budget, and an increase in town board spending, with a majority of that increase being toward an increase of the zoning and planning salaries. There is also a roughly $12,000 increase in the allocation towards buildings and grounds.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., on Tuesday heard lawmakers and law enforcement say there was foreknowledge that members of anti-Trump extremist groups would be at the infamous Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
The proposed “Enhanced Energy Savings Act” is a carbon tax, and maybe the Senate should “own it and come out swinging,” one senator told his fellow Natural Resources and Energy Committee members yesterday.
Gov. Phil Scott has repeatedly touted his “buy local” initiative during COVID. There are several problems with this seemingly rosy policy. The scheme is a farce, because the money is not allocated to buying local products — just buying products locally.
A recent study found that Black drivers are 4.4 times more likely to be stopped by police than white drivers in Shelburne, raising concerns among Shelburne selectboard members. University of Vermont Economics Professor Stephanie Seguino conducted the study.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which the House will soon vote on, must remove tax deductions from major corporations that don’t pay a minimum of $15 an hour. Further, Sanders said the bill should include provisions that incentivize small businesses to raise their wages.
Gov. Chris Sununu said new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in New Hampshire are continuing to drop but warned the state isn’t out of the woods.
At least 13.9 million of the nation’s small businesses are at serious risk of shuttering their doors by April 1, a recent industry report found.
Stratton Town Clerk Kent Young has apologized — sort of — for his Town Report essay urging newcomers to stop trying to make the tiny Windham County town like where they came from. But some social media readers think he did just fine.
On Feb. 16, Rep. Hal Colston, D-Winooski, gave the daily devotional on the virtual floor of the Vermont House. Afterward, Rep. Scott Beck, R-St. Johnsbury, took the unusual action of requesting that it be put in the House journal. The devotional is a diatribe of all things Colston considers racist.
A plan to increase the number of boat slips at a Mallets Bay marina was hit with environmental concerns at a recent Colchester Development Review Board (DRB) meeting.