Bernie-backed Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayor election
Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth, Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and several House members endorsed Johnson.
VT GOP chair on Trump indictment: ‘Some people see this as a continual persecution of a political opponent’
On “Vermont Edition,” a radio show associated with Vermont Public, VT GOP Chair Paul Dame on Monday discussed reactions to the indictment against former president Donal Trump.
Paul Dame: Parents beware
Parents stands to lose a great deal this year. The worst offense which will impact the greatest number of people is the proposal to eliminate the Child Tax Credit. Democrats are looking at eliminating this benefit.
Can’t afford your parking ticket? This Senate bill would help
Senate legislators are considering a bill that would end a policy that suspends driver’s licenses as a result of not paying civil traffic violations within 30 days. The bill, H.53, would also dissolve the need to pay the $80 license reinstatement fee currently in place for individuals who had theirs revoked for nonpayment of a violation.
Legislators looking at a redo of conservation bill Phil Scott vetoed last year
House lawmakers passed a sweeping land and water conservation bill March 24, in what is effectively a do-over of legislation vetoed last year by Gov. Phil Scott. H.126, which sets a goal of conserving half of Vermont’s land area and waters by 2050, is now heading through the Senate.
Biden admin finds University of Vermont failed to investigate antisemitic cyberbullying allegations
The Department of Education Office of Civil Rights found during an investigation that the University of Vermont failed to address student’s reports of anti-semitism harassment including cyberbullying by other students and a teaching assistant, according to a Monday press release.
Disaffected podcast: A republic, if you can keep it
The Burlington City Council continues its journey through adult-onset anencephaly. They’re again targeting the gay chairman of the Burlington Republican Party, among others. This and more on the Disaffected Podcast.
Roper: So, the ‘check back’ in S.5 isn’t really a check back
Now that the Clean Heat Standard bill is in the House, we are getting some clarity as to just how hollow even that level of “check back” really is. For one thing, it isn’t really a “check back” or a “circuit breaker” at all, it is a — new term — “throttle down.”
House committee takes up ranked-choice voting for presidential primary elections in 2028
Will Senning, director of elections and campaign finance for the Secretary of State’s Office, clarified that this bill would require ranked choice voting for the 2028 presidential election regardless of what the study committee comes up with.
John Klar: Riots in Randolph
RUHS has been the center of a prolonged series of conflicts, almost all of which have been instigated by faculty-driven social justice initiatives, previously by Elijah Hawkes, and then by Layne Millington.
Letter: Gender dysphoria bills trample rights
Age protection for minors has been recklessly ignored in the committee regarding H.89 and S.37, along with parents’ rights to direct the medical care of their children.
Rep. Charles Wilson: Holding on to Vermont and Vermont traditions
Authentic Vermont embodies agriculture, self-sufficiency and independence, a strong work ethic, healthy communities and families, faith and honorable values, and fiscal responsibility. The supermajority in the Statehouse are placing these fundamental Vermont values at risk.