“Flooding is our state’s most common natural disaster,” said DEC Commissioner John Beling. “To protect both people and infrastructure, we work to reduce the risk of flooding and damage. This proactive planning improves our state’s flood resilience – or our ability to quickly recover.”
“We are excited and grateful that Lawrence Reed, Matthew Strong and M. Myers Mermel have joined our organization,” EAI President Meg Hansen wrote. “Here’s to strengthening our collaborative efforts to advance our institute’s mission and vision!”
Vermont gets by far the least value for its internet dollar among the northeastern states, according to a study by Surfshark.com.
While things like voter ID might be out of our reach until we have a Republican majority, cleaning up excess ballots is one small thing that existing state statute has a process for and it’s something we can work on now.
The Community Recovery & Revitalization Program is accepting applications that will be reviewed on a rolling basis that are funded with $40 million of the state’s American Rescue Plan Act allocation. Economic Development Commissioner Joan Goldstein said applications for BIPOC businesses will be given priority.
The left has done a fantastic job of convincing Vermonters that the GOP is the party of the wealthy and doesn’t care about others, even though the opposite is the case. That image has to be changed in people’s minds. That is key now to reversing the trend.
Teacher union bosses have helped politicians like Kathy Hochul deflect the blame for the sad state of government education away from themselves.
During Thanksgiving, as Vermonters faced record-high travel and fuel costs, the state announced two steps to nudge Vermonters out of gas-powered cars and into electric vehicles.
It appears we will be reviewing rules that follow California’s clean car standards. California’s clean car standards are much stricter than the federal standards require. I believe Vermont should revert to the federal standards.
The debacle in the cryptocurrency industry has been a hardship for thousands. Similarly, EV conversion and full electrification could be life-threatening for millions if not thoroughly thought out.
The community most heavily in favor of Article 22 was Norwich in Windsor County, a wealthy bedroom town for Dartmouth College staff and professors and medical professionals at the nearby hospital. Voters there went about 12-1 in favor.
The Democrat-led House and Senate now have the power to drive through any measure its leaders, spurred on by their clamoring interest groups, decide upon. The governor may get a respectful hearing on practical questions of implementation, but he will have no power to stop this coming Johnstown Flood.