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Tag Archives: Brattleboro

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Roll Call: Senate fails to override governor’s veto of Brattleboro 15-17 year old voting

Some of those voting no believe that children who are not legal adults are not ready to make fully informed decisions relating to voting or mature enough to hold positions of authority and responsibility over critical municipal decisions, such as property taxes.

April 4, 2022 in Commentary.
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Vermont House GOP Caucus: Letting 16-year-olds vote ‘politically expedient’ for Democrats

“Apparently, Vermont Democrats only feel young voters are mature enough to make informed decisions when it might be politically expedient.”

March 11, 2022 in Commentary.
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Sen. Joe Benning: Why I voted against letting 16- and 17-year-olds vote in municipal elections

“I simply cannot support granting authority to those who have no responsibility, especially when that authority requires others to do their bidding.”

February 14, 2022 in Commentary.
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Brattleboro nixes mayor proposal, votes for incumbents

Residents opposed taking steps to create a mayoral system in a 1,722-529 vote Tuesday. A ballot article asked voters if the Select Board should be advised to amend the town charter to move from a town manager system to a mayoral structure.

March 4, 2020 in TNR News.
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Vermont town considers building government network to protect net neutrality

Public officials in the town of Brattleboro are considering building a government-owned internet network, in part, to protect so-called net neutrality.

February 13, 2020 in TNR News.

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