Gov. Phil Scott seeks fourth term
Scott was first elected in 2016. A centrist Republican, he is criticized by activists on both ends of the political spectrum but enjoys support from many Democrats and most Republicans.
Guy Page: What about the shootings in Vermont, Mr. Mayor?
Speaking of shootings, Mr. Mayor — at 4 a.m. this Sunday morning a man was shot and injured in the North Willard Street, Burlington neighborhood. This happened in your backyard and on your watch. Unlike the mass murder in Buffalo, this is a shooting that you can do something about.
Emergency food security plan, diversity $$ for towns, low-income localvore in state budget passed yesterday
The $8 billion 2022-23 budget approved by the Vermont Legislature yesterday just prior to adjournment includes itemized funding for many “new and ongoing initiatives.”
Despite pressure, Democrat won’t change vote supporting clean heat standard veto
Almost immediately, Rep. Bock reportedly experienced serious pressure from the House Democratic leadership to change his vote — something allowed under little-known House rules. “I cannot imagine why I would change my vote,” Bock told the Vermont Daily Chronicle.
Rep. Ann Pugh latest House chairwoman not seeking re-election
The departure of chairwomen in the Vermont House of Representatives continues with Ann Pugh, longtime chair of the Human Services Committee, announcing this week she will not seek re-election.
Democrat for Congress Louis Meyers against defunding police, for nuclear power
The Democratic candidate for Congress who was not welcome at an April 13 debate with the other four candidates supports nuclear power, opposes reparations payments to minorities, and says ‘defund the police’ is “one of the stupidest slogans I can remember.”
No more Pledge of Allegiance for Springfield Planning Commission
The vote was 4-1 with only Beth Gray voting in opposition. The effort to ban the Pledge was led by Planning Commissioner Jules O’Guin, who read aloud a statement she had written for the occasion.
Most Dem Congress hopefuls don’t own gun, Balint has never fired one
Two of the four Democratic candidates for Congress have never fired a gun and do not own one now, they said on an April 13, VTDigger debate.
Burlington gender ID education investigation continues
Actively Unwoke blogger Karlyn Borysenko is not finished digging into the district’s gender identity education program. She told Morning Drive host Kurt Wright that she and her team will “dump a mountain of FOIA requests” on not only Burlington, but also Essex-Westford school district teachers and officials.
Criminal threatening bill makes legislators ‘more equal’ than fellow citizens, lawmaker warns
S.265, the criminal threatening bill, passed the Vermont House on Tuesday, but not without verbal pushback from two Republican lawmakers.
Windham County won’t have sheriff coverage if cops lose immunity
Windham County Sheriff Mark Anderson said Wednesday that if police are stripped of current legal protections against civil rights lawsuits, he will stop providing law enforcement services for 14 towns in his county.
Suing police, threatening public officials, prostitution, end-of-life drug bills in House committees this week
Bills making it easier to sue police, engage in prostitution, and take end-of-life lethal drugs, but more painful to threaten a public official, will be in House committees this week.