Pro-police, pro-life, gun-rights advocate Jim Sexton running as guv write-in candidate
An Essex Junction advocate of gun rights, pro-police rally organizer, and opponent to abortion announced Oct. 13 he is a write-in candidate for governor.
Governors suggest carbon pricing for New England grid electricity
An organization representing the New England states wants the regional power transmission grid to cut carbon emissions, and suggest carbon pricing as a means to do it.
GOP Senate candidates get most NRA endorsements
Several Democratic incumbents are among the Vermont state senators receiving endorsements and “A” grades from the National Rifle Association. However, Republicans received the majority of top grades and endorsements.
Heating fuel deliveries forbidden to ‘red tagged’ homeowners
For the hundreds of Vermonters who have already had their inspections and have received “red tags” indicating the need to replace or repair their fuel tanks, the no-fuel prohibition is in effect and will remain in effect until the work is done.
As winter approaches, heating fuel denied hundreds of ‘red tagged’ homeowners
As late-October cold weather moves in, hundreds of Vermont home and property owners are forbidden to fill up their heating fuel tanks.
Dem nominee for high bailiff says police need more civilian oversight
Will Addison County choose a deputy sheriff, a former high bailiff, or a pro-legal marijuana lawyer to hold the office empowered to remove and then serve as the county sheriff?
Vermont media blackout over Hunter Biden exposé
Here in Vermont, the media has been virtually silent on this potentially explosive news story.
Milne reels in four more Dem endorsements
Former St. Albans Mayor Marty Manahan, former Rep. Dick Allard (D-St. Albans), former Rep. Stephen Allard (D-St. Albans), and former St. Albans City Alderman Dan Luneau join seven other prominent Democrats and independents.
New law requires energy goal ed for licensed building professionals
The state of Vermont has two separate “90% by 2050” energy goals. A new law makes learning those goals a condition of licensing for many of Vermont’s building construction and service professionals.
Legislature yet to apologize for eugenics law
Today, Vermont observes its second annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which replaced Columbus Day as an official state holiday in 2019. This year the Vermont Legislature failed to pass a resolution apologizing for a 1931 law allowing the State of Vermont to sterilize Abenaki Indians, mentally ill Vermonters, and other minority groups.
Inmates’ move from Mississippi to New Hampshire nixed
Negotiations to move Vermont inmates from a Mississippi prison to to just across the Connecticut River from Bradford failed because the Haverhill, N.H., facility lacks necessary drug treatment programs.
Burlington mayor proposes big carbon fee on new oil, gas heat
A proposal by Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger “to dramatically reduce new fossil fuel infrastructure construction” would add about $7,000 to the cost of a traditional oil or gas furnace over the first 10 years of operation, the director of the Vermont Fuel Dealers Association said Tuesday.