MONTPELIER – I vividly remember the days, years ago, when I would occasionally deliver meals to homebound neighbors in our communities. Each visit lasted only 30 to 60 seconds, but the impact was profound. An isolated elder’s face would light up when I stepped through the door. I often knew[Read More…]
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Faith Climate Action Day shortens distance between science, religion
MONTPELIER – As the sun began to set over Montpelier on a recent evening, the verses of “We Shall Overcome” echoed across the statehouse lawn. The song was paired with hymns, moments of prayer and speeches from members of Vermont religious groups who believe their faith is a key force[Read More…]
How are the children?
MONTPELIER – How are the children? That is the question we should be asking with the same discipline and transparency we apply to state revenues: reviewed regularly, measured honestly and reported for all to see. We love our children. Yet too many of them fall victim to neglect, instability and[Read More…]
Kicking the tax can
TURENNE, France – Some school districts are experiencing sticker shock heading into town meeting. Their projected tax increases for the next school year seem out of line with their proposed spending increases. A few different things can cause this, but one big factor was the Legislature’s decision last year to[Read More…]
CCV Announces Fall 2025 President’s List
MONTPELIER — Students at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) named to the fall 2025 President’s List are Cheyenne Herdling of Cabot and Khamden Luangrath of Hardwick. This honor recognizes full-time students with a 4.0 grade point average.
CCV announces fall 2025 Deans List
MONTPELIER –– The following students at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) were named to the fall 2025 Dean’s List: Seville Murphy of Calais and Alexis Christensen of Hardwick. This honor recognizes full-time students with a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.99.
Secretary of State, March 11
MONTPELIER – On Wednesday, March 11, at 7 p.m., the League of Women Voters of Vermont (LWVVT) will present Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland-Hanzas who will discuss two bills now before Congress: the SAVE Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act. The former, which has passed the House, would require proof of United[Read More…]
H.385 creates remedies for coerced debt seen locally
MONTPELIER, HARDWICK – Rep. Edye Graning, vice chair of the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, joined advocates and survivors at the statehouse this week to highlight H.385, a bill that would create remedies and protections for Vermonters facing “coerced debt,” debt incurred through abuse, manipulation or exploitation. Supporters[Read More…]
Area representatives support extending Act 181 implementation
MONTPELIER – Individual members of the Vermont tri-partisan Rural Caucus met in the Vermont Statehouse Cedar Creek Room to call for passage of H.730, which would extend the implementation timeline for Act 181, aligning local and regional mapping with the Land Use Review Board (LURB) rulemaking process. “While Act 181[Read More…]
Journalism awards, report announced at Statehouse
MONTPELIER – Leaders from the newly formed Vermont Journalism Coalition (VJC) and the Vermont Community Foundation (VCF), as well as Senator Andrew Perchlik and Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas held a press conference February 4, sharing a new report on the state of Vermont’s news media landscape and[Read More…]
Act 250 overhaul takes shape, but questions remain
MONTPELIER – When Act 181 passed, its supporters framed it as a “grand bargain” between housing proponents and environmentalists that would rebalance Vermont’s land-use regulations for the 21st century. The act sought to lift Act 250 regulations in areas that are already developed to spur more housing during a crushing home shortage,[Read More…]
News about the news
MONTPELIER – The Vermont Journalism Coalition, a new advocacy organization advancing the interests of local news outlets, gathered in the Cedar Creek Room Wednesday, celebrating the winners of the Vermont Community Foundation’s local civic journalism awards. The award was administered by the Vermont Secretary of State’s Office. Sixteen news organizations[Read More…]
