AREA COUNTIES – County positions for state’s attorney, sheriff, assistant and side judge and high bailiff are up for re-election this year, with petitions for major party candidates required to have been filed late last month. State’s attorneys in the four-county area are all running unopposed, with Caledonia County State’s[Read More…]
Politics
Candidates for August House and Senate primary races set
AREA TOWNS – Vermont candidates for statewide and local legislative races had until Thursday, May 28. to file petitions declaring themselves as candidates for the primary election, scheduled on Tuesday, August 11. Independent candidates have until Thursday, Aug. 6, to file their petitions. In Senate races, incumbent Minority Leader, Caledonia[Read More…]
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Vermonters vote on equal protection amendment to state constitution this fall
MONTPELIER – Vermont voters will have the chance to weigh in on another amendment to the state’s constitution this fall. The proposal, which got a final sign-off from the House recently, is aimed at ensuring all people are treated equally under the law regardless of their race, ethnicity, sex, religion,[Read More…]
AG Clark takes enforcement action against unregistered residential contractor
MONTPELIER – Attorney General Charity Clark announced her office filed a lawsuit against residential contractor Jesse Reeder of Montpelier based on a complaint involving a homeowner in Hardwick, for failure to register under Vermont’s Residential Contractor law. Since 2023, residential contractors have been required to register with the Secretary of[Read More…]
Area legislators unanimously support equal protection amendment
AREA TOWNS – Voters will have a chance to weigh in on a proposed 23rd amendment to the Vermont Constitution guaranteeing equal protection under the law, Tuesday, November 23. An amendment was first proposed in 2019 by Sen. Ginny Lyons (D-Chittendon Southeast), but did not advance according to a 2024[Read More…]
