Letters to the Editor – May 5, 2022
Overdose prevention sites don’t work and Yantachka running for reelection as representative.
Overdose prevention sites don’t work and Yantachka running for reelection as representative.
Code of Ethics for state government
Having finished our work on bills initiated in the House, committees turned their attention to bills coming from the Senate and to other matters of importance.
As the Legislature hit the crossover date last week, House committees were busy finalizing work on the dozens of bills they had been working on since January.
Surely, we are all horrified by the devastation that is happening in Ukraine. The uncalled-for war initiated by Vladimir Putin has outraged the world and resulted in a unified front against Russia in support of the Ukrainian people.
Town Meeting marks the halfway point in the Vermont legislative session, and it’s a good time to highlight some of the work the Legislature has accomplished.
It is very apparent by now that climate change is happening both locally and globally with rising average temperatures and devastating effects, including extraordinary wildfires
Jeopardy host: In the category “Technology,” systems (usually software) capable of perceiving an environment through data acquisition and then processing and interpreting the derived information to take action or imitate intelligent behavior given a specified goal.
On Tuesday, Jan. 4, the Legislature returned to Montpelier in person for the second half of the biennium.
Although it’s been only two years, it seems a lifetime ago that we first heard of the SARS-CO-V2 coronavirus, a.k.a. COVID-19.
Vermont law requires political parties to reorganize in every odd-numbered year by electing members at town caucuses and then sending representatives to county committees, which send representatives to the state committee meeting.
When the Legislature adjourned in May, it allowed for a brief return to consider any legislation Governor Scott might…
The Vermont legislature wrapped up a historic session that took place 100% remotely from January 6 to May 21.
As I write this, the Vermont legislature is nearing the end of the session – we hope! Several bills passed both chambers, House and Senate, in the last two weeks and have been sent to the Governor for his signature.
The following will be read on the floor of the House on Friday, May 14, when the session begins at 9:30 a.m.
Are you in the market for a new or used automobile? Are you concerned about climate change and want to reduce your fossil fuel consumption? Have you been thinking about buying an electric vehicle (EV) but are anxious about the cost or about how far it can go on a charge?
Green Up Day is right around the corner—of the calendar, that is—and Vermonters will head out to the roadsides…
The announcement in January by State Treasurer Beth Pearce that the state pension funds for teachers and state employees were grossly underfunded and that action had to be taken to make the plans sustainable alarmed all Vermonters, but most especially teachers and state employees who are counting on those funds for their retirement.
Over the weekend, I was able to watch a Zoom broadcast of a “Bridging” ceremony for my grandson Guthrie and his Cub Scout den. The ceremony marks the passage of a Webelos Cub Scout to a Boy Scout troop (Scouts BSA).
As the Legislature prepared to recess for town meeting week, the focus continued to be on our number one priority: Vermonters and the coronavirus.