Guy Page is the editor and publisher of the Vermont Daily Chronicle.
Climate change, plastic, Act 250, insanity defense, prisons, distracted driving, marijuana, State House “CEO” may see action by 2020 Legislature November 4, 2019 – by Guy Page – Vermont Legislature reconvenes Tuesday, […]
Vermont GOP re-elected Deb Billado of Essex Junction to another term as party state chair
October 31, 2019 – Guy Page – On Friday, October 25, at 5:30 pm an East Montpelier woman employed by a local not-for-profit called the Vermont Daily Chronicle to report that she hadn’t received […]
GOP guv candidate explains why he voted for Bernie – but never again By John Klar Having announced my bid for the Vermont Republican nomination for Governor on Monday, a stir has […]
By Guy PageOctober 29, 2019 – When drug dealers ply their trade in Vermont, everyone else loses. But recent news reports suggest that often, women are the biggest losers. Sometimes the […]
The following announcement was posted on the Green Mountain Republicans Facebook page tonight: John Klar will announce his Republican candidacy for Vermont Governor at noon on Monday, October 28, at the State […]
October 25, 2019 – for immediate release For more information contact Brad Ferland at 999-2633, bferland@together.net Permission given to publish press release and/or video Link to video: https://youtu.be/0p4fWpnfSps ‘Travels with Charlie’ video series goes to […]
October 24, 2019 – Guy Page – Yesterday, a Vermont District Court jury in St. Albans found former state senator Norm McAllister innocent of the prohibited act of soliciting a woman for prostitution. The […]
October 24, 2019 – Guy Page – The Vermont State House will be closed, beginning Monday October 28, for about three weeks, because the building’s power must be shut off to facilitate […]
October 23, 2019 – Guy Page – Monday night, after Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas (D-Bradford) called for a law requiring Vermont to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, someone at the VT Climate […]
For Immediate Release Monday, October 21, 2019 Contact Mark Bosma, Vermont Emergency Management 802-839-6717; Mark.Bosma@vermont.gov Montpelier, Vt. – Nearly 500 emergency responders and officials from local, state and partner agencies will test their disaster recovery […]
October 21, 2019 – Guy Page – When the Legislature convenes in January, Vermonters can expect a full-court press to impose added costs and restrictions on many fossil fuel products and benefits. […]
October 18, 2019 – Guy Page – The Judiciary Committee of the Vermont House of Representatives next year is expected to take up a criminal justice data collection bill, a senior legislator told […]
10/17/2019 – Bill Weld – the man who would beat Trump – sees Vermont as perhaps his second best chance to win a state in the 2020 Republican presidential primary, after his […]
Printed verbatim and with much gratitude from the Burlington (VT) Area History Facebook Page, overseen by Bob Blanchard. This month marks the 75th anniversary of the crash of a bomber into Camel’s […]
10/16/2019 – Guy Page – The Vermont Sunset Advisory Commission is considering recommending the elimination of the controversial Vermont State Board of Education (SBE), Co-chair Sen. Jeanette White (D-Windham) said today. “We’re […]
October 15, 2019 – Guy Page – In a recent “Dialogues with Meg Hansen” video interview entitled “Dark Money in Montpelier,” Ethan Allen Institute President Rob Roper claims the Vermont Public Interest Research Group […]
10/14/2019 – Guy Page – Today is Indigenous People’s Day, the first since the 2019 Legislature turned Columbus Day into a state holiday honoring pre-European dwellers, and their descendents, of the land […]
In 2017, the Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG) hired 36 lobbyists and reported a total revenue of nearly $3 million, which goes very far in a small state like Vermont. This […]
10/10/19 – Guy Page – The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont (ACLU) said Tuesday the Legislature could cut Vermont’s prison population in half if it will: Decriminalize the sex trade Decriminalize […]
By Guy Page October 11, 2019 – Today Headliners catches up on corrections, clarifications, and comments received from our growing list of readers. For example: After reading the 10/7 column and 10/8 follow-up on the proposed “stealth” […]
In Episode #9 of TNR’s acclaimed video series “Travels with Charlie,” host Charlie Papillo goes back to school. He, Vermont Education Secretary Dan French, and former school board member Jay Eshelman talks […]
10/8/2019 Press Release – from Vermont Right to Life Committee October 8, 2019 For further information: Sharon Toborg (802) 249-6939 Planned Parenthood PAC fundraiser to honorAttorney General T. J. Donovan forpromoting unrestricted, […]
Say Goodbye to the “Men’s Haircut”? And schools and social services will need more money to pay increased transportation costs, if TCI ‘stealth’ carbon tax takes effect. By Guy Page October 8, […]
By Guy Page October 7, 2019 – More details have emerged about a planned “stealth” carbon tax on the cost of gasoline and diesel fuel for Vermont drivers. The Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) […]
By Guy Page October 4, 2019 – Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan’s proposed federal law requiring mandatory background checks on all purchases of ammunition would unnecessarily increase consumer costs and red tape, […]
By Guy PageOctober 2, 2019 – Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan has asked the U.S. Congress to enact mandatory background checks on purchasers of ammunition. In a Sept. 23 letter, Donovan and 21 […]
By Guy PageOctober 1, 2019 – A proposed Vermont Medicaid regulation expanding coverage for gender-change surgery to also cover minors will receive final review at a legislative hearing Thursday. The regulation, rule HCAR […]
VTWatercooler.com surveyed 279 Vermonters over 9/9/19-9/11-19 regarding their candidate and issue preferences in the presidential primaries. The phone sampling was collected via Interactive Voice Response from 10,000 randomly selected households with registered voters, […]
This morning I was the designated pro-Trumper on the Dave Gram Show on WDEV, discussing Washington’s Impeachment Case Du Jour: our president asking his Ukrainian counterpart to re-investigate the alleged misdeeds of a private […]
Vermont Public Radio reported Wednesday night: “Sen. Patrick Leahy said Wednesday the House “had to” open an impeachment inquiry following this week’s developments. ‘I’ve never seen a president do this with a […]
September 25, 2019 – Residents of the Orange County towns of Bradford and Newbury are suffering school tax sticker shock because taxes for the newly-created Oxbow United Union School District are much […]
The Vermont Legislature approved AVR in 2016 with just a single “no” vote. It automatically registers to vote any driver’s license (both first time or renewal) applicant of age, unless the applicant […]
By Guy PageSeptember 23, 2019 – Vermont House Transportation Chair Curt McCormack (D-Burlington) plans to bike, walk or ride public transportation to visit the homes of every member of his committee before the Legislature […]
