Bottom line: We need statesmen, not politicians.
Despathy: Echo chambers, social engineering and legal plunder
Elected legislators are there to serve the people so why do so many Vermonters feel attacked, ambushed and abused during the legislative session?
Keelan: Let’s bury the hatchets
Let’s put those hatchets away and get on with what we must do. Make it possible for young people to afford to live and work in Vermont.
Despathy: I’m an outsider inside the State House. Here’s what I see
New Democrat lawmakers join a party tribe while their constituents suffer.
At first Truth and Reconciliation Commission, participants identify their race, white privilege
The commission’s executive director was thanked for stating her white privilege.
State: Casella must remove flood control berm
Vermont’s biggest solid waste handler lacked proper permitting to build its post-flood berm in Montpelier.
Priest, former Burlington councilor named Franklin County State’s Attorney
Veteran prosecutor Bram Kranichfeld has been tapped to take command of the troubled Franklin County State’s Attorney’s office.
Hoffer: Dam safety revisited
Government can proactively take steps to mitigate the risks or severity of disasters, especially in terms of critical infrastructure. Unfortunately, prevention is often underfunded and unappreciated.
Impeachment committee shuts down Lavoie inquiry
The Vermont House Impeachment Inquiry Committee has ended its investigation into embattled Franklin County State’s Attorney John Lavoie in the wake of his resignation.
MacDonald: Vermont doesn’t have a sales tax holiday because …
The present make-up of the legislature is veto-proof Democrat majorities which means that if Vermonters want a break from rising taxes, any taxes, they will need to vote for new candidates.