“It’s hard for Vermonters to know if we have an Attorney General who is willing to fight to protect our taxpayers from what could be an expensive lawsuit.”-Dame
Dame demands AG defend Vermont against climate change lawsuit
BTV’s Riverside Avenue faces ongoing landslide risk: UVM study
After 20 landslides in 70 years, Riverside Avenue is again teetering on the edge of a potential disaster, UVM researchers say.
Projected savings from EV mandate rely on improved climate, state officials say
California claims climate impacts as a significant component of the predicted economic benefit of the 100% EV mandate, state officials agree.
VT Headlines: Flying rocks from water main break smash windows in Burlington
Donations from around the world pour into Peacham for flood repairs/ Pedestrian hit by car in Essex Junction/ Farmers seek out new flood mitigation strategies
CLG: Kamala Harris hit with articles of impeachment over border crisis, ‘misleading’ people on Biden
Israel and Lebanon at brink of war after Hezbollah attack/ Biden seeks to change Constitution to undo Trump immunity/ CO bird flu outbreak largest in US history
Who’s running for governor, lieutenant governor in August 13 primary?
There are no contested primaries for the statewide offices of attorney general, treasurer, or auditor. Here’s some info about the contested primary candidates for governor and lieutenant governor.
Flag-waving Trump Brigade growing
When two woman from the small Lamoille County town of Waterville started waving Trump signs from the road sides and street corners, they were pleasantly shocked at the overwhelmingly positive response.
Primary: Complete list of candidates on August 13 election ballot
See the candidates for every August 13 primary election, contested and uncontested.
Video: Ethan Allen: His life and times
Ethan Allen (January 21, 1738 [O.S. January 10, 1737] – February 12, 1789) was an American farmer, writer, military officer and politician.
Audience explodes for Flynn FAF interview
Numbers per se don’t matter. A singing cat can get two million views, but so what? What matters is that Friday at Four took a big step towards fulfilling one of our primary goals, which is to show the world a different side of Vermont than Ben & Jerry’s and Bernie Sanders.
BLOTTER: Multiple arrests of out-of-staters for drugs/ Suspicious death in Morristown/ Missing St. J. woman
CT and MA residents arrested separately for parts in the drug trade in Vermont/ Richard Cote, 76, found dead/ Meagan Tellier, 39, missing
Warner: What the assassination attempt on Trump reveals about our government
We have witnessed an unprecedented amount of convoluted government activity shedding light on its current state.
Not your average summer camp: Civil Air Patrol cadets bunk in Waterbury
The federally-funded Air Force auxiliary undertakes search and rescue missions, helps after disasters and collects landscape data from the skies.
Lake Champlain researchers pin murky plumes on flood-induced runoff
Researchers also announced the Lake Champlain Sea Grant was awarded just under $300,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Fish and Wildlife needs volunteers for wild goose chase, banding
Volunteers needed to help in rounding up, placing id. bands on the legs of Canada geese at the Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area in Addison.
VT Headlines: $17M UVM Medical Center purchase of Fanny Allen campus approved
Wanted man turns himself in after hiding from police in S. Burlington/ Vermont athletes prepare for Paris Summer Olympics
Klar: America’s shrinking farmland threatens food security
Solar panel fields have been reclassified as farms.
Roper: Clean Heat Standard comes with $17 BILLION price tag!
Would require $3.20 per gallon carbon tax on home heating fuel.
VSP make arrest in brutal killing of elderly woman
The air conditioner had been removed from a window and was still running when it was found on the porch, police said. Duct tape also was found at the scene and the normally very neat home had been disrupted.
General Michael Flynn joins Friday at Four this week
Among the questions we plan to ask Gen. Flynn – besides the 25th Amendment, what contingencies exist for when a Commander in Chief is unable to respond to a disaster or military crisis? Watch on YouTube, the VDC Facebook page, and on X.
Vermont only state with each member of Congress boycotting Netanyahu speech
“I vehemently object to giving the Prime Minister a platform when his failed leadership has brought so much death and destruction to Palestinians and Israelis,” Rep. Becca Balint said.
Waterbury residents left high and dry by FEMA’s unfulfilled promises
As of mid-July, none of the property owners nor local officials had heard back from FEMA. A year after floods ripped through Vermont, they have been left in the lurch.
As $17B cost of Clean Heat Standard becomes news, House Speaker blames Koch Brothers PAC
Vermont emissions are in steady decline. The Legislature’s carbon reductions will cost $17 billion. House Speaker blame the Koch Brothers.
Blotter: Assault/ Harassment of dispatchers
Also: Inmate with cocaine, and arrest made in Enosburg robberies.
UVM taps Tim Rademacher to lead research at Proctor Maple Research Center
New Science Director brings research excellence, tech savvy, and a love of maple syrup
Wennberg: Fund each student’s education, not the System
Before Act 60, regardless of the funding formula then in place, every time the property tax reached about 70% of the cost of education, a tax revolt ignited..
Letters: Verdon on snub of Netanyahu/ Casey on Barre drug misery/ Page on flood recovery kudos
Snubbing Netanyahu is refusing to represent the Vermonters who feel differently, and Barre needs to stand up to the drug dealers poisoning our most vulnerable.
VT Headlines: Draft report: clean heat upgrades could cost State over $17B
Mistrial declared in assault case against Vt. sheriff/ Morristown police investigating suspicious death/ Boil-water order issued in Burlington’s South End
Climate hawk lawmakers told about geoengineering – but what did they learn?
The legislators appeared to have never heard about geoengineering.
In ‘informal’ virtual meeting, Dem delegates pick Harris
“Those delegates met in an informal meeting tonight to discuss the current state of the Presidential race and decided as a group to lend their voices to the chorus cheering Vice President Harris on,” Glidden said.
Klar: No, solar panels are not farmland
Government counts solar panel arrays as agricultural lands.
In Groton, volunteers fight back against Japanese knotweed
In stifling, almost oppressive heat and humidity, a small troop of aged, sweaty volunteers waged war against an invasive pest proliferating across the landscape.
Roper: Conservation Law Foundation cashes in on GWSA “Please, Sue Us!” Clause
Vermont taxpayers will foot the massive bill for legal costs
VTGOP Chair calls VT Democrats “disgraceful” skipping address from PM Netanyahu
“If we want American hostages to come back we have to be working with Israel. That’s the only nation in the area that’s going to help us…”
Snowmobilers look to rehab flood-battered bridge over the Winooski
Barely a month after workers cut a tree off a bridge from last year’s floods, two more logs are jammed into the structure.
NEK homeowners and recovery groups struggle to rebuild amid relentless rain
The NEK org’s $1 million fundraising goal from last summer has gone up to $2.5 million.
Man jailed after rampage at State Police, AOT building
His lawyer says frustration at being repeatedly robbed may have motivated Hale.
4 ODs in three hours in one city – Tranq suspected
One of the individuals reported smoking what they believed to be crack cocaine prior to overdosing. The drug may have been mixed with xylazine, police say.
BLOTTER: Arrest warrant for Wright murder/ Lyndonville robbery
Also: BPD find dead man floating of Oakledge Park/ NH resident sentenced for conspiracy to sell heroin in VT/ Newport ambulance involved in collision
93% of Chittenden County violators of conditions of release are let go again, Burlington chief reports
Incidents in 2024 are up 3% compared to 2023. BPD is addressing more incidents than at any point in half a decade, with fewer patrol officers than in 2019—50%.
SHORTS: Gov. Scott requests USDA disaster designation/ Dam safety activities
Vermont continues to cope with the aftermath of this year’s flooding.
BLM: Kamala NO
BLM wants a snap primary because “we have no idea where Kamala Harris stands on the issues, now that she has assumed Joe Biden’s place, and we have no idea of the record of her potential vice president because we don’t even know who it is yet.”
VT Headlines: Sanders, Welch diss Bibi speech
Former State House reporter turned hospital spox Neal Goswami returns from the Dark Side as editor at VTDigger.
Climate lawyers to sue State for missing carbon goals
“Instead of spending money on Vermont and Vermonters – roads, housing, services – Vermonters money will go to lawyers and Vermont will be forced to pass destructive ‘punish and penalize’ laws as we are currently experiencing,” GWSA opponent Alison Despathy said.
Fugitive with knife denies assaults on elderly hostage, cops
“I have a hostage,” Edwards screamed to the cop entering the Brewer Parkway home.
Vermont has 4th lowest rate of financial distress of any State, study says
New Hampshire has the lowest, although Red states seem to have greater rates of personal financial distress.
Citing ‘personal attack,’ FPF cancels citizen inquiry to House candidate
FPF said Crosby was engaging in a ‘personal attack’ when she suggested meritocracy as an alternative to DEI in schools.
O’Neil: How Kamala Harris silenced dissent, demonized conservatives
Harris has many disadvantages and questionable decisions to account for.
Afghan refugees reverse enrollment decline in Montpelier schools
An influx of Afghan refugees is turning around the declining enrollment at Montpelier public schools.
Nurses ratify contract with 23% pay
Hopes are that the higher pay negotiated may also lead to attract increased staffing.
Bananas: Loony Tunes assassination response
Oddsmakers in Vegas are giving the betting public a chance to predict which method will next be used by the Deep State to derail Trump’s run for a second term.
McCormick: Democrat helping Republican defeat Sen. Chris Bray
Republican Chairs must use this opportunity to mobilize all voters to see the necessity to shift the Senate with 11 or more Republican Senators.
Secret Service complicit or incompetent? There’s a third option
Secret Service Director Cheatle admitted to Congress that Saturday, July 13 was an epic fail. Does it merit civil or criminal prosecution for negligence?
VDC-TV Friday At Four to interview former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn
A former National Security Adviser to President Donald Trump will join Guy Page and Paul Bean live by phone on “Friday at Four” on July 26, at 4:10 PM.
VT Headlines: Scammers exploit flood victims
NEK high school may not open due to PCBs.
Secret Service didn’t plan to send snipers to Trump rally
The Secret Service did not attend a security briefing provided to local special weapons and tactics (SWAT) and sniper teams the morning of July 13, 2024.
Cargill: The legal cases that prove education choice is constitutional
The overarching question is whether education choice is constitutional. In most states, the answer is yes, as we highlight in a new study.
CVU students open farmstand with sustainability in mind
“We’re trying to start small and tackle this issue,” said a junior involved in the effort. “It’s hard to see the world destructing and not take action.”
Living with wildlife: bats in your house?
Homeowners should follow the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s recommendations on when and how to protect the living space and do a bat eviction.
Letters: Lindberg on Vermont elites/ Mazur on Naval dilemma
Today, our elected representatives willfully obscure the distinction between a constitutional republic, which we are, and direct democracy, which we are not.
75-year-old man charged with road rage assault on 20-year-old
The victim sustained minor injuries.
Shorts: Lamoille GOP BBQ/ John Rogers at Northfield Town GOP
The Lamoille County GOP Committee will hold a meet-and-greet for local candidates July 23 in Jeffersonville/ John Rodgers in Northfield on Thursday, August 8th
Hospital, state government lose internet to Crowdstrike outage
State and local government should avoid “putting our eggs in one basket” to avoid future cyber outages.
NASA-funded studies explain how climate is changing Earth’s rotation
Researchers used over 120 years of data to find how melting ice, dwindling groundwater, and rising seas are nudging the planet’s spin axis and lengthening days.
Roper: No way. Shocker. Who’da seen this coming?
The real scandal here is that the Democrats are choosing a nominee for president in a manner like the Soviets in their day chose a General Secretary.
CLG: Biden drops out of Presidential race
MODERNA Gets $176 Million From Feds to Rush mRNA Injections for Bird Flu; Trump tells Zelensky he’ll end war; 3 Separate Weapons Were Fired in Assassination Attempt
VT Headlines: Tattoo convention leaves its mark
Vermont launches summer EBT program for student meals/ St. Albans taking more measures to address public safety/ Vt. Agency of Ag. launches flood loss survey
Michael Flynn to address Vermont audience August 3-4
General Michael Flynn will hold a live Q & A with the audience at the documentary movie “Flynn,” which will be shown 4 PM, August 3 at Ignite Church in Williston.
Woman’s lover helped steal gun used to murder her husband, feds charge
According to court records, Turner conspired with others to steal several firearms – including the Beretta used to murder David Auclair..
‘Nowhere to go’: Migrant advocates say deported Honduran family was denied asylum rights
Mejia was working with her legal team to file for asylum and apply for a visa for human trafficking victims, said Migrant Justice.
Vermont’s healthcare overhaul: Does an ‘All-Payer’ outcome defy locals’ concerns?
Green Mountain Board’s Community Engagement Series may have predetermined ‘All-Payer’ outcome.
VT Headlines: Global Microsoft outage effects businesses and hospitals
Rotarians step up to clean up and organizer volunteers/ 1 woman dead after rollover car crash in Highgate/ Police searching for missing St. Johnsbury woman
Frustration and exhaustion shared at public meeting with Burlington Police
BPD and the public met at City Hall on Thursday afternoon to share information and solutions regarding how to curb increased crimes in The Queen City.
Roper: Education “reform” committee overtly stacked with special interests
Meet the ‘Blob’: Vermont’s new Commission on Public Education or just another tax-and-spend scheme?
Packed house for pre-primary Waterbury candidate forum
The community forum featured four candidates – incumbents Tom Stevens (D) and Theresa Wood (D), and challengers John Griffin (R) and Elizabeth Brown (D).
Because It’s Friday: J. D. Vance on America’s forgotten working class
J. D. Vance delivers his 2016 TED talk on helping kids from America’s forgotten places break free from hopelessness and live better lives.
Feds sentence major tranq dealer from Philly
Ronald Harris, 32, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 100 months in prison followed by four years of probation for his role in drug trafficking.
Elderly woman’s disappearance suspicious, police say
Detectives from the Major Crime Unit and Bureau of Criminal Investigations are actively conducting interviews and gathering evidence.
Letters: Toning down rhetoric/ Biden’s reading problem
Also, Lindberg on rural school closures
Klar: What’s causing this brutal heat wave?
Cheap fakes of climate science.
Warner: What the Trump assassination attempt says about us
As individuals we still possess the power to engage our political enemies with honor and integrity at a time when both of those appear to be passé.
Fatal crash in South Hero claims one life, injures another
A tragic single-vehicle crash on US Route 2 in South Hero has resulted in the death of a 77-year-old man and left a 77-year-old woman critically injured.
VTGOP statement on Rep. Jim Carroll’s court appearance Friday, July 19th
“It will likely be difficult for voters to forgive Rep. Carroll for these illegal and dangerous actions if he is unwilling to…accept responsibility”
Coester pledges to support Congressional term limits
Coester also strives to improve education with focus on civics, aims to secure borders, reduce taxes, and combat human trafficking.
Woodstock schools settle lawsuit for $100,000
Fellow students called the victim a “fag,” refused to allow him to join activities because of their prejudice against him, the lawsuit said.
Former state trooper decertified
The Council’s decision to decertify Gauthier underscores the importance of integrity and accountability within law enforcement.
Governor’s office to push electric car deals as flood relief
This means the government is going to use its funds to help purchase Vermonter’s gas vehicles and offer them discounts on electric vehicles, despite some red flags.
VT Headlines: ACLU sues health commissioner over altering opioid settlement committee records
Vt. lawsuit accuses pharmacy benefit managers of driving up prescription prices/ Police: wrong-way driver had 5 kids in the car/ Missing Enosburgh woman
July 31 is deadline for Muzzleloader Antlerless Deer Permit applications
Landowners who post their land may not apply for a landowner priority muzzleloader antlerless deer permit.
Floods hit Cabot again — just a day after Phil Scott came to praise its recovery
The sound of rain during the press conference brought a sense of déjà vu as foreboding forecasts rolled in…then the waters flooded the town again.
In Vermont vineyards, grape growers take a healing tack
A number of Vermont vineyards and wineries practice regenerative agriculture — that goes beyond minimizing farming’s costs on land to instead help restore it.
RI man faces multiple charges after VT shootout
Brenden Sackal, 30, of Hopkinton, RI, is facing over a dozen charges, including attempted aggravated murder, following a shootout on Vermont Route 114 in Burke.
Planned Parenthood calls J.D. Vance an “anti-abortion extremist”
Trump has Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his VP running mate, touching off rounds of praise, occasional statements of condemnation from the pro-life community.
Klar: Trump felony convictions imperiled
Void, mistrial, or delay? Trump may not be a felon much longer.
VT Headlines: Proposals to amend the Constitution of the State of Vermont
Advocates say St. Albans woman was wrongfully deported to Honduras; Man hospitalized after being shot by a pellet gun in Brattleboro
Committee ponders getting to 50% land conservation
Much of the land they are trying to conserve currently does not belong to the state. Approximately 75% in Vermont is owned by private landowners.
Lintz: Guide to Vermont’s new Short Term Rental Tax Law
A guide in Plain English!
‘Getting In and Staying’: What it means to be a young woman in advocacy work
Activists try to strike a balance between being passionate and getting burned out.
VT Headlines: Burlington needs $$ to fix old pipes
Burlington’s aging sewer pipes and waterlines have caused numerous sinkholes in City Streets in recent months.
Caiazza: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) falls short
Environmentalist: I conclude that although RGGI has been effective raising revenues it is not an effective CO2 emission reduction program.
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