Another truck driver thought he/she could just squeak under one of Vermont’s iconic covered bridges.
Truck damages another covered bridge
House OKs school funding ‘fix’ with two new taxes, 15-18% property tax hike
Today, the House is likely to approve a new property/cloud/short-term rental tax bill. Tomorrow, Vermonters concerned about out-of-control taxation will descend on the State House.
Voters in two more school districts say No to revised budgets
Voters in one school district rejected their revised budget by a 39-61% margin.
First case of VT measles since 2018 was international visitor
On April 10, the Health Department was informed by the Georgia Department of Public Health that the group was exposed to a traveler who was determined to have measles following their arrival on an international flight to Atlanta.
Lamoille Valley Resource Pregnancy Center
Lamoille Valley Pregnancy Resource Center (LVPRC) is located at 65 Portland Street in Morrisville, where it fulfills its pro-love, pro-grace, and pro-abundant life mission.
Video: Christian worshippers harassed on State House lawn
Supporters of the Don’t Mess With Our Kids prayer gathering said a large, loud crowd of opponents gathered shortly after the music started.
Vermont has second-worst economic prospects in the nation
States with low taxes, fewer restrictions are tops for economic outlook.
Dating show comes to Rutland this weekend
Wingman of the Year, a company aiming to redefine dating shows, is coming to Rutland on Saturday for a live dating show.
Klar: Being Mr. Greer
What I teach at Christian School….. and why.
VT’s first Federally funded EV fast chargers now operational
Vermont is the sixth state in the country to install fast chargers under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program.
Senate holds Education Secretary confirmation hearings today
Senators to have hearing for new education secretary, $130 million for capital repairs, and more
Machete-wielding Morrisville man attacks another in Burlington
In addition, the assailant was found to be in violation of the curfew and had an active arrest warrant.
Every senator who received 2022 VPIRG campaign $$ voted for Superfund bill
Every state senator elected with VPIRG campaign contributions has voted yes on S.259, VPIRG’s Superfund bill.
Suspect lived at two homicide homes in 4 months
Holly Fields Jr., 55, pleaded not guilty in federal court to a charge of operating a drug house in Troy with his daughter and her husband.
Vermont wildlife officials urge proactive measures to prevent bear conflicts
Bears have begun emerging from their dens earlier than usual this spring.
VT Headlines: Brattleboro asks, why are businesses leaving downtown?
Vermont’s small urban downtowns have been struggling for decades. Now the proliferation of empty storefronts in Brattleboro have town leaders asking, what’s the solution?
Biz on the hook for fixing PCBs in schools
The bill says companies that distribute PCBs must pay for the testing and removal of the chemicals in Vermont’s schools.
Bald eagles are back, but great blue herons paid the price
Researchers have concerns about the relation between the bald eagles’ rise and a receding blue heron population in the state.
Rich girl, fined $220 for crash killing elderly VT couple, busted at pro-Hamas camp at Columbia
Instead of filing two felony criminal charges of careless and negligent driving with death resulting, Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George directed Vermont State Police to issue the teen the civil ticket, records show.
House lawmakers may vote on retroactive carbon tax, consider ‘just cause’ firing
Should an employer be limited only to ‘just cause’ firing of employees? Will the House pursue the Senate notion of a Big Oil Superfund?
Correction: Only TWO districts have re-approved school budgets
Eleven Vermont school districts are lined up for another revised school budget Super Tuesday next week.
After DUI charges, elected officials deal with consequences
Both state officials were driving to performed their elected duties when arrested for DUI.
Not the Sharpest knife in the drawer
Cpl. George Johnson of the St. Johnsbury Police Department writes another interesting incident report.
VT Headlines: Scott gets F from ACLU/ Unemployment drops to 2.2%
Flower lovers looking forward to Growing Season flocked to the Bloom Flower and Home Market in Burlington.
Pedal power rescues capsized canoeist
The state trooper pedaled as fast as he could.
Clash at Barre apartment house leads to evacuation, drug arrests
Upon arrival, officers were informed that one of the males had a rifle and had potentially retreated to the basement, while another group of males were reported to be hiding in a stairwell upstairs.
Winooski City worried about property tax hike from new Winooski bridge
The city is responsible for paying 5%, or $3.09 million (whichever is less) for project expenses.
House passes data protection bill with help from Harvard
Under the bill, companies would be barred from sale, lease, or disclosure of people’s biometric info unless necessary for the service or the person consents.
MacDonald: They made an environmental law so huge no one knows how to lift it
Vermonters don’t want to pay more to heat and cool their homes, but that’s what this does if they can figure a way to make it work, which is not a bad thing.
Interview with Alison Despathy: At small school, big problem with bullying
“The bottom line: chronic bullying not being dealt with.”
Friday At Four #4: Religious speech suppressed/ Property tax ‘fix’ vote Tuesday
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Fireovid: The affordable housing scam
The bottom line is that if we want housing to be affordable, wages must increase so people can purchase ever more expensive houses made from scarce resources.
Lawmakers moving bills on private govt. meetings, work permits for undocumented immigrants, and gun serialization
Work permits for undocumented workers, ghost guns, and government meeting in private all progressing thru Legislature.
Democrat supermajority has no interest in solving property tax mess they made
Vermonters worried we are about to be taxed out of our homes come July are now being told not to expect any sort of relief for at least three years while they study the issue. News flash: we can’t afford the bill this year! Fix your mess now.
House GOP pans new school tax plan, suggests spending cuts
A 15% property tax increase and the creation of two new taxes isn’t the solution to Vermont’s school funding crisis, GOP leaders said Thursday.
Suspect in Sanders office torching has history of mental illness
Soghomonian had self-reported to the FBI in Los Angeles that the government had been hacking into his devices and that he also had claimed drones were reading his mind.
Legislators shorten Homeless Bill of Rights
The Homeless Bill of Rights made it through the House, but only after the Controversial ‘right’ to panhandle in public was removed.
McGuinness: New WPATH documents expose medical mistreatment of patients with gender dysphoria
Internal documents reveal that gender-affirming care “will go down as one of the worst medical scandals in history.”
Parole granted for man convicted in killings of Dartmouth professors
A Chelsea man who was 16 when he helped kill two Dartmouth College professors has been granted parole – about a year shy of serving the minimum 25 year sentence. News also of a child sex assault arrest and ‘porch piracy’ in Cambridge.
VT Headlines: Roxbury suing Montpelier over school closure
Because of the failed Montpelier/Roxbury school budget, the tiny town of Roxbury could lose its local school. Now they’re fighting back.
Video: Cleese: Cancel the censors!
Dame: G.E.T. R.E.A.L! T: Transportation Infrastructure (Fix the Roads!)
Government is supposed to provide some basic, universal services and maintaining the state’s roads, bridges, and other transportation infrastructure is one of them.
Dawson: Fitness for all
Vermont’s approach to safer and happier work environments.
Controversial Vermont publisher to be sold
The Vermont publisher of Dr. Joseph Mercola’s ‘The Truth About Covid-19’ is scheduled to be sold.
Senate candidates announce
Major graduated with a BA in Broadcast Journalism from Howard University in 1987 and is a former U.S. Army officer.
Keelan: Desperate Legislature trolls for $$
In its search for new revenue, Vermont has become desperate for financial resources. What a terrible state of affairs, and it is only becoming more dire.
Wilson: Compromise is a trap
Those who want to “Get Real” need to walk across the aisle and help the Left see that they are living and promoting untruths.
Legislature honors ‘Big Sugar’ with USS Vermont Day
The officers and crew of the USS Vermont honor Vermont traditions with the moniker Big Sugar and the motto Freedom and Unity.
Shorts: Chess and festivity
Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival on May 5; Bernie Sanders’ Second Annual Youth Chess Day; Burlington PD releases new recruitment video
Bananas’ guide to joining a cult
The Bananas Guide to Joining A Cult will have you swallowed up by an amorphous mass of bot-people in no-time.
New school funding plan creates two new taxes, boosts property tax 15%
Two new taxes and a 15% property tax is the latest House response to the slew of rejected school budgets that one Republican lawmaker calls “an old-fashioned revolt” by taxpayers.
Act 250/housing merger bill must move quickly to build housing, guv says
Any bill that takes years to allow more housing construction under Act 250 faces a veto, Gov. Phil Scott said.
Bullied Cabot schoolgirl has nowhere else to go
“Trauma kids” – including students living in homes where substance abuse is prevalent – are responsible for some of the chaotic conditions in Cabot schools.
Gender indoctrination in Vermont schools
A Study of informed consent for minors.
(Originally published at True North Reports on December 1, 2021.)
New Jersey man shot in Hardwick
Hardwick Police Chief Michael Henry said Wednesday morning that nobody was in custody and officers were seeking the shooter.
Super Tuesday school budget revote results: two yes, six no
Yesterday, six school budget revotes went down to defeat, bringing the total number of twice-rejected budgets to 11 statewide.
VT Headlines: Family of 4 earning $124,000 qualifies for child care subsidy
In October, families of four earning $179,000 will be eligible for state child care assistance.
Vermont’s only billionaire overcame death of father in WWII, crippling childhood disease
His father commanded a WWII submarine that sank in 1942 with all hands. As a boy he suffered osteomyelitis, requiring surgeries and years of walking on crutches.
Here she is! Miss Vermont crowned April 14
With a Community Service Initiative called “Green for Good,” Seery plans to advocate for sustainable practices.
Advocates press for Universal Holocaust Education
Can history be taught in Vermont schools without teaching the Holocaust?
Roper: Clean Heat Standard too complicated to implement
Nearly a year after passage the most basic concepts around “the plan” remain unaddressed.
Teen entrepreneur wins full ride to UVM with ‘Shark Tank’ style win
UVM’s new ‘Shark Tank’-style competition rewards high school entrepreneurs making a difference in their communities.
As ‘Super Tuesday’ looms, three school budgets pass Monday
SUPER TUESDAY – how voters decide on seven school budgets today could affect educational funding reform coming out of the State House.
A message from incoming Education Secretary Zoie Saunders
“I know that when we come together as a community, our students’ potential is limitless. I look forward to earning – and keeping – your trust.”
Student documentary looks at VTSU library controversy
Five VTSU Castleton students, professor have created a documentary following the controversial, and now rescinded, decision to get rid of all VTSU libraries.
Homes for sale down 86% since 2016/ Crumbling schools need $6 billion
Faced with an 86% shrinkage in homes for sale, the Legislature is looking at Act 250 reforms and increasing temporary housing funding.
VT Headlines: BIPOC homeowner program grows
BIPOC Vermonters are getting a hand up in first-time homeowning.
Judge orders teen gang member detained
Concepcion is wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of store clerk Daryus “Swaggy” Clarke at a smoke-shop known as “The Plug” in the Richmond Hills section of Queens, N.Y. in March 2023.
Vermont allocates moose hunting permits for 2024
The science-based hunt is expected to result in a harvest of about 94 moose, or about 10 percent of the current moose population in Wildlife Management Unit E.
Brothers from Vermont light up Taylor Swift…and the world
The brothers’ art-filled upbringings have taken them from auditoriums in Randolph to arenas and stages worldwide.
Connelly: Homeless suffer under broken system
A quick look at the Internet provides ample evidence a lot of people in Vermont and around the country don’t have a place to live or enough food to eat.
Harrison: Now you see it, now you don’t
The House Ways & Means Committee proposed significant changes to Vermont’s education financing system, incl. limits on
future school budget increases.
Comedian to speak at Pregnancy Center banquet
Guest speaker Mike G. Williams is a nationally known comedian and writer who has a passion for life.
CLG: U.S. renews domestic spying program
Bird flu spreads to 3 more Michigan commercial dairy farms; Iran attacks Israel: Tehran launches retaliatory strikes after airstrike on its consulate in Syria
Fish & Wildlife/coyote bill, ghost guns, fossil fuel divestment in House committees
A hunting ‘reform’ bill that passed with tepid support in the Senate will be discussed in a House committee this week.
Collective bargaining constitutional amendment hearing Tuesday night
Should the right to collective bargaining be enshrined in the Constitution?
Supreme Court says VT Gas pipeline changes needed state OK
The Public Utilities Commission shouldn’t have given Vermont Gas a pass on post-permit changes to its pipeline construction, the Vermont Supreme Court says.
Property tax revolt continues Saturday with another No
Voters in the only interstate school district rejected their school budget Saturday. So did Essex/Westford voters last Tuesday. Revised budgets in six school districts will go before voters on Tuesday.
It’s not the Eclipse, but….
Annual spectacle of steelhead trout at Willoughby Falls. 100th anniversary of Burlington Country Club. Rescue horses looking for new home. Federal Farm Bill review.
High court rules against Good Samaritan PTSD suit
Five months after the brain matter of a Middlebury highway flagger splattered her clothing, the plaintiff was diagnosed with PTSD.
Driver throws youth from truck
Police seeking the driver of the pickup truck from which a youth was thrown.
VT Headlines: More E-bikes mean more ER visits
Fun, fuel-efficient….and potentially fatal.
Dems hold unpublicized meetings to pick Mazza successor
The executive committees in Colchester and Grand Isle counties both moved quickly and quietly to begin the process of picking a new state senator.
Friday at Four: White, gun-totin’ liberal crimewave?/ 2024 Property Tax Revolt continues/ EVs and the Eclipse
First it was the shooting of three Palestinians. Then someone set Bernie Sanders’ outer office on fire. What do the suspects have in common?
NYC teen gang member sought for killing arrested in Enosburg
Concepcion allegedly shot a man during robbery of a NYC marijuana dispensary. He’s also a person of interest in two Burlington slayings.
Senate passes bill banning ‘stealthing’ — tampering with condoms without consent
The bill says if people agree to use protection before or during sex, neither party can remove or tamper with the condom without the other’s consent.
Tune in for Episode #2 of VDC TV’s “Friday at Four”
On today’s Friday at Four, we look at – Crazy, white, gun-totin’ liberals / Don’t look now, the Taxpayer Revolt continues/ Getting it Wrong with Hydro/ The eclipse and EV Fragility. Your real-time, online comments welcome!
School funding bill would raise property taxes, with bigger increase for business and renters
What is almost certain about the ‘foundational funding’ bill is the non-homestead rate will be increased to 18.57% while the homestead yield is 15.54%.
Evslin: Human-in-the-loop artificial intelligence
Teams of humans and AI agents will be the model for the organization of the future.
Another ‘second-try’ school budget rejected by voters
Yesterday, a Rutland-Addison school district became the latest to see its second-try school budget go down in flames.
Vermont tax proposals would leave the State and Vermonters behind
Even more concerning for Vermont is the research showing the negative relationship between income tax rates and gross domestic product.
“Existential threat’ of climate change, ratepayer shock won’t save Green River Hydro from state regulators
So what’s really going on here? Why is the State of Vermont willing to flick away a source of affordable, carbon free power that promotes tourism, created a beautiful state park, and even protects loons?
VT Headlines: Tesla holds grand opening in SoBu
The 1,000 current Tesla drivers in Vermont now have an instate service center.
The Manchester vampire menace
In the early 19th century, Manchester was gripped in fear and fascination by accounts of a vampire.
Thayer: Make Vermont affordable!
Vermont’s current tax system employed by the Legislature needs a true, absolute overhaul!
Fernandez: Bernie Sanders hates Israel
Bernie Sanders, like so many of his blue-hued fans, is blinded by Hamas’ heavyweight winning propaganda war against the featherweight of political fiction, Israel.
Roper: Lessons from the eclipse
Like Icarus consumed by arrogance, our elected representatives are heedless of the warnings, are taking us too close to the sun.
Tractor-trailer hits car head-on, kills Waitsfield woman
For reasons unknown, the TT left its lane and struck the Subaru head-on.
Senate bill targeting drug dealers would delay ‘raise the age’ law
The bill would hold drug sellers responsible for deaths caused by their distribution of laced drugs, even if doing so was down to mere carelessness.
Klar: New SEC climate rules are burdensome–but are they Constitutional?
Abusing power to strangle farms and the economy.
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