The stolen funds were deposited into accounts in the names of individual victims or fictional organizations, such as the ‘Peaceful Protesters Bail Fund,’ ‘BLM New England Trust,’ and ‘Anti-Drumpf League.’”
Fraudster bilks $1.2 mil in pandemic unemployment benefits
Crips tag Burlington courthouse
Parts of Vermont have been flooded with an influx of gang members, who have been recruiting new members, including youthful offenders in Burlington for drug and gun crimes, federal and state authorities have said.
Ellis: The view from 34E on Biden’s election problem
Sure, in the end, my son will probably vote for Biden. But he is not happy about it. Neither are thousands in his generation who have lost faith in the system and no longer care about defending the institutions of democracy.
Prayer warriors gather at State House for NDP
They came from all over Vermont to pray for the state’s leaders and people.
Chelsea Green’s Legacy: Wisdom and Unwavering Dedication to Free Speech
“I wish the Vermont liberal media was a little more self aware of how little it does in promoting diverse views and engaging in serious discussion of the problems we all face instead of its current ideological bashing of viewpoints it disapproves of. But in the end it is just a reflection of the larger media environment that it tries to emulate,” Chelsea Green Publisher Emeritus Margo Baldwin said.
Headlines: License plate sales make flood relief $1.2 million stronger
Students walk out in support of school budget. Wanted: Teeth cleaners. Runner’s 100th half-marathon.
Letters: Jewett on The Blob, Iselin on Marxist librarians, Wells on term limits
I am in hopes that library trustees, like many citizens, will strongly question and dismiss the “American Library Association” with its Marxist Socialist agenda.
CLG: Trump doesn’t rule out cutting aid to Israel
House votes to expand definition of antisemitism as anti-Israeli war demonstrations rage across U.S.; Trump to address ‘Libertarian Party concerns’
Dean, Scott positioning for guv race
Scott said at a press conference this week that the Senate’s treatment of Education Secretary nominee Zoie Saunders has made him more likely to run for re-election.
Social justice leader calls prominent Prop 4 critic “white and privileged” on House floor
“This is systemic racism, what we’re dealing with right here,” Hughes said. “I mean come on, we’re talking about now sending it back over to the Senate because one person who happens to be white and privileged came in and told you one thing about some civil liberties that could potentially be taken and you got a black man right here telling you about civil liberties that are currently at risk.”
Vermonters rallied to challenge political threat to food, water, and shelter
The diverse group chose the cafeteria to voice their concerns recognizing that the politicians could not get away with eating Vermonters’ lunch without at least having to look them in the eye.
Vision clash in the Senate over housing, Act 250
The Senate will hold a noon-hour caucus today to help its members understand recent amendments to an already complicated housing/Act 250 reform bill.
Klar: White farmers matter!
“Natural disasters don’t discriminate. Neither should USDA.”
Bananas: Governor Scott hires Ted Lasso to save economy
After seeing VT holding down the second worst spot in the US for economic prospects Governor Scott called to Ted Lasso to turn around VT’s bleak future.
Vermont among states least addicted to gambling…so far
With Vermont’s okaying sports betting, the ranking may change.
House backing off school budget ‘three strikes and you’re out”?
I showed up promptly at 8:55 to find an empty room. Apparently, they canceled the hearing. One can’t help but wonder…Why?
Pro-Hamas camps at VT colleges, mass arrests at Dartmouth
“You’re up past your bedtime,” police told protesters before arresting 90 students and non-students at 1:30 AM May 1 at Dartmouth College.
VT Headlines: Coin-free parking in the Queen City
One less reason to keep spare change in the car. Marxist support for Hamas spreads to Dartmouth. Vergennes the home (again) for new Juvy Hall.
Missed crossover deadline, but bill banning drone surveillance still viable
Legislators added the original bill’s language to H.878, which deals with “miscellaneous judiciary procedures.”
Counting critters: Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas turns 30
The project has amassed 123,000 entries since its founding in 1994.
Admiral Dewey: The Vermont hero who made naval history
In 1854, Dewey entered the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, embarking on a path that would define his legacy.
Thurston: Taxpayers suffering in cold and silence
Ten years of being priced out of our own state by legislators who want to be “good stewards of the planet.”
Constitutional amendment protecting gender identity and expression has public hearing today
“The government must not deny equal treatment and respect under the law on account of a person’s race, ethnicity, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or national origin,” the proposed amendment says.
VT Headlines: Drug use source of blood infection surge at UVMMC
Another lethal consequence of Vermont’s craving for fentanyl and other illegal injected drugs.
Seven districts vote no, four yes in Super Tuesday school budget revote
Seven revised budgets rejected. Four others approved on the second try.
Hey, Vermont – Africa’s getting clobbered with ‘global warming solutions,’ too
Growing food on a continent where hunger is still a reality for many, an African farmer calls out EU error and hypocrisy for criticizing fossil-fuel fertilizer.
Dyer: Today is Law Day, and I’m thinking about William Brewster of the Mayflower
Branded “SS” (stirrer of sedition) on his forehead, William Brewster’s ears were cut off and he was put in prison “until a convenient time.”
Letters: Mazur on Marxist anti-semites, Heaslip on destructive taxation, Moyer on boots in the mud
Cries for sanity in a turbulent time.
McClaughry: Controlling education costs
So what can Vermonters do to curb education costs? Here are five proposed “solutions.”
Shoplifting felony bill faces Senate scrutiny
A bookstore owner and House Democrat co-sponsored the bill.
Dame: Dean, like Dems, turned unrecognizably radical
There is no better candidate to represent the Democratic Party than Howard Dean. Both have undergone an incredible transformation that leaves them barely recognizable from the 1990s.
Bill to create new state division of ‘Animal Welfare’ gets Senate committee review
It further states that the Commissioner of Public Safety will appoint a Director of Animal Welfare to be in charge of the Division.
Criticism of ‘3 cue’ teaching removed from reading reform bill
Vermont 4th grade reading scores have been dropping steadily since 2015.
Senate thumbs down on Saunders
Just three Senate Democrats backed the nomination of Gov. Scott’s choice for Secretary of Education.
Evaluating a new rainbow trout strain for Vermont
State Fisheries Biologist Lee Simard: “We are evaluating the new Eagle Lake strain of rainbow trout against our traditionally stocked Erwin-Arlee strain…”
Roper: The new Klan with a Nazi twist
The antisemitic, pro-Hamas movement looks a lot like the KKK of the 1920s.
Sims joins race for open Orleans Senate seat
The Orleans District of the Vermont Legislature includes 20 towns spanning Orleans, Caledonia, and Franklin counties.
VT Headlines: Mt. Abe students protest teacher cuts
Just like CVU, students earlier this month, students at Mt. Abe are protesting likely RIFs of teachers in the wake of a rejected school budget.
Following father and brothers, Bernie Cieplicki Jr. caps family hoops history with hall of fame entry
The honor caps his time as the youngest son in the state’s most-storied basketball family.
CLG: Bipartisan bill would create ‘antisemitism monitors’ at colleges
Soros funding Anti-Israel protesters; Banks spied for Feds on Trump voters without warrants; US dairy supply possibly contaminated with bird flu
Edmunds: Could stormwater regulations put Vermont State Fair underwater?
You can only self govern, if you maintain that structure of governance that allows it!
Evslin: The magical mythical equalized pupil
The Vermont legislature is playing an expensive shell game… and planning worse. The “equalized pupil” is the shell under which the pea is hidden.
Bufka: Conspiracy theories or critical thinking?
I have noticed that the phrase “conspiracy theory” often stops people from thinking and asking questions.
Take school budgets away from voters? Don’t do it, Vermonters say on social media
“Legislators do not have the right to steal the budget process,” said one social media commenter. “Stop spending like there is no end.”
Harrison: River corridor bill creates 15 new state jobs
Settle into a bumpy ride to scheduled May 10 adjournment.
House lawmakers may vote on retroactive carbon tax, review school cellphone policy
Dam safety and land conservation are the stated goals of a Senate bill up for a House vote this week.
Some voters in a ‘yes’ school budget town not notified of vote
A mailing list error appears to be the reason why some voters in Williamstown weren’t notified of the school budget revote – one of only two to pass since 33 school district budgets failed at Town Meeting.
Keelan: Vermont institutions are disappearing
The intangible loss resulting from the closing of institutions is not a vacant building(s) but the loss of a place. Even town meeting attendance is down.
Suspect arrested in theft, arson of truck and ATM/ Fight over pigs in roads/ 🔪
Upon arrival, troopers found Morrison and Cyr amidst a heated dispute, which reportedly began over the presence of the pigs, which neither man owned or was responsible for.
Twins awarded lifetime hunting licenses
And…. Howard Dean mulling guv run. Local college students cheerleaders for Hamas.
VDC-TV Friday at Four: Hero cops ignored by media, and legislature threatens No Taxation without Representation
Which media outlet has now TWICE ignored life-saving heroics by our state police? And why is the Legislature threatening to take away school budgets from voters?
Senate passes budget without $100 million in new taxes from House
There’s a multi-million gap between the House budget and the more frugal Senate budget. Conference committee time.
STIMSON: Rogue prosecutors and the rise of crime
What happens when district attorneys — members of their states’ executive branches — refuse to execute the laws of the land?
Roper: A modest proposal for the homeless hotel debacle
Instead of dumping $30-$50 million every few months…
Legislature to ‘no’ school budget voters: Three strikes and you’re out!
“There is something, sort of, you know, that might tend towards anti-democratic about this,” Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Chair of Ways & Means, admitted.
Klar: Grooming children for gender change (behind parents’ backs)
The crime of the century?
Painting crew wins big cash prize at UVM new business contest
Painting With Purpose named inaugural winner of Joy and Jerry Meyers Cup, the entrepreneurship funding competition for UVM undergraduate students
Mid-Vermont Christian to VPA: Can we play, too?
Mid Vermont maintains it should not face additional penalties beyond a loss when taking a forfeit based on religious or free speech grounds.
Gun felony suspect lists job as “drug dealer”
Richards claimed he has brokered crack cocaine from big drug dealers in return for guns destined for out-of-state.
Letter to lawmakers: “You never do the right thing. You need to step down”
The Dems and Progs modus operandi – pretend to work on something and do nothing, then spend more money. You need to cut spending. We cannot afford a 15% property tax hike.
VT Headlines: Burlington City budget deficit $13 million
New mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak blames unexpected higher costs in staff and health insurance. But she’s committed to current staffing and maintaining public safety. RX: more taxes.
‘Computer Tech Support’ #1 scam in VT last year
Scam reports to the Attorney General’s Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) totaled 3,212 in 2023. And that’s only the little that was reported.
Page: The digital double-edged sword
How social media and online news algorithms fuel extremism across the political spectrum
Muzikar: Politically homeless
Reflections on 30, growing up with, and out of, politics.
Newport wastewater plant dumps 100K gallons of untreated sludge
Untreated sludge overflows can pose risks to public health and aquatic life due to the high levels of bacteria, nutrients, and other pollutants present.
Bill would put speed cameras in work zones
If cameras catch you driving more than 10 mph over the limit, the rig takes a photo of your license plate and you’ll get a ticket in the mail.
This year, enough fentanyl to kill billions seized by Border Patrol
More than 1.7 million illegal entries in first six months of fiscal 2024.
School funding bill with 15-18% property tax hike, two new taxes moves to Senate
“This bill is not a solution, it is only a Band-Aid that won’t even stop the bleed,” Rep. Ashley Bartley (R-Fairfax) said.
Vermont Values Under ATAX’ rally at State House today
“Politicians threaten our food, water, and shelter. Vermonters rally,” said the announcement for the Vermont Values Under ATAX rally at the Vermont State House today.
VT Headlines: Norwich names new prez, former prez sued/ Notch stuckage solutions planned
Turmoil at the top at Norwich. VTrans hopes barriers will cut down on Notch stuckage. Roxbury school vote suit denied.
Sen. Bobby Starr to retire
A longtime Orleans County senator and representative has announced his retirement at the end of the current session.
10 guns stolen from Derby gun store
Tucker E. Jacobs, 27, is named in a criminal complaint filed by ATF based on guns stolen from Wright’s Sports Supply on the night of April 15.
Burke: Hunter says coyote activist ‘monitor’ got the story all wrong
Rod Coronado of Orange boasts about his work ‘monitoring’ coyote hunters. One of those hunters said he saw Coronado in the woods.
Klar: Transgender surgery is the lobotomy of the 21st Century
“Real science” is proving it.
Fernandez: Noam Chomsky, Bernie Sanders, and Israel
At that 1985 Burlington Town Hall meeting, Chomsky accused Israel of being the “surrogate” assassin for the US and carrying out mass killings in “Africa, Asia, and primarily Latin America.”
Roper: More independent schools and more choice are the property tax solution
So, leftist legislators are, of course, trying to shut them down.
Truck damages another covered bridge
Another truck driver thought he/she could just squeak under one of Vermont’s iconic covered bridges.
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.
Recent Comments