House and Senate have agreed on H.230, this session’s signature gun control bill. If vetoed by Gov. Scott, it faces a likely override vote.
House accepts Senate changes to gun control bill
Retired pharmacist: lethal dose not “swallowing a magic pill, lying down, and dying”
Reporting of side effects isn’t required under Vermont’s “ostrich-head-in-the-sand” aid-in-dying law.
Vermont ACLU leader calls for rethinking prison prioritization
As a Vermont legislative panel continues a long-range look into the state’s prison system – and its facility needs – calls to rethink the state’s incarceration practices have entered the equation.
BILL WILSON, AA, ALDOUS HUXLEY & LSD
Wilson believed an acute alcoholic, such as himself, now abstinent over twenty years, could not achieve and maintain sobriety, without experiencing a “spiritual awakening.”
Town of Hartford struggles with identity politics
The Town of Hartford Select Board has adopted a new committee to assess the town for its racial and marginalized persons scorecard.
Senate approves pharmacy Covid-19 vaccinations for five-year-olds
The House version of H305 allowed pharmacy techs to administer Covid-19 vaccinations to adults only.
VT Headlines: Prison reform advocates rally at Statehouse
Vermont Democrats say they won’t pass paid family and medical leave this year; Vt. officials defend homeless hotel transition
Emergency Mask Forum May 12 in Burlington
The Covid Federal Emergency is scheduled to end on May 11. However, approval for face masks and other emergency authorized products is expected to continue.
Formal veto of S.5 cites progress already made, check back confusion
S.5’s ‘check back’ language is confusing, easily misconstrued, and contradictory to multiple portions of the bill, Gov. Scott said in his veto letter.
Property dispute leads to shooting, arrest
During an argument, Morrell produced a .22-caliber revolver and shot Temple one time in the torso, police say.
Three die in head-on crash
Three local people died in a head-on crash on Rte. 14 in Albany Thursday.
House launches impeachment investigation against Franklin County Sheriff, State’s Attorney
The House announces beginning of impeachment proceedings against two Franklin County elected officials.
VT Headlines: Scott administration defends plan to end motel program
Sheriff reform bill advances in Vermont; Police say 2 suspects wanted in downtown Burlington shooting; Vt. doctor reacts to medical aid-in-dying law expansion to non-residents
Bill would mandate all firearms licensing, registration and insurance
Vermont is a gun registration-free state – but that would change if a bill introduced yesterday becomes law.
Huge underground power transmission line proposed for Northeast Kingdom
A transmission line carrying twice the output of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant would run underground from the Canaan to Lunenburg.
Truth and reconciliation commissioners talk plans and new hires
The commission has three years to gather testimony from Vermonters and research past and current harm done by the state. It will then present a report to the Legislature in June 2026.
Roper: Vermont’s legislature is blowing big bucks on failed experiments.
Census data shows blue states losing people and income to red states.
Mermel: A Loss for the American Church
Dr. Stanley was the founder of In Touch Ministries, the author of over 70 New York Times best-selling books, and the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Atlanta for 49 years.
Governor Scott undermines parental rights
Whether the patient comes to Vermont or receives services from a Vermont provider via telehealth while residing in another state, they can access abortion throughout pregnancy.
Vermont Habitat Stamp Raises $450,000 for Conservation in Fiscal Year 2022
In fiscal year 2022, the Vermont Habitat Stamp funded land acquisition in Wallingford to expand the Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area.
Young Wildlife Belong in the Wild
Picking up young wildlife can do more harm than good, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, and it is also against the law.
S.5 uses sticks when carrots are what’s needed, Scott says
Spending thousands of dollars on a new heat pump or paying more for heating fuel “doesn’t seem like much of a choice to me,” Scott said.
Vermont House Rep. goes Libertarian
A freshman lawmaker is now the only Libertarian legislator in the Vermont State House.
Burlington gets House OK for ranked choice, non-citizen voting
Burlington got the go-ahead from the Vermont House on a pair of progressive-minded electoral charter changes. The bills now go to the Senate.
Former lawmaker and alleged stalker was first VT Peeping Tom law conviction in 2006
According to an April, 2006 news report by unforgettable Inside Track columnist Peter Freyne, Alan Bjerke was found guilty that month of using a cellphone to capture images of a woman at a Burlington tanning salon.
Bradley: Legislature’s lawyers wouldn’t sign off on constitutionality of H.230, gun control bill
Law-abiding citizens who are under threat have a right to defend themselves, and to quote Martin Luther King: “A right delayed is a right denied”.
New spending would raise state, local tax burden to 14.6%, Scott tax man tells Ways & Means
Vermont will take the bronze medal in the High Tax Olympics if the Legislature gets all it wants in increased spending, Gov. Phil Scott’s lead tax man said today.
VT Headlines: Franklin County State’s Attorney asked to resign over alleged misconduct
Newly elected Democratic State’s Attorney John Lavoie should resign, the state office overseeing sheriffs and state’s attorneys says.
Vermont per-resident state spending almost 3X more than New Hampshire
Democrat rule has placed Vermont in hospice while we wait for it to die like every other Democrat-run hell-hole in America.
S. 5 veto session planned for June 20-22
Carbon-taxing S.5 will be the main event of a veto session in June. The possible undercard looks pretty interesting, too.
Thurston: Rep. Sibilia admits S.5 won’t dent climate change, talks from Alinsky playbook
A key lawmaker admits S.5 won’t do much to reduce global carbon emissions. So why does she still support it?
Rob Roper reports on energy reliability and climate realism from ISO meeting
One panelist, a self-described climate realist, listed doomsday predictions gone wrong from the likes of Al Gore and Greta Thunberg.
Gun storage, waiting period bill passes Senate
This session’s gun control bill has passed the Senate and now returns to the House for reconciliation.
VT Headlines: Protesters demonstrate in Burlington against ongoing genocide in Tigray
Burlington City Council votes to rename airport for Patrick Leahy; Councilors pitch plan to allow camping in Burlington city parks; Tuskegee Airman receives honorary doctorate from Norwich University
Men released by judge after St. J drug raid now charged with shootings – including murder
Released by a Vermont judge on minimal bail, two accused St. J drug dealers went home to Connecticut and shot store clerks, police say. A woman 22 months pregnant survived. Another clerk didn’t.
More on No-Mow May
If you’re considering ‘tactical mowing,’ remember the dandelions.
Letters: Is it the gun’s fault? / Extremist leftist chickens coming home to roost
If an illegal immigrant who was deported four times murders five neighbors, is it still the gun’s fault?
Biden threatens North Korea regime with annihilation
“Sir! I have a plan…”
Grafton lawyer’s firm won $1 billion settlement after interstate accident death
Seth Pajcic, son of founding partner Gary Pajcic, is licensed to practice law in Vermont, is a Vermont resident and has expanded the firm to Vermont with an office in his hometown of Grafton.
Mermel: Governor Scott, We Appreciate You
Governor Scott often is the voice of forgotten Vermonters and has become the conscience of the state.
Housing bill would bar towns from limiting emergency hotel housing
It’s not the most discussed feature of this year’s housing bill, but the ban on town restrictions of homeless housing may have highly visible consequences.
Pregnant deer shot, left alive by poachers
The pregnant doe was found alive and was euthanized due to its injuries.
Essex mother charged in highway death of son
Vermont suffers its second gravel bike race fatality in eight months. And a mom charged with DUI, resulting in the death of her 11-year-old son.
Roper: Sen. Dick Sears holds fate of Clean Heat Standard in his hands
In addition to announcing that thousands of Vermonters have urged him to oppose S.5, Sen. Dick Sears appears to have a clearer understanding of how the carbon-reduction bill will harm businesses.
Students speak out on S. 103
We are the Vermont Student Anti-Racism Network, a statewide group of students working to promote anti-racism in our schools and communities.
VT Headlines: Burlington records warmest April in over 130 years
Missing Vermont girl found safe; Jay Peak to cut propane use; 2 missing after Brattleboro crash
Hydro-Quebec can’t meet expected demand without more dams, wind power
Hydro-Quebec could run out of power. Oliver Stone pro-nuclear film screens tonight in Montpelier. More on State spending, appointments.
Including students in anti-harassment bill gets attention of education establishment
More anti-harrassment protections for employees? Check. For renters? Check. For students? Wait a minute…..
No-Mow May movement gathers steam
The Thetford Selectboard has an item related to No Mow May on tonight’s meeting agenda after at least one town committee endorsed the strategy.
Finnie: Steamed over heat pumps
I have a hard time going along with the “do as I say” folks when the “not as I do” is as obvious and in my face as it is.
Dan Kiley (1912-2004) pioneered in modernist landscape architecture – including Burlington cathedral
Dan Kiley brought the geometry and formality of European gardens to cityscapes and country retreats around the world.
Most arrogant Legislature ever, former House leader says
The arrogant and “we know best” attitude that has now consumed our legislature is by far the worst in Vermont’s history.
Despathy: It’s not Phil Scott spreading disinformation
Punishing and charging fossil fuel dealers to “pay” to continue to distribute their necessary products is cruel and will result in higher costs to Vermonters for heating fuel.
Beck: Under S.5, the protected class of carbon emitters will remain protected
Those that heat with wood, electricity, or natural gas receive special treatment and become a protected class in S.5 while continuing to pour carbon into the atmosphere.
Scott vetoes S.5, carbon tax bill – House override session in the works
Gov. Scott has vetoed S.5, the carbon emissions reduction bill he says punishes rather than helps Vermonters, and has a confusing and contradictory check-back provision.
Bill would allow STD treatment for 12-year-olds without parental consent
A Senate bill would give 12-year-olds the right to access medical care for sexually-transmitted diseases without parental permission, and in most cases without parental knowledge.
College student accused of mass terror plot at college released to Vermont family
Bears spotted in Williston: Vermont Fish & Wildlife receive reports of animals in trash; Judge approves release of Vt. student accused of planning attack at college
VT opioid overdose deaths have doubled since 2019, Health Dept. says
Fatal drug overdoses are up 500% since 2010. And Narcan may not work as well in reversing overdoses when other drugs are added to opioids.
Trout stocking and deer hearings
Trout Stocking to Resume at Goshen Dam This Spring; VTF&W to Hold Deer Hearings May 9 and 17
Klar: Beat-up pick-ups save the planet more than EVs
The case for frugal use of old cars and trucks.
They Use Your Tax Money for This?!
What does our government actually use our money for? Comedian JP Sears and We Lie to You News tells all!
Bill to remove residency requirement for aid-in-dying drugs goes to governor
“There shouldn’t be anything unique about this care,” a VT Health Dept. advisor said. “It’s simply the last decision made between a patient and a doctor through the lifetime of the patient.”
“A private little club” making big decisions in S.5, analyst Annette Smith says
“That is the problem, we have this elite group who nobody knows how they were formed, who chose who to be in it, ” Annette Smith says.
Video: Zuckerman calls for expanded U.S. Supreme Court with term limits
As a result of Pres. Donald Trump’s appointment of three conservative Supreme Court justices, Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman said. “We are seeing the traditional institutional norms and balance and respect for the system being completely upended by a tyrannical minority.”
Former lawmaker arrested for stalking / college sex assault arrest / strangulation at homeless hotel
A lawyer, former legislator and self-described expert in debt collection was cited yesterday for placing an Airtag tracker on a woman’s car.
Lion-hearted RFK Jr. exposes history of vax mandates to Dartmouth crowd
Speaking of rats, Kennedy ties a bow around his expose by mentioning the captured agencies and names of those who knowingly lie about their culpability.
VT Headlines: HVAC installers, homeowners say heat pumps no panacea for Vermont’s coldest days
Vt. lawmakers inch closer to passing flavored tobacco ban; Apartments to open for UVM Health Network workers; Vermont Senate approves $8B budget in preliminary vote
Stefanik Highlights House Republicans’ Limit, Save, Grow Act: “House Republicans Will Pass a Sensible Debt Ceiling Solution”
Stefanik also called on President Biden to work with House Republicans, who represent the American people, to address our nation’s spending and debt crisis.
Rep. Balint Statement on Passage of “Default on America Act”
Today, Rep. Becca Balint, a member of the House Budget Committee, voted against the “Default on America Act,” claims “House Republicans are threatening an economic disaster.”
Second SPEAK VT forum May 3 in Essex
SPEAK is an acronym for “Students, Parents, and Educators for Achievement through Knowledge”.
Vermont towns ignore State on stormwater fees
The debate was sparked during discussions of S.115, a miscellaneous agriculture bill that began in the Senate before moving to the House.
McClaughry: Another blow to the Administrative State
In plain English, if you believe you are unfairly or extralegally regulated by a Federal agency, you now have a constitutional right to have that dispute settled by an independent third party judge
Essex-Westford school won’t use ‘male’ and ‘female’ in sex ed
A Chittenden County school is teaching sex ed to middle schoolers without using the words male and female, or man and woman.
Pleads guilty to buying alpaca farm with Covid ‘Paycheck Protection’ $$
A pizzeria owner spent $660,000 in federal ‘paycheck protection’ money to buy an alpaca farm.
Eight Democrat/Progressives break ranks, vote No on S.5
Eight Democrat/Progressives broke ranks last week with House leadership’s support for S.5, the carbon-taxing ‘Affordable Heating Act.’
VT Headlines: Scott administration ‘looking into’ mobile home parks for homeless
Bernie Sanders endorses Biden, rules out 2024 bid of his own; Are human services budget increases making an impact?; Vermont sees significant increase in organ donor registrations
‘Hate-free forum’ in Randolph May 8
“Many community members have told us they do not feel comfortable reporting bias incidents to the police or feel that is not an effective option,” a Hate Free Forum organizer says.
High school teacher gets 10 years for voyeuristic videos
A middle school teacher took voyeuristic videos of female students at school and had secret cameras installed in several residential bathrooms.
Vermont GOP creates Election Integrity subcommittee
A new Vermont GOP subcommittee will study the effect of universal mail-in ballots, drop boxes, and other innovations on election integrity.
House leaders explain their ‘yes’ votes on S.5
House leaders explain why they voted yes in last Thursday’s 98-46 vote to approve the Affordable Heat Act.
Roper: Is this what Sen. Kitchel meant by a legislative “check back”?
Promise that “nothing would move forward without affirmative action by the future legislature,” is shown to be very, very false.
Bill Wilson, AA’s Founder, born in Vermont and was a Norwich cadet
Native Vermonter & Norwich Cadet
Cocaine decrim, safe injection sites to get House committee review
Decriminalizing hard drug use is a good idea because ‘we know from our history that prohibition doesn’t work,’ a state senator says. Actually…..
Dame: Corrupted Process
Democrats have become emboldened to not only ignore the voices of the Republican minority, but they have now decided that they do not need to listen to the very voters who elected them to office.
Keelan: $121 million Efficiency Vermont should stand alone
Efficiency Vermont is another classic Vermont case whereby a nonprofit can capture large hundreds of millions of dollars with little input from the public about where and how the money is spent.
Bizuneh has three previous arrests for assaulting women LEO/first responders
Punched a woman rescue worker. Punched a woman cop. Punched another woman cop. Punched a woman prison guard. So the police reports show.
Warner: What’s up with Tuck? Word War III
As many of you were yesterday upon hearing Fox News Network was “parting ways” with Tucker Carlson, the shock was sudden but the surprise was short-lived.
Evslin: Human coders better learn to do carpentry
Artificial intelligence is the same kind of challenge to the (over-) educated class that globalization was to those without a college degree.
VT Headlines: Two arrested after Rutland shooting
Neighbors complain of problems around Burlington’s pod community;
Vermont State University reverses library & athletics change; Serial robber sentenced to 7 years in prison
Driver in parked car arrested after crash / Drive-in post office / Motorcycle fatal / 113 MPH in 50 MPH zone
An alleged car thief is apprehended when, parked on the side of a rural highway, he is the victim of a collision.
The Ethan Allen Institute’s 30th Anniversary Gala with George F. Will
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George Will is America’s most widely read political columnist, and its foremost conservative voice.
VT AG cracks down on auto theft, seeks recall of Korean cars
Hyundais and Kias are easy marks for car thieves. Vermont’s Attorney General wants them recalled and retrofitted.
One Day In July named best Financial Planning / Investment Firm by Vermont Business Magazine
In their 2023 Best of Business Awards, Vermont Business Magazine named One Day In July the best Financial Planning / Investment Firm in the state as voted on by their readers.
McClaughry: Pay Attention to Corporate Climate Profiteering
The Clean Heat Standard bill (S.5) is designed to shield the law from the charge of being a carbon tax – although it will have precisely the same effect on consumers.
Short-term rentals play small part in housing crunch
Air BnB’s aren’t to blame – much – for Vermont’s housing crisis.
Vermont doctor to join vax mandate roundtable at Dartmouth
Dr. Horace “Sandy” Reider will join Great Barrington Declaration co-author Martin Kulldorf at Dartmouth College Wednesday, April 26.
If Scott vetoes climate change bill, what then?
If Gov. Phil Scott vetoes S.5, what happens then is a toss-up and will decide whether S.5 becomes law or just the latest in a string of failed forced carbon emissions reduction bills.
Amid the litter, college students repent and are baptized at North Beach in Burlington
What happened Saturday, April 15 wasn’t some big evangelist outreach, it was a movement of God, a cross-carrying evangelist says.
VT Headlines: Cannabis sales ahead of long-term projections in Vt.
Medicaid reenrollment is underway, and it’s complicated; Phil Scott looks to Canada as a possible source for abortion pill, but Vermont’s drug importation plan is stuck in government bureaucracy
VT Emergency Forum to Assess the Respiratory Hazards of Masks
The Vermont Emergency Forum to Assess the Respiratory Hazards of Masks will be held Friday, May 12 from 9:00 – 4:30 pm, at Burlington City Hall in Contois Auditorium.
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