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Good morning, and here are some headlines from the Vermont Daily Chronicle –
Two days before Vermont Republicans vote for their next state party chair, incumbent Paul Dame is pushing back against a mailed postcard that questions both his fundraising record and his salary of more than $60,000. Dame called the piece “poorly designed” and “divisive,” and said it’s the wrong message to send so close to Saturday’s leadership vote. He also publicly named the down-ticket candidates he’s supporting, saying the party needs unity heading into 2026.
In education news, the state’s new Act 73 — the 2025 Education Reform law — is already facing a legal challenge. The law tightened eligibility rules for Vermont’s long-standing town tuitioning program, and as of July 1 bars all religious schools from receiving public tuition dollars. Mid Vermont Christian School and several affected families have filed suit, arguing the exclusions violate their rights and unfairly shut them out of the program.
Vermont’s housing shortage continues to stir debate. In a recent interview, economist Art Woolf said the state’s “appalling” housing costs stem largely from excessive regulation. Woolf argued that relying on state-funded affordable housing programs won’t solve the issue for middle-income Vermonters. He says the real answer is removing barriers that limit new housing construction.
Turning to crime — a Tunbridge woman is facing charges after investigators say she embezzled $186,000 from the local fire department over a decade. State police say a review of the department’s financial records revealed the losses occurred between 2014 and 2025.
Also this week, three suspected fentanyl traffickers from Connecticut — along with a St. Johnsbury man — were arrested after police stopped a stolen vehicle traveling northbound on I-91. Police say the group is believed to be linked to fentanyl distribution in the region.
And finally, a big day for some young leaders: the Secretary of State has announced the seven finalists for Vermont’s first-ever Kid Governor program. Each fifth-grade candidate created a campaign focused on an important issue facing Vermont and a three-point plan for how kids can make a difference in their own communities. The winner will be chosen later this fall.
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And “hidden” if you will, under Vermont Headlines , a Digger article, a topic near and dear to my heart, Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department to pursue new ‘public access’ license amid ‘financial restructuring’
I posted my reply to this article under the Digger article, but I’m going to post it here again .
Regarding the Digger article, “Fish and Wildlife Department to pursue new ‘public access’ license amid ‘financial restructuring’ ” To our Fish and Wildlife (Game) Dept. Don’t forget who brought you to the dance ! Sportsmen, and women are the cornerstones that have financed all regulations, enforcement, and scientific advancement in the field of wildlife management . If you were to take away all the “fish and game” financing from the big picture, could the bird watcher, canoeers, bikers, hikers, and leaf peepers interests support , and advance themselves ? Try it, do the math, and see how much more they rely on us than we on them ! Could they buy, and maintain their own WMAs, boat accesses, and a herd of biologists, and technicians ? How about establishing a new department solely geared to, and paid for by “non consumptive users” ? We all know that it could never support itself . We may be the ugly girl at the dance, but I’d be willing to bet that after all the rest of the flavors of the day have left the dance, you will find that ugly girl might look a lot prettier ! Oh , and about the fruit cakes under the “Golden Dome” that seem to scare the crap out of you ? Try facing them down . When they want you to give in due to pressure from the POW, and their ilk, take a page from professional contract negotiators, go in high . Do you think Shohei Otani’s managers went into negotiations at the $700,000,000 over ten years that they settled on do you ? We have a strong hand . If (when) cuts are necessary in the Department’s budget, cut from the areas that eat the most, and pay the least ! Work towards making them stand alone in financing their own agendas as sportsmen and women have done in the SOV since 1866. We owe them nothing ! They owe us everything !
No State my convert a Liberty (Freedom & Morality) into a License and then charge a fee.
1943 Supreme Court in Murdock vs. Pennsylvania
Further reinforced in a similar ruling, Shuttlesworth vs Birmingham (1969)