MIDDLEBURY | In recent years, some Vermont politicians have pinned the 19th-century label "carpetbagger" on flatlander candidates for public office who do not embody their party's policy agenda.

On Town Meeting Day, March 2, voters in at least 20 Vermont cities and towns will decide whether to allow retail marijuana. The new state law says local voter approval is needed before a marijuana store can open. But what about towns that don’t want to vote on retail pot? At least 41 towns don’t even want the question on the Town Meeting ballot.

Rob Mullen walked the Long Trail this summer, painting 20 artworks-for-charity along the way. One he even sold to a passing hiker.

February 2, 2021 – The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently released the Vermont Clean Water Initiative 2020 Performance Report. The Report summarizes how the state’s $194 million investment in water quality over the past five years is paying off by improving water quality in Vermont’s rivers, lakes, and wetlands.

Somewhere, Jeb Spaulding is saying “I told you so.”

 The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) has received more than $26 million in federal funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) to support public transit across the state, Gov. Phil Scott said today.

If you are not aware of S.30, it is a bill that relates to prohibiting the possession of firearms at three types of locations, and as portrayed it garnered a number of Senate co-sponsors.

Gov Scott & Department of Health:
As information is released that some COVID cases are linked to ski resorts, it appears there is a giant gap in enforcement in these areas.

Opportunity Vermont, a registered 501c4 organization, announced Feb. 1 a comprehensive effort to inform Burlingtonians about the dangers of the “Burner Ban” resolution. In addition, Opportunity Vermont has released a petition calling on the Mayor and City Council to abandon any proposal that taxes residents who need gas for heat, hot water, or cooking.

There he stood basking in the glow of where he was and how he got there. Laying on his right shoulder was a confederate flag, unfurled in our nation’s Capitol. For the insurrectionists committed to stopping the sanctioning of our free and fair elections seeing the confederate fly in our Capitol was heartwarming. For the rest of America, not so much.