Voters like the part about the revised Act 250 that would revitalize downtowns. Not so popular is a move to turn the ‘citizen review boards’ into a more professional, some would say citizen tone-deaf, panel.

Donald Trump is the favorite of 85% of Republicans for the March presidential primary, a VPR poll shows. And a whopping 97% of those voters are certain they won’t change their mind. Bernie Sanders leads Democratic voters with 51%. Good news for Phil Scott, too…..

Never heard of Thomas Davenport? The Town of Brandon thinks that should change. And some there would just as soon forget Stephen Douglas, the slave-owning senator who debated Abraham Lincoln.

First, they failed to override the paid family leave veto. Now the House Democratic leadership has another uphill battle - getting enough votes to override Gov. Phil Scott’s veto of the minimum wage.

Concerned Vermonters are working together to help asylum seekers.

Farmers being blamed for runoff polluting Vermont streams and lakes say business has been bad for a long time and they can’t afford the cleanups mandated by the State. One Middlebury farmer had to sell his cows to pay the bank. And pressure about manure runoff didn’t help.

The Chair of the House Energy Committee says Vermont lacks a carbon reduction strategy. A bill he sponsored requires the State to meet stringent reduction goals and gives private citizens (including environmental groups) to right to sue the State if goals are not met.

The idea of doing all of that paperwork due to Brexit is, well, repellent to a Vermonter who sells a natural insect repellent abroad.

Vermonters have been donating to the blood bank for a long time. Now, there’s a human milk bank.

Vermont counts its homeless every year in a two-day effort statewide. This year it occurred Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Will strategies reduce chronic homelessness, or make the experience safer and easier to endure? FYI – the Homeless Bill of Rights is scheduled to be discussed today in the General, Housing & Military Affairs committee.