By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger School board members who are frustrated with the Vermont School Boards Association’s lobbying priorities have formed a rival group. Members of the Alliance of Vermont School Board Members are frustrated with the association’s stance on […]
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Rochester residents advocate for choice
Upcoming two Act 46 revotes may dictate merger options By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger While writing legislation this year to give school districts more flexibility in complying with Act 46, lawmakers worried the changes might derail local merger conversations already […]
Rutland fire chief, city reach “separation agreement”
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND—Rutland City Fire Chief Michael Jones and the mayor reached an agreement that will see the chief depart his post at the end of this month. Outgoing city Fire Chief Michael Jones will receive more […]
Soucy, Depoy, Terenzini make the cut to fill vacant Senate seat
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND–The selection of the next state senator from Rutland County is now in the hands of Gov. Phil Scott. The county Republican Party held a caucus Thursday night to vet the three GOP candidates who […]
Medical marijuana expansion gets governor’s signature
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott signed into law a bill that expands Vermont’s medical marijuana system. The legislation, S.16, expands the list of conditions that qualify for the medical marijuana registry to include Parkinson’s disease, Crohn’s disease and […]
With second merger vote looming, Royalton asks, “What if?”
By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger Local residents met this week to go over their options under Act 46 in preparation for a June 13 revote on a school district merger with Rochester and Bethel. In April, Royalton voters overwhelmingly rejected […]
Teacher animosity tied to taxpayer anxiety
By Jon Margolis, VTDigger We have seen the enemy: teachers. They are bankrupting the state. They make too much money. Their benefits are too generous. They have too much political power. So, at least, one might think from some of […]
2017 Legislative bills highlighted
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger S.22—”An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age and older” The final proposal for marijuana legalization, S.22, would legalize adult possession of up to an […]
Sanders failed to get Montanan country singer a seat in the U.S. House
By Jasper Craven, VTDigger Rob Quist, a Democratic poet cowboy from Montana strongly supported by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., lost in a special election for the state’s sole House seat, Thursday, May 25. Quist’s Republican challenger, Greg Gianforte, won […]
Scott vetoes pot bill, says he’s open to compromise
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott became the first governor in the country to veto a bill that would legalize marijuana. Scott announced Wednesday, May 24, he will send the bill, S.22, back to the Legislature. However, the governor […]