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Welch, Balint talk election integrity with town clerks
Clerks at the roundtable discussion explained in depth each step of the election process, from absentee ballots to voter registration rolls, what happens on election day and verifying elections.
Follow Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark’s legal actions, with other jurisdictions and states, challenging actions taken by President Donald Trump.
Vermonters will vote on equal protection amendment to state constitution this fall
The proposal, which got a final sign-off from the House on Wednesday, is aimed at ensuring all people are treated equally under the law regardless of their race, ethnicity, sex, religion or other identity.
Barre city manager resigns for role in South Burlington
Barre City Manager Nicolas Storellicastro led the city through one of the worst flooding events in its history.
Vermont’s congressional members are rich. But they don’t buy stocks.
Sens. Peter Welch, Bernie Sanders and Rep. Becca Balint have found other ways to make money.
Grand Isle prosecutor pleads not guilty to DUI charge
State’s Attorney Douglas DiSabito was charged after police said he arrived at a courthouse in St. Albans showing signs of impairment.
Barre candidates weigh needs against tight city funds
Granite City residents face competing visions for housing, flood recovery and school spending in upcoming vote.
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Vermont labor board declines state’s request to pause order blocking return-to-office policy
Financial repercussions and other potential disruption caused by reversing the policy would be “a product of the State’s actions,” the board said Friday.
Vermont House votes to partially repeal Act 181
Lawmakers learned that the conservation measures they enacted in Act 181 “were alienating rural landowners and were not the right tool for the job,” said Rep. Amy Sheldon, D-Middlebury.
Vermont’s U.S. Rep. Becca Balint announces reelection campaign
The federal government is “absolutely on the wrong track,” the Brattleboro Democrat said.
Former Northfield police chief sues town, alleging racial discrimination
Pierre Gomez’s lawsuit accuses town officials of failing to protect him from racial harassment by town employees and residents.
From the 1970s to today, mapping Vermont for land use sets off fierce opposition
Opponents argued that a land-use plan in the 1970s was “Satan’s work, Communist propaganda, and a wishy-washy bureaucratic nightmare,” according to one news report from the time.
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