Roughly 150 Afghans took part in the event in Burlington’s Old North End. It showcased the culture, food and music of a community displaced by war and adjusting to a new life in the Green Mountain State.
I hope young Vermonters, especially women, see there is a place for them in our government and in holding elected office.
The Republican governor’s veto pen is not the only obstacle in the way of Vermont enacting the kind of leave policy that most advocates argue is necessary to make the benefit accessible to all.
A small but growing number of Republican-led states, including Vermont, are exploring or enacting opt-in paid leave plans as an alternative to the payroll-tax-funded mandatory plans now in place in 11 blue states across the country.
The American Crystal Sugar Company PAC, which gave Welch’s U.S. Senate campaign $10,000 in August, has made headlines for ranking among the top campaign contributors to members of Congress who voted against the certification of the 2020 presidential election.
The legislators and advocacy group Migrant Justice are asking federal officials to stop deportation proceedings for 10 undocumented dairy farmworkers. A spokesperson said the governor had not been briefed on their cases.
The Vermont Democratic Party’s customary unity rally is typically held within days of primary races. This year, it fell three weeks after Election Day.
Becca Balint is on the cusp of making history.
It is hard to quantify something like momentum. But even as other candidates plateaued, engagement with Becca Balint’s campaign only grew.
With a decisive victory over her chief rival, Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, Balint is now poised to become the first woman — and openly LGBTQ+ person — the state sends to Washington. Liam Madden, a self-described independent, won the Republican nomination.