LETTER: In support of H.567 limiting the sale of cats and dogs
Vermont’s proposed legislation to prevent pet stores from peddling animals would put the brakes on cruel mass-breeding mills and help combat the animal overpopulation crisis.
Sec. of State: Get out there and vote!
As Vermont’s Secretary of State and Chief Elections Officer, it’s my job to help sustain and defend democracy – the form of government in which we the people choose our leaders and decide issues by voting.
LETTER: Disappointment and frustration over Rt. 100 tree-cutting
To the Community: I am writing to express my profound disappointment and frustration regarding today’s (Feb. 21) removal of trees on my property adjacent to the road on Vermont Route 100.
LETTER: H.850 deserves Gov. Phil Scott’s veto
Dear fellow Vermonters, we are a group of Vermont residents concerned about the unintended consequences of Act 127 and the grave risks posed by H.850 to communities across Vermont.
Op-Ed: Wildlife governance needs to reflect modern attitudes, values
The values that the public holds toward wildlife can be broken out into four different categories: traditionalists, mutualists, pluralists and distanced.
Op-Ed: The Harwood Union school budget must be defeated
This is the most important school budget vote that we’ve ever had in the 24 years I’ve lived in Waterbury.
School board leaders: We need your input in the form of your vote
Dear Harwood community, we write to ask you to support the school district budget during Town Meeting Day on Tuesday, March 5.
Treasurer Pieciak: The case for paid family and medical leave
As Vermont's State Treasurer, I am dedicated to supporting the financial well-being of all Vermonters. Last year, our office’s public retirement initiative, VT Saves, was unanimously approved by the legislature, supported by the governor, and signed into law.
Rep. Stevens: Six weeks down, looking ahead to the next six
The Legislature just wrapped up the first third (six weeks) of the session.
Cheryl Schoolcraft Gloor: First-time candidate for Waterbury Select Board
Hello Waterbury community, as a member of our community wishing to serve on the Waterbury Select Board, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself.
Op-Ed: A fairer tax system can make Vermont more affordable for all
Today in Vermont, the top 1% of income earners—those who make over $500,000 a year—pay a lower share of their income in state and local taxes than a Vermont family making about $80,000 a year, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
Kane Sweeney: Looking to a second year on the Select Board
Friends, a year ago, when I came to you asking for your vote for a one-year seat on the Selectboard, I made a point to drive home the need for housing, both affordable and market rate.
Ian Shea: Seeking a one-year Select Board seat
Dear fellow members of the Waterbury community, I am both grateful and honored to announce my candidacy for the Select Board 1-year position in our town of Waterbury.
Rep. Stevens: On the armory shelter proposal, ‘know we hear your concerns’
To the Community: I want to thank the number of my neighbors who have written emails or posts to Front Porch Forum with their thoughts on the proposal for using the Waterbury Armory for a congregate shelter for up to 50 individuals who are experiencing homelessness.
Legislative report: Bill would end flavored e-cigarettes, menthol cigarettes
The legislature is considering S.18 – an act related to banning certain flavored tobacco products and e-liquids.
Central Vt. Career Center budget is on the March 5 ballot
Town Meeting is just around the corner and I wanted to take a moment to remind you that the Central Vermont Career Center’s budget is on one of the ballots available at your Town Clerk’s office.
Op-Ed: Assessing the Harwood Union school budget
How will you assess the current proposed Harwood Union Unified School District (HUUSD) budget of $50.8 million? We are fortunate in Vermont in that citizens have the right to vote on the school budget. What will be your vote?
OPINION: Vermont ‘Baby Bonds’ would create economic opportunity
Recently, Vermont state Treasurer Mike Pieciak, Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, D-Chittenden Southeast, and Rep. Daniel Noyes, D-Wolcott, introduced a ‘Baby Bonds’ initiative, a program that would invest $3,200 for every low-income Vermont child born on Medicaid.
Rep. Wood: ‘Our community deserves answers’ on shelter proposal
As most people know by now, over the last couple of weeks the town of Waterbury, including your state representatives, were made aware of a proposed shelter for people experiencing homelessness at the site of the former armory building. We did not have any advance warning of this proposal.
Commentary: Responding to H.72 and overdose prevention centers
Let me start by disclosing that I am a lifelong Vermonter and consider myself a fiscal conservative and a social moderate. (In years past I would have thought that description to be a somewhat typical Vermonter.)