LETTER: Demonstration surpressed others’ First Amendment rights
I was tremendously disappointed when I read of the suppression of the First Amendment right of free speech in the State House recently.
LETTER: Climate initiatives are investments in Vt. farmers, future
When extreme weather wipes away farmers’ harvests, when climate change fuels extreme storms, small-scale farmers—especially small growers working in harmony with the land—face devastating losses.
DPS Commissioner: Public safety requires rebalancing priorities
Last fall, Vermonters delivered a clear message: They want meaningful change on the issues impacting their daily lives: property taxes, education, housing, and affordability. One common concern unites all these challenges: the need to ensure the safety of our communities, downtowns, neighborhoods, and personal property.
Secretary of State responds to executive order on ‘Integrity of American Elections’
On March 25, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order on “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections.” The order proposes significant changes to elections across the country that Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas has called “an unprecedented overreach of federal authority.” Here is the secretary of state’s statement in full regarding this executive order.