vermont politics

In this hotly contentious political year, I think it's important to keep our perspective, and remember the savage local scene. In neighboring Fair Haven, the incumbent mayor was overturned in a close election.

A Vermont senator proposed a ban on cell phones for anyone under 21. He says they're more dangerous than guns https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/10/politics/vermont-senator-cell-phone-ban-trnd/index.html Restricting access to information is never going to be popular. Posturing is usually a waste of...

The Governor's veto was just overridden by the Vermont Legislature. Vermont was the first state to approve civil unions, and now is the fourth to approve same sex marriage. What is of significance is that this is the first state to approve same sex marriage WITHOUT a court ruling. This was...