Mar 24, 2025 | 2025, Core Issues, Democracy Dispatch, General, Legislative Session
Photo: Sen. Becca White with chair of Senate Transportation, Sen. Rich Westman (R-Lamoill) (Jan. 11, 2025), photo by Rep. Matt Birong (D-Vergennes) In my neck of the woods, access to public transportation is going in reverse. Recently, Green Mountain Transit cut...
Mar 3, 2025 | 2025, Core Issues, Democracy Dispatch, General, Legislative Session
Photo: Jordan Heiden with guests Jane Stromberg and Justin Marsh (Feb. 25, 2024), photo by Elijah Kushen, VPIRG Tomorrow, March 4th, is Town Meeting Day. It’s a day about as identifiably Vermont as things like cheddar cheese on apple pie, maple syrup, or stick season....
Feb 3, 2025 | 2025, Core Issues, Democracy Dispatch, General, Legislative Session
Photo: Will Greer When I was 23, fresh out of college, I chose to run for the Vermont Legislature. I had no clue what I was really doing, but looking back now and having worked in several election cycles since, that’s pretty common for a first time candidate. With a...
Jan 20, 2025 | 2025, Core Issues, Democracy Dispatch, General, Legislative Session
Photo: Rep. Kathleen James speaks on the House floor in 2024 Last week we unveiled the 2025 Environmental Common Agenda, which outlines priorities for environmental policy in Vermont among 19 partner organizations. We started off with a webinar hosted by VECAN,...
Jan 13, 2025 | 2025, Core Issues, Democracy Dispatch, General, Legislative Session
Photo: Dan Fingas (left) with Senator Anne Watson, canvassing in Barre, October 2024 We’re back! With a new year comes a new legislative session and a new season of the Democracy Dispatch email and podcast. And this year’s new legislative session is also the start of...
