Oct 31, 2025 | 2025, Core Issues, Democracy Dispatch, General, Legislative Session
Being Halloween, you might think I’d be writing about the scary reality our state faces with thousands of Vermonters eyeing the end of SNAP (food stamps) benefits, healthcare, and heating assistance thanks to the Trump administration and his party’s congressional...
Apr 14, 2025 | 2025, Core Issues, Democracy Dispatch, General, Legislative Session
Photo: Rep. Kate Logan being arrested for civil disobedience in Washington D.C., March 2025 As political scientist and historian, Howard Zinn, said, “Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it.” When I heard...
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....
