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Legislature Advances Measures to Improve Vermont’s Response to Animal Cruelty
Lark Thompson heard desperate cries coming from a dark Charlotte farm on Ferry Road late one night in July 2022. When she went to investigate, dozens of emaciated, bleating goats desperate for f...
Vermont Rep. Emilie Kornheiser Sees Raising Revenue as Part of Her Mission
The person leading the class struggle in the Vermont Statehouse this year, Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, lives in a rented farmhouse with no mobile phone signal and sketchy WiFi. Her landlord's goats ...
Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak’s First Term Starts With Major Staffing and Spending Decisions
Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak's first few days on the job were nothing short of celebratory, including a standing-room-only swearing-in ceremony and a once-in-a-lifetime eclipse festival...
'Seven Days' Paid Me to Wager Money on Sports, Which Just Became Legal in Vermont. Never Again.
I'd already sworn it off. Twice. When online sports wagering became legal in Vermont in January, I watched the barrage of advertisements with a mix of scorn and fear. Nothing signaled social dec...
Lawmakers Weigh a Program That Would Invest Money for Low-Income Youths
Imagine if families on Medicaid, which provides health care to low-income people, could invest $3,200 on behalf of each newborn baby and leave the money untouched as the child grows. After 18 ye...
Rep. Anne Donahue Is Determined to Find Out Where Patients of Vermont’s Old Psychiatric Hospital Are Buried
Vermont has largely forgotten the patients who died at the former state psychiatric hospital in Waterbury. But Anne Donahue cannot. The Republican state representative from Northfield, newly ret...
Progressives Flip Seat, But Democrats Keep Control of Burlington City Council
Progressives in Burlington flipped a seat on the city council and managed to hold several others, but Democrats will maintain a slim advantage. Still, the results — much like the mayoral race ...
Time to Vote! It's Town Meeting Day 2024
Town Meeting Day has arrived. As Vermonters head to the polls to hash out everything from snowplow purchases to bond votes, we’ll be keeping track of results. In many towns, tradition persever...
https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/time-to-vote-its-town-meeting-day-2024-40357766
At South Burlington Campaign Stop, Nikki Haley Blasts Trump as 'Unhinged'
In South Burlington on Sunday, Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley pleaded with Vermonters to help her defeat Donald Trump in Tuesday's Republican primary, arguing that the nation needs ...
Lawmakers Seek to Make Juneteenth a Legal Holiday in Vermont
A group of lawmakers has set out to make Juneteenth, the day commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., a legal holiday in Vermont. Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived ...
Nikki Haley Plans Campaign Stop in Vermont on March 3
Updated at 11:13 p.m. Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is planning to make a campaign stop in Vermont on Sunday, March 3, to rally support for her long-shot bid to beat Donald Trump a...
https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/nikki-haley-plans-campaign-stop-in-vermont-on-march-3-40301349
Time to Vote Already? Vermont Picks Mayors, Councils and Presidential Candidates on March 5
Even if you're not plugged into politics, you're probably aware that 2024 is a big election year. In Vermont, the action starts on the first Tuesday of March. If you've never voted here, or neve...
Vermont Communities Tackle Budgets, Bridges and Bonds on Town Meeting Day
Town Meeting Day ballots will be shorter in some Vermont communities this year, thanks to unexpected spikes in school taxes. State lawmakers have given towns permission to postpone school budget...
Candidates Joan Shannon and Emma Mulvaney-Stanak Prepare to Face Off in Burlington’s Mayoral Contest
There's a startling perception circulating in Burlington that's proving hard to shake: that public disorder has made the city's downtown unsafe for visitors and residents alike. Whether or not t...
Vermont Scrambles to Open Five Facilities for Homeless Residents by April 1
Chris Winters faced a torrent of tough questions last month about a temporary homeless shelter the state hopes to set up in an empty Vermont National Guard armory in Waterbury. The commissioner ...
Live Debate: Burlington 'Mayoral Matchup' This Wednesday
Who will be Burlington's next mayor? Join Seven Days and Town Meeting TV at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 7 at Contois Auditorium in Burlington City Hall for a free, in-person candidate debate w...
https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/live-debate-burlington-mayoral-matchup-this-wednesday-40134468