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News You Should View: A Double Pair
Stowe, Vermont · Stowe

News You Should View: A Double Pair

Well hey, not one but TWO of our local newspapers landed a pair of entries each in this week’s news roundup. Some serious stuff, some not so serious, a healthy serving of meat and potatoes. Kind of a well-rounded buffet. Turns out, short-term rental registries are good for something. The Legislature has tried and failed to enact a registry of short-term rentals, mostly due to opposition from, you will be shocked to hear, the short-term rental in…Read Article
We’re About to Find Out, Yet Again, How Terrible the Legislature’s Ethics Regime Truly Is
Vermont, United States · Vermont

We’re About to Find Out, Yet Again, How Terrible the Legislature’s Ethics Regime Truly Is

Hey, look: Somebody filed an ethics complaint against two state senators! We wouldn’t know this, of course, except that the complainant announced the action in a press release. You’d never hear anything about it from official sources, because the Senate’s ethics process is a black hole from which no light can ever escape. Likewise the House’s process, but that’s another story. The complaint was filed by Geo Honigford of Friends of Vermont Public…Read Article
Turns Out, Legislative Bodies Are Political. I Know, I Was Shocked, Too.
Montpelier, Vermont · Montpelier

Turns Out, Legislative Bodies Are Political. I Know, I Was Shocked, Too.

The phrase “labored mightily and brought forth a mouse,” which I thought was Shakespeare but turns out to be from Aesop’s Fables, crossed my mind while reading the latest cover story in Seven Days. It chronicles the experiences of two rookie lawmakers in their first session in office, not a bad idea in itself. But the longer I went on reading (it’s long), the more I realized that this story was a mile wide and an inch deep. It traded in the obvi…Read Article

Vermont Legislative Session Ends with a Compromise on Education Bill

83% Center coverage: 6 sources
'What comes next will be even more important': Gov. Phil Scott says hard work is only just beginningEducation Reforms · MontpelierSee the Story

The Natives Are Restless

Monday’s the big day, or so they tell us. The full House and Senate are scheduled to vote on the education reform Grand Bargain, which will never take effect in its current form even if it survives the big votes. Still, major drama. The vote is not a sure thing by any means, despite the unified support of Gov. Phil Scott and Democratic and Republican legislative leadership. Many members of both parties realize the bill would negatively impact th…Burlington, Vermont · BurlingtonRead Article

Well, I Guess They DID Declare Victory and Go Home

First of all, “Declare victory and go home” is apparently one of many “famous quotes” that were never said at all, or never said by the person credited with saying them. (Usually Winston Churchill. Or Albert Einstein. Or Yogi Berra. Peas in a pod.) Details below, if you want to stick around. Second of all, the “handshakes across the table” picture is not nearly as dramatic or satisfying when it’s taken from the viewpoint of the center-table came…Montpelier, Vermont · MontpelierRead Article

How Corporations Went Woke

100% Right coverage: 2 sources
A new study suggests that the Democrats’ ESG push forced companies to take sides—even at the cost of alienating customers and investors.Business · United StatesSee the Story

Editorial: 'Coarse and Vulgar'

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U.S. Rep. Becca Balint has found herself in the hot seat after some questionable comments last week at a town hall in Newport.Democratic PartySee the Story

In Lieu of News You Should View

My usual Sunday roundup of noteworthy journalism is taking the week off, as I prepare to head out of town for most of this week. I’m attending INN Days, a conference for nonprofit news organizations organized by the Institute for Nonprofit News. This is a still very new but immensely consequential field; it’s really the best option we have for a vibrant journalistic future. I serve on the board of the Northeast Kingdom Public Journalism, the non…Journalism · MinneapolisRead Article

Gov. Scott Urges Lawmakers for a Quicker Timeline of Education Reform

100% Center coverage: 3 sources
Scott opposes the four-year timeline before implementation of a foundation formula.Education Reforms · MontpelierSee the Story

Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

We appear to have a combustible situation in the tiny Northeast Kingdom town of Glover, whose population includes our current lieutenant governor. At issue is the dirt-track road seen above on Google Street View. It’s called Rodgers Road, and Lt. Gov. John Rodgers wants to claim part of it as his very own private property. He would allow recreational access, but block any motorized vehicle traffic. Rodgers is not the only resident of the road, a…Glover · GloverRead Article

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