"I fully expected that people would have their constitutional rights during the pandemic. And my feeling, having gone through the pandemic, is that that is not really the case."

https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2023-02-23/court-backlog-to-blame-for-more-vermonters-held-in-prison-pre-trial-experts-say

#Vermont #VermontNews #VermontPublic #prisons #COVID #VT #justice

What listener question should Brave Little State answer in an upcoming episode?

Our people-powered show has a new voting round up, and the questions are:

"What's the experience of young musicians in Vermont?"

"Does Vermont have a high number of communes? If so, what's the deal?"

"What role does dance play in Vermont?"

Help shape our reporting! Cast your vote at http://www.bravelittlestate.org

#Vermont #VermontNews #VermontPublic #VT #BLS

“Unfortunately, because of the actions of the United States Supreme Court, they have drawn certain lines in the sand that make it very, very difficult to parse between different types of private schools. So, we are in a position where we really, really need to say that we are only providing taxpayer public funds to public schools." - Ruth Hardy, Addison County Senator

https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2023-02-16/will-a-u-s-supreme-court-decision-end-vermonts-school-choice-system

#Vermont #VermontNews #Newstodon #Education #schoolchoice #VT #VTED

The latest episode of Brave Little State digs into the question of how much energy in #Vermont is from fossil fuels—> https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brave-little-state/2023-02-16/how-much-does-vermonts-power-grid-depend-on-fossil-fuels #VermontPublic #energy #fossilfuel #renewable #VT #VermontNews

Quite the brouhaha about changes to libraries & sports at Vermont State University.

Listen to Vermont Edition at noon on Monday and call in with your question/comment —> https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition/2023-02-10/vermont-state-university-president-on-move-to-all-digital-libraries-changes-in-athletic-programs #Vermont #VermontPublic #VermontNews #VT

Love the new "Live TV" button at the top of the #VermontPublic website.

Now you can easily access our live radio AND TV streams from any web browser --> http://www.vermontpublic.org

#VT #Vermont #VermontNews

"After a months-long search, board president Ramsey Papp, announced this week that Chandler Center for the Arts had found its next executive director not far from home"

https://www.ourherald.com/articles/chandler-names-next-exec-director/

#VermontNews

"A Granite City woman has been sentenced to four years and six months to serve for her involvement in a case where police say she and a man repeatedly sexually assaulted children."

https://www.timesargus.com/news/local/barre-woman-sentenced-to-54-months-to-serve-in-child-sex-abuse-case/article_4f3b0d2a-a034-598e-b227-43073e005e77.html

#VermontNews

"With Town Meeting Day just over one month away, a handful of community and labor leaders are joining Mayor Miro Weinberger’s public push against a proposed police control board."

https://vtdigger.org/2023/02/02/opposition-to-proposed-burlington-police-control-board-heats-up/

#VermontNews

"Brattleboro Zoning Administrator Brian Bannon said the group’s Emergency Housing in RVs project had been proposed to the town during the summer, and town staff tried to persuade BCS Executive Director Kurt Daims that RVs are not designed for or safe to be housing for all types of weather. In October, Bannon said, an RV was placed on South Main Street without permission and Daims offered up his property on an emergency basis."

https://www.reformer.com/local-news/rvs-provide-emergency-housing-prompt-zoning-violation/article_9d45fe50-a0b6-11ed-9c7d-676764c9c40b.html

#VermontNews

"Jeffrey Noyes, a former Essex Country Police Chief in Brighton and Canaan, is accused of sexual assault. After a year-long investigation, the 54-year-old of Bloomfield was cited to appear in court on Feb. 21."

https://www.newportvermontdailyexpress.com/news/former-nek-police-chief-accused-of-sexual-assault/article_33669a62-a0f2-11ed-86e9-2ffe0e459236.html

#VermontNews

"There’s been a spate of controversies and alleged misconduct among Vermont county sheriffs in the past year. The sitting sheriff in Addison County was charged with sexual assault and refused to resign, the Bennington County Sheriff appeared to be living out of state, and in Caledonia County the sheriff gave questionable bonuses to himself and his employees."

https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2023-02-03/vermont-lawmakers-mull-additional-oversight-of-county-sheriffs-as-controversies-mount

#VermontNews

Symptoms of inhaling the pesticide are relatively mild and can include rash, headache, diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, nosebleed and eye irritation.

https://m.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/pesticide-tainted-cannabis-pulled-from-shelves-of-five-vermont-stores/Content?oid=37508241

#VermontNews

“To ensure the safety of all of our learning community… we have made the difficult decision to end spectator attendance at GISU home games for the remainder of the basketball season.”
https://vtdigger.org/2023/02/02/grand-isle-supervisory-union-bans-spectators-at-basketball-games-for-rest-of-the-season/
#VermontNews

For example:

A warm start to winter adds to challenges for Vermont’s logging industry (via Vermont Public)
https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2023-01-30/a-warm-start-to-winter-adds-to-challenges-for-vermonts-logging-industry

#VermontNews

When sharing #Vermont news on this instance, I propose we use #VermontNews. That way, users can create a list based on the hashtag for easier following & discovery. #VT #btv