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Extreme flooding damaged their Vermont homes. A year later, they still struggle to recover.
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Extreme flooding damaged their Vermont homes. A year later, they still struggle to recover.

LA Times  

Lisa Edson Neveu last week in her house in Montpelier, Vt., that was damaged by the 2023 flood. What has been traumatic and just beyond anything I can even explain is how awful the last year has been.” Since last July’s flooding that left the capital city of Montpelier under waist-high water, it’s been “a battle with insurance companies, the …

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Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change
1 year, 4 months ago

Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change

Associated Press  

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A beloved bookstore in Vermont’s small capital city moved across the street to a new spot farther from the Winooski River after an ice jam sent river water into the store in 1992. “But I think now we’ve been a little disabused of the notion that Vermont is safe from climate change.” A woman, wearing a protective …

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Snow shovels in hand, volunteers help Vermont communities clear the mud from epic floods
1 year, 5 months ago

Snow shovels in hand, volunteers help Vermont communities clear the mud from epic floods

Associated Press  

ANDOVER, Vt. — Volunteers pulled out their snow shovels Wednesday to clear inches of mud after torrential rain and flooding inundated communities across Vermont, trapping people in homes, closing roadways and littering streets and businesses with debris. Morrison said urban search and swift water rescue teams came to the aid of least 32 people and numerous animals Tuesday night in …

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3rd Vermont city allows noncitizen voting in local elections after Legislature overrides veto
1 year, 6 months ago

3rd Vermont city allows noncitizen voting in local elections after Legislature overrides veto

Associated Press  

BURLINGTON, Vt. — A third Vermont city will now allow noncitizens who are legal residents to vote in local elections after the Democrat-controlled Legislature on Tuesday overrode the Republican governor’s veto of the Burlington charter change bill. The three Vermont cities are among more than a dozen communities in a handful of states — including New York City, and a …

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Transgender Day of Visibility rallies held amid backlash
1 year, 8 months ago

Transgender Day of Visibility rallies held amid backlash

Associated Press  

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Thousands of people rallied across the country Friday as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility in support of the rights of transgender people and their resilience amid what many denounced as an increasingly hostile environment. I am not hurting anyone and I am certainly not hurting myself.” The rallies came as Republican lawmakers nationwide have pursued …

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Vermont’s largest city votes to allow noncitizen voting
1 year, 9 months ago

Vermont’s largest city votes to allow noncitizen voting

Associated Press  

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Vermont’s largest city has voted to allow noncitizens who are in the country legally to vote in local elections. Noncitizen residents are currently allowed to vote in municipal elections in Vermont’s capital city of Montpelier, and Winooski, the most diverse community in the state. The Republican National Committee filed lawsuits against Montpelier and Winooski asking judges to …

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Recreational marijuana dispensaries on the rise in Vermont
1 year, 11 months ago

Recreational marijuana dispensaries on the rise in Vermont

Associated Press  

MONTPELIER, Vt. — In the first three months that Vermont has allowed the retail sale of marijuana for adult recreational use, the number of dispensaries around the state has grown from just three to about 25, with several more are expected to open soon. Vermont is among nearly two dozen states that have legalized recreational marijuana, including New York, where …

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GOP sues 2 Vermont cities for noncitizen voting
3 years, 2 months ago

GOP sues 2 Vermont cities for noncitizen voting

Associated Press  

MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Republican National Committee is suing two Vermont cities for allowing noncitizens to vote on local issues in their communities. Earlier this year the Vermont Legislature approved changes to the charters of the two communities allowing noncitizen voting. In his June veto message, Scott said noncitizen voting was an important issue that deserved further consideration but said …

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Vermont to send 100 National Guard troops to Washington
3 years, 11 months ago

Vermont to send 100 National Guard troops to Washington

Associated Press  

COLCHESTER, Vt. — The Vermont National Guard will send about 100 infantry soldiers to Washington to help provide security for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. “I am grateful to the brave men and women of the Vermont National Guard for their service and doing their part during this deployment to protect our republic and the democratic values we hold …

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