Peter Shea: Anglers vs. wake boats
This commentary is by Peter Shea of Burlington, an author and angler. Among other books, he’s co-author of “The Atlas of Vermont Trout Ponds,” and author of “Vermont Trout Streams:…
Tom Sullivan: It’s time to come together to find common ground and an amicable path forward for health care reform in Vermont
This commentary is by Tom Sullivan, president emeritus and professor of law and political science at the University of Vermont. Much has been discussed recently about how Vermont should finance…
Yakima County’s two-year ban on solar may continue
(Getty Images) It’s been more than two years since Yakima County commissioners first approved a moratorium on solar development, and they want more time on the issue. An initial six-month…
Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to suspend sentencing in New York hush money case
President-elect Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause his sentencing in a New York hush money case. Shown is the court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by…
Feds reject state petitions to delist grizzly bears, reaffirm protected status in Montana, Wyoming
A grizzly bear in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. (Photo by Frank van Manen / USGS / Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 / Unedited) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday…
Medicaid caps and tax relief top Senate Republican list
Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, right, discusses the majority caucus’ legislative agenda on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Indiana Statehouse. (Casey Smith/Indiana Capital Chronicle) Indiana’s Senate Republicans pegged…
Florida agency wants to try captive breeding of endangered sparrow
The little birds have seen a major population decline. Photo: National Park Service by Lori Oberhofer. The first time I saw a Cape Sable seaside sparrow in the Everglades, I…
Governor hopefuls take ‘easy political aim’ at House Dems not voting on immigration bill
Mikie Sherrill and Josh Gottheimer, both aiming to be the Democratic nominee in the gubernatorial race, missed a vote on the Laken Riley bill. (Photos from Gottheimer’s office and Chance…
Kurtis Watkins asks federal court to free him from prison, citing revelations about St. Louis cop
Kurtis Watkins at Jefferson City Correctional Center, in February 2024 (Clara Bates/Missouri Independent). A St. Louis man sentenced to 25 years in prison based solely on the testimony of one…
U.S. House Dem, former police officers lambast Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon pledge
Michael Fanone, a former Metropolitan Police Department officer who defended the U.S. Capitol and suffered injuries on Jan. 6, 2021, is pictured at the attack’s second anniversary. Fanone on Wednesday…