In a press conference Tuesday in Burlington's City Hall Park, Burlington Discover Jazz Festival guest curator Michael Mwenso and his Electric Root cofounder, Jono Gasparro,.
The 2022 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival produced by the Flynn in association with Burlington City Arts, and presented by New England Federal Credit Union takes place June 3-12, with events all over Downtown Burlington and beyond. The Flynn will welcome Michael Mwenso, leader of the captivating band Mwenso & The Shakes and co-founder of Electric Root, and his creative partner Jono Gasparro as the curators for this year's festival.
council and other municipal candidates but not voting in federal or state elections. they just need to be a city resident for 30 days. critics are slamming this move saying noncitizens should not have the right or privilege to even vote in our country. republican city councilman minority leader joe burrell has joined in on the lawsuit to stop it. the policy is backwards. these are foreign citizens. they re citizens of a different country and entitled to vote elsewhere. if this law i was enacted in the past mayor al race, they could have voted for two people in the same election year. he points out it could violate state law. here s the election law it says no person shall be qualified to register and vote at any election unless he s a citizen