In a recent interview, the new chair of the Green Mountain Care Board avoided staking out policy positions on the reform proposals that define the board’s work. “One of the important things about this job is you come in as a neutral arbiter,” he said.
Rep. Katherine Sims, D-Craftsbury, and Rep. Vicki Strong, R-Albany, two seatmates in the Vermont House, are now competing to represent Albany, Craftsbury, Greensboro and Glover. Only one can win.
Reps. Katherine Sims, D-Craftsbury, and Vicki Strong, R-Albany, are competing to represent Albany, Craftsbury, Greensboro and Glover, in the only race in the state where one incumbent is guaranteed to lose their seat.
Vermont activists who protested the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s recent forum to examine energy hurdles in past and future winters believe regulators need to do a better job reaching people. They took a perhaps unexpected approach to protest the event.
Two community-based organizations in Winooski plan to provide counseling and other programming to support marginalized groups in private homes and backyards. The strategy has received significant funding from the Vermont Department of Health, but shifting domestic arrangements have resulted in complications for one group.