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The Vermont House Ways and Means committee advanced a bill that sets the property tax rate and makes changes to the state’s education finance system.
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The Arizona state Supreme Court has cleared the way for the revival of an abortion ban dating back to the 1860s. On this week’s 51%, Rutgers Law School professor Kimberly Mutcherson breaks down the court’s decision
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The Burlington, Vermont Police Department has updated its website to provide a more detailed description of its Priority Response Plan.
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As legislators in the Statehouse work on the budget and the governor calls for fiscal restraint, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility held a policy forum this week to discuss possible revenue strategies.
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Following Wednesday’s sentencing of a Saratoga County man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl, New York lawmakers are hopeful legislation will increase safety in state parks.
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Meteorologist Garett Argianas delivers the evening weather forecast for Thursday, April 18, 2024.
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(Airs 04/18/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Andrew Rein, President of the Citizens Budget Commission about the Governor’s $237 billion dollar budget proposal, healthcare, school aid, and much more.
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Sheffield, Massachusetts resident Nadia Milleron is running as an independent in this year’s Congressional election. She’s attempting to unseat long serving 1st district Democrat Richard Neal on an anti-corporate, anti-war platform. Neal, who has been in office since 1989, is one of the most heavily corporately funded politicians in the United States. Milleron became an advocate for greater regulation of the airline industry in 2019 after her daughter Samya Rose Stumo died in a Boeing 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia.
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With multiple students at an all-girls private school in Pittsfield, Massachusetts alleging they were sexually abused by a teacher, the Berkshire District Attorney is opening an investigation into the claims.
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Divisions on the school committee in Springfield, Massachusetts, were on display again this week as the search for a new superintendent continues.
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The total solar eclipse has come and gone! Bob Berman and Dr. Valerie Rapson join us to share their thoughts on the event and take your calls. Ray Graf hosts.
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A public input session on a proposed mixed-residential development was held this week before heading to the full Moreau town board.