Pat Bradley

Vermont Governor Phil Scott began his weekly briefing today discussing his education reform proposal. And he answered a number of questions about the potential impacts of tariffs.

Town Meeting Day in Vermont is over and the results show most communities passed school budget and financial bonds.

The United States imposed 25 percent tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods at midnight Tuesday. Canada immediately announced reciprocal tariffs. Northern border interests are watching the leaders of both countries as negotiations continue and the economic ramifications of the border taxes begin to be felt.

Today is Town Meeting Day in Vermont, the traditional time when residents meet to hash out budgets and local elections. Some communities hold their meetings at other times to encourage more participation. The Town of Middlebury gathered Monday evening.

House Democrats say they are working to review Governor Phil Scott’s education reform plan and want to hear from Vermonters about the proposal during next week’s Town Meeting break.

For the 10th year, the Adirondack Council will provide micro-grants for projects on working lands within the Adirondack Park.

John Rodgers is in his first weeks as Vermont Lieutenant Governor. The Legislature is about to take its annual week long Town Meeting break, and the Republican is dissatisfied with the progress legislators have made so far.

Northern New York border interests are criticizing the Trump Administration’s less than 24-hour turnaround over tariff implementation.

Vermont’s Congressional delegation hosted a telephone and virtual town hall Wednesday evening. Many people posed questions on how to respond to federal cuts.

The Waste Policy Committee of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Panel met this week to hear updates on Congressional action on nuclear waste-related bills and potential changes in federal nuclear waste policies under the new Trump administration.