Turns out "corporations are not people" makes a better slogan than a constitutional amendment. A month after 64 Vermont towns passed town meeting day resolutions opposing corporate personhood and the Citizens United court ruling, a joint resolution to ... »
David Cobb, spokesperson for the national initiative – Move to Amend – promoting an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to abolish corporate “personhood” visits Vermont this week. Cobb is a lawyer and national projects director for Democracy Unlimited. ... »
Hinesburg will debate borrowing $275,000 to pay for septic system improvements at a mobile home park. Charlotte will discuss building a new sidewalk on the Ferry Road. Richmond voters will decide whether local police should use a military surplus Humve... »
The Vermont Attorney General’s Office brings in about $40 million a year in judgments and settlements, far more than what has been paid out as a result of the lost cases, and far more than the $8 million that is budgeted for the entire operation of the... »
With pause, governor dodges attorney general endorsement Attorney General Bill Sorrell is running for re-election this fall, but his main man in office (Gov. Peter Shumlin) is holding off on endorsing a candidate until after Labor Day. When asked at hi... »
can the legislature be stopped before it violates the Constitution again? by Geoffrey Norman The deadline is just a few days off and Attorney General William Sorrell is still pondering his decision and getting advice from a Washington law firm.... »
Vermont; a special place, naturally. by Tim Hayward Over the years those responsible for marketing Vermont to travelers from away have coined catchy words and phrases designed to shape Vermont’s image as iconic, bucolic, far (but not too far) from... »
