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All in Local Government
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, the town of Hinesburg voted in favor of operating its own ambulance service in the wake of St. Michael’s college discontinuing its free service, effective July 2021.
Winooski voters have approved a charter change that would allow non-citizen to vote in municipal elections, 2479 to 999 votes.
Winooski has followed in Montpelier’s footsteps in proposing a charter change that would allow non-citizens to vote in local elections. If the measure is passed, the proposal would have to be approved by lawmakers — who have stalled a similar measure passed by Montpelier voters.
Budget-writing season has begun in Shelburne with a challenging preliminary goal: No increase in town spending next year, to avoid or minimize any municipal tax increase.
UVM students interviewed several voters from different locations within Vermont, and asked them about their voting experience and their concerns about the election.
RDS reporter and video producer Jordan Mitchell had a chance to talk with a few members of the UVM Democrats who showed up to talk to fellow voters in the Ward 8 voting district.
Tuesday evening, Vermont elected its first openly transgender legislator.
Starting at 7 a.m. on election day, the Community News Service dispatched student reporters to polling places across Vermont.
For the first time ever, every registered voter in Vermont received a ballot in the mail. According to town clerks across Vermont, those ballots are being returned in record numbers.
