Sen. Hardy: Ed reform bill not good for taxpayers or schools

A lot has changed with H.454, Vermont’s major K-12 educational transformation bill, and it will be up for a vote on the Senate floor this week. Sen. Hardy will vote against it.

Many people have questions about how the proposed changes to Vermont’s K-12 school system being debated by the Legislature might impact their kids, school, community, or property taxes. To learn more, join Senator Ruth Hardy for a K-12 Education Community … (read more)

Some of Vermont’s top elected officials converged on Middlebury Saturday to spread a united message during these tumultuous early days of the Trump Administration: The Green Mountain State will safeguard its citizens from the growing threats of reduced fe … (read more)

Have you noticed new childcare programs springing up all over Addison County? To name a few, the Salisbury Children’s Center opened last fall next to the town offices.

Can Vermont legislators distinguish an AI-generated portrait from a real one? That was the question facing the Senate Government Operations committee last week as members watched pictures from a New York Times quiz designed to test just that.

The new year has brought the start of a new legislative session, with big changes at the Statehouse. After the November election, Democrats retained the majority in both houses, but many more Republicans are members of the House and Senate, and fewer wome … (read more)

Is this the year Vermont finally scraps its complex education funding system and creates a model that doesn’t result in double-digit property tax increases? Will the Legislature create more pressure to close rural schools? What does the future hold for th … (read more)

Bristol Republican and first-time candidate Steven Heffernan on Tuesday beat out incumbent state Sen. Chris Bray, D-Bristol, for his seat representing Addison County, Huntington, Rochester and Buel’s Gore in the Legislature’s upper chamber.

We may be led to believe that common sense is all about “cutting taxes.” But it is not as simple as that. It is about using tax revenues in the most careful way to do what everyone needs for a good life in Vermont.

We should all work together to return Ruth Hardy to the Senate.

Addison County voters got a chance this past Thursday, Oct. 10, to hear from the four major party candidates vying for two seats representing the county, Huntington, Rochester and Buel’s Gore in the state Senate. Around 80 people turned out that evening f … (read more)

Ruth Hardy and Chris Bray are clear, strong voices for us in Montpelier, and I look forward to voting for their reelection to the Vermont Senate.

Incumbent state Democratic Sens. Chris Ruth Hardy of Middlebury and Chris Bray of Bristol will advance to the Nov. 5 general election. That was decided by voters who filled out the Democratic ballot in Tuesday’s primary elections.

We are incredibly fortunate to be represented by Senators Ruth Hardy and Chris Bray, two outstanding, widely-respected incumbents whose years of experience have earned them senior leadership positions in the state senate.

The Primary Election is next week, when Vermont citizens have the opportunity to begin to select the folks who will lead us for the next two years. Addison County has greatly benefited from the leadership, knowledge and hard work of our two dedicated sena … (read more)