Ruth Hardy
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Legislative Review: Let’s expand Vermont’s Medicaid program
The cost of health care impacts everyone these days, stressing family wallets, increasing personal debt, and driving up public and private budgets.
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New law makes sheriffs accountable
A new state law ensures that Vermonters have more oversight over their county sheriffs. Act 30 mandates increased transparency and more financial accountability for the state’s 14 sheriff’s…
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Letter to the editor: Ilsley project costs clarified
Last Wednesday, more than 250 people attended an event at the Town Hall Theater to see design ideas for a renovated and expanded Ilsley Public Library from three…
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Legislative Review: Flood recovery help is available
This past week has been harrowing for many Vermonters, especially those living to the east of the Green Mountains.
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Vt. Senate modifying Affordable Heat Act to make it a study
Faced with widespread concerns about potential costs to Vermonters, authors of the proposed Affordable Heat Act have decided to pump the brakes on the sweeping bill.
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Legislative Review: Bill S.56 would bolster childcare
Last week, senators introduced bill S.56, legislation that would transform access to and affordability of childcare and early childhood education in Vermont.
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Local lawmakers helm five committees
Addison County lawmakers will wield significant influence in shaping the state’s legislative agenda for the next two years, as our local delegation has snagged three committee chairmanships in…
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Sens. Hardy and Bray to return to Senate
Bray was the top vote-getter, with 11,261 tallies (14.72% of the vote), followed by Hardy, with 11,116.
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Legislative Review: Don’t let misinformation sway you on reproductive health vote
One of the most important items on our ballots this year is a proposed amendment to the Vermont Constitution that would enshrine the right to personal reproductive liberty…
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Community forum: New spot needed for local airport
If an expanded airport is determined to be a necessary resource for Addison County, then a new, more appropriate site should be established for the facility.