AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoVermont Politics & Policy: A Washington County school fight is heading to the ballot: families in the Washington Central Unified Union School District are pushing a special vote that would let all five towns decide on closing small schools, after Calais and Worcester voters rejected closure plans earlier this year. State Government & Planning: The Vermont Planners Association named Chittenden County’s Taylor Newton as its Mark Blucher Professional Planner of the Year and honored the Bennington Town Plan for its public engagement. Public Safety & Wildlife: Vermont Fish and Wildlife is urging people to report bear activity sooner, warning that fear of “the bear will be killed” is creating a “catch-22” that can make problems harder to resolve. Tech & Economic Development: UVM’s V-GaN Tech Hub opened a new Test and Characterization Facility in South Burlington to help companies move gallium-nitride semiconductor work from lab to manufacturing. National Politics With Vermont Ties: Sen. Bernie Sanders attacked Trump’s Gulf relationships, calling UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar “billionaire dictators” and linking them to Trump’s foreign-policy priorities. Elections & Courts: A First Circuit ruling kept in place an injunction blocking parts of Trump’s election-integrity order in 23 states, while other courts weigh conflicting approaches. Maine Senate Race: Maine Democrats chose Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner as the nominee to challenge Susan Collins, setting up a fast, high-stakes sprint to November.
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