AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoVermont Policy Watch: Vermont is proposing major updates to primitive camping rules for the first time in 33 years, including banning campers from cutting or burning live wood and moving campsites farther from water (200 feet from rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands) with stronger enforcement. Healthcare & Public Safety: A VTDigger report highlights how violence against emergency department staff is becoming a daily reality, with one recent case involving a nurse assault conviction underscoring the stakes for Vermont’s hospitals. Immigration Politics: Democrats are split inside the party over what to do with ICE, with the DNC approving competing resolutions—one calling for concrete reforms and another pushing to abolish the agency—showing a widening civil war ahead of November. Democratic Party Strategy: The DNC approved sweeping changes to the 2028 presidential primary calendar, putting South Carolina first (Jan. 22) and Nevada second (Feb. 1), aiming to boost influence of Black, Latino and union voters. Vermont Economy/Leadership: Vermont Gas Systems named Lindsay Kurrle as its next president and CEO, elevating a long-time Scott administration leader tied to flood recovery and economic development. National Courts & Voting: Nebraska AG Todd Blanche says DOJ may ask the Supreme Court to weigh in on federal efforts to access state voter rolls.
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