Vermonters: Join Me for a Youth Choral Concert

This year’s “Choral Concert and Town Meeting on the Arts” is taking place on Saturday, April 5 at 6:00 PM at the Casella Theater on Vermont State University’s Castleton campus. Whether you know a young person participating this year or just want to enjoy a great night of music celebrating the talent of young Vermonters from around the region, we hope you’ll join us for this great community event.

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Celebrating Vermont History: Lt. Governor Consuelo Northrop Bailey

This Women’s History Month, I wanted to share with you the story of a remarkable Vermont woman, Consuelo “Connie” Northrop Bailey. You may have never heard of Bailey before, but among many other things, she was the first woman in the country elected Lieutenant Governor. She was also the first woman to serve as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and the first Vermont woman to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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‘This Is the State of American Democracy’: Sanders Calls for Public Funding of Elections as Musk Buys Votes With $1 Million Checks

By: Eloise Goldsmith; Common DreamsIndependent groups spending on most expensive judicial race in U.S. history favor the right-wing Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.On the eve…

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