Vermont

From Andrea Marion:

This week's mindfulness practice is about inner clarity, which comes when discursive thinking is reduced to a bare minimum. Discursive thinking is categorized as worry, fear, anxiety; fantasy; reviewing, planning, revising; or memories. These types of thought have their place, but not they are going over and over in our heads and taking up space. We can practice setting them aside and opening to clarity. Inner clarity is like clear skies- it can’t be grasped but we can enjoy it, settle into the here and now. And rest. Hosted by Andrea Marion, volunteer leader.

Community Mindfulness started meeting in 2014, thanks to a grant from the Vermont Community Foundation to the City of Winooski. For information on the weekly Zoom/In Person Community Mindfulness practice and discussion, contact andreamarion193@gmail.com.

From MCTV:

Join Attorney General Charity Clark, Treasurer Mike Pieciak, and Senator Ruth Hardy for a community forum about the impacts of the Trump Administration’s actions on Vermont. They will share current information about the legal, financial, and policy implications of the federal situation, as well as actions they are taking to respond. The event will include a panel discussion and Q&A opportunities. The forum was held on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 10:00am at the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury.

Testimony of S.59 Open Meeting Law at the Vermont House Government Operations and Military Affairs.

On THURSDAY, Lauren-Glenn Davitian testified on S.59, a bill to make technical changes to open meeting law. The committee also heard from the County Regional Planning Commission, Vermont Communications Union Districts Association, and legislative counsel.

S.59: VAN Comments: https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Workgroups/House%20Government%20Operations/Bills/S.59/Witness%20Documents/S.59~Lauren-Glenn%20Davitian~VAN%20Comments~4-17-2025.pdf

S.59: As Passed by Senate: https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Workgroups/House%20Government%20Operations/Bills/S.59/Drafts,%20Amendments,%20and%20Other%20Legal%20Documents/S.59~Tucker%20Anderson~As%20Passed%20by%20Senate~4-17-2025.pdf

S.59: VAPDA Comments: https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Workgroups/House%20Government%20Operations/Bills/S.59/Witness%20Documents/S.59~Catherine%20Dimitruk~VAPDA%20Comments%20~4-17-2025.pdf

S.59: VCUDA Suggested Amendment: https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Workgroups/House%20Government%20Operations/Bills/S.59/Witness%20Documents/S.59~Matt%20Cota~VCUDA%20Suggested%20Amendment~4-17-2025.pdf

S.59: CUD Map: https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Workgroups/House%20Government%20Operations/Bills/S.59/Witness%20Documents/S.59~Matt%20Cota~CUD%20Map~4-17-2025.pdf

A video dedicated to the life of Mark Utter, featuring clips from his show "The Uttering Mind" as well as his movie "I Am In Here"