Politics & Government

Williston Selectboard Part 1 05/04/2015

The Selectboard is a five member elected board. There are three positions elected for a three year term and two positions elected for a two year term on a staggered basis. The board is responsible for setting the general policy direction, passing ordinances, setting the tax rate, reviewing the budget, supervising the Town Manager and a host of other related tasks. Find the full minutes for this meeting at Williston website.

Watch Part 2 here.

Veritas: Health Care Forum and Legislative Update 05/01/2015

Host Brett Gaskill is joined by Darcie Johnston of Vermonters for Health Care Freedom, in a discussion on the Health Care Forum sponsored by her organization in March, and Legislative issues as the session for 2015 winds down. Sponsored by greenmountainpatriots.org

Governor Peter Shumlin: Press Conference - 20 Business Leaders Need 1000 Jobs Filled 04/28/2015

Gov. Peter Shumlin is joined by 20 business leaders who are currently seeking to hire 1,000 new employees.

Essex Junction Trustees 04/28/2015

The Essex Junction Trustees is the governing, legislative body for the Municipality of the Village of Essex Junction. The five member board is elected at large within the Village. The board includes the position of Village President. The position of president and vice president are decided (appointed) through a vote of the board itself. This was a function of a charter update at the 2010 annual meeting. The three year terms of the Trustees are staggered to provide continuity. The Trustees usually meet twice per month on Tuesday evenings in the meeting room at the Village municipal office building at Five Corners The public is invited to attend all meetings, and may address the board or ask questions during a special “public to be heard” section at the beginning of each meeting. Agenda items for this meeting can be found at: http://essexjunction.org/

Colchester Selectboard 04/28/2015

The Town of Colchester Select Board meets at 7:30 pm on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at the Colchester Meeting House (formerly the white church) on Main Street in the village. However, sometimes special meetings, locations and times are arranged. Check Select Board Agendas which are posted around town at various locations and always at the Library and the Post Office, as well as in the lobby of the Town Offices and on this website. If in doubt contact the Town Manager's Office at 264-5500

Partnership for Change: Power of the Student Voice 04/28/2015

Executive Director of Partnership for Change, Hal Colston hosts speaks with Xander Long, Burlington High School senior. more information at: www.partnershipvt.org

Municipal Updates: Burlington City Update 04/27/2015

The Burlington City Council meets on Mondays, three times each month at 7pm. Their meetings air live on Channel 317 (Burlington Telecom) and on Channel 17 at the air times listed below. http://www.burlingtonvt.gov

Watch the full meeting here: Burlington City Council Meeting

Burlington City Council 04/27/2015

The Burlington City Council meets on Mondays, often three times each month at 7pm. Their meetings air live on Channel 317 (Burlington Telecom) and on Channel 17 at the air times listed below. http://www.burlingtonvt.gov

Israeli Elections, American Jewry, and the Road Ahead 04/26/2015

Middlebury College Professor Theodore Sasson, author of 'The New american Zionism', speaks to the March 2015 Israeli election and the effect on Israeli-Palestinian conflick, Israel's Jewish and democratic charachter, and the relationaship between American Jewry and the Jewish State.

Sponsored by Ohavi Zedek Interfaith/Social Action Committee

Vermont Workers' Center: Now is the Time!...May Day Rally 04/24/2015

Host Stauch Blaise speaks with Amanda Sheppard, Organizer with AFSCME and others on the April 18th VSEA Rally and upcoming May Day Rally at the Statehouse. (Friday, May 1st).

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!