Politics & Government

Common Good Vermont: Vermont Nonprofit Legislative Day 2013: Mark Friedman on Results Based Accountability 02/07/2013

This year marks Common Good Vermont’s fourth annual Vermont Nonprofit Legislative Day, a unique opportunity for nonprofit organizations, activists and community leaders from across the state to unify across sectors and raise awareness about the crucial role nonprofits play in supporting communities, strengthening our economy and making Vermont a better place to live.

This year Mark Friedman, founder of the Results Based Accountability(TM) framework, addresses a joint meeting of the Vermont House and Senate to offer a framework for guaging policy and public investment: What are we doing? How well are we doing it? Is anyone better off?

Under the Dome: Under the Golden Dome: Week 5, 2013 02/06/2013

2013 Vermont Legislative Session. Produced by Rick McMahan

Burlington City Council Ward 3 Candidates 02/06/2013

Vince Brennan (P) and Ron Ruloff (I) face off for one of the Burlington City Council seats representing Ward 3.

Burlington Ward 1 City Council Candidates 02/06/2013

Incumbent Sharon Bushor (I) faces Tom Derenthal (D) for the Burlington City Ward 1 Council seat.

Governor Peter Shumlin: Press Conference at Trinity Children's Center 02/04/2013

Gov. Peter Shumlin holds a press conference at Trinity Children's Center. Childcare has been a top issue proposed by the Governor in this session.

Winooski City Council 02/04/2013

The Winooski City Council normally meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month. Meeting schedules, agendas and minutes can be found on the City's web site, www.winooskivt.org

: South Burlington City Council 02/04/2013

The South Burlington City Council is made up of 5 citizens who live in the City of South Burlington, elected at-large by the voters of the City. These five councilors sit with 2-3 year terms expiring in an annual rotation. The City Council meets regularly on the 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month to conduct business of the City and carry out the provisions of the City Charter. Special or emergency meetings can be called in the event that an urgent need arises for City Council authorization. City Council meetings are normally held at City Hall in the conference room and begin at 6pm. Check the City's website for updated information. www.sburl.com

Essex Selectboard 02/04/2013

The Selectboard meetings are all held at the Town Offices at 81 Main Street in Essex Junction, in the downstairs conference room on the first and third Mondays of the month. The public is always welcome, and the meetings start promptly at 7:30 PM. If special accommodations are needed please call 802-878-1341.

Campaign for Vermont 01/31/2013

Bruce Lisman, founder of Campaign for Vermont, and Mary Alice McKenzie Co-Founder, discuss the organizations agenda for 2013, including efforts to improve Vermont's educational system.

Livable Wage Forum 01/31/2013

The Peace & Justice Center led the campaign for a Livable Wage for all Vermonters from 1997 till 2010. The PJC helped fund and publish ten phases of the Vermont Job Gap Study and partnered with VBSR to create the Livable Jobs Toolkit during that time. These resources became valuable tools used by employers in figuring out how to provide livable wage jobs. In light of the "Skinny Pancake's airport exemption", the PJC is convening a forum for an opportunity to ask questions and get the facts straight. One of the six panelists will be Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, who ran the Vermont Livable Wage Campaign when she was a staff member of the Peace & Justice Center, and then was a member of the City Council and its Ordinance Committee, which reviewed the Livable Wage Ordinance.

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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!