Public Service Board Requires Comcast to Step Up Support of PEG Access
January 16, 2017In a major win for cable TV consumers and the people of Vermont, the Public Service Board delivered its long awaited ruling on Comcast’s Certificate of Public Good on Friday, January 13th 2017. The Board determined that Comcast’s renewed CPG, good through January 2027, is “reasonable to meet future cable-related community interests and needs” by modifying and adding several conditions that the Company had either omitted or opposed in its initial proposal to the state. The decision lays the groundwork for modernizing PEG access and delivers a clear statement that PEG access is an important community good and should remain relevant as cable technology changes.
2nd Annual VAN Video Challenge
January 12, 2017Grab a team, pick a leader, devise a plan for your video and then head to your local community access media and TV center (or online here) and enter to participate, by January 20, 2017, in the 2nd annual statewide VAN (VT Access Network) video challenge. Your video won't be due until March 8, 2017 and your video center wants to help you get the skills and equipment you need to participate.
2017 Freedom & Unity TV Vermont Youth Film Contest
January 04, 2017Proposal to Combine Recreation Services for Essex Town and Essex Junction Fails at the Polls
December 14, 2016"The proposal to combine recreation services between Essex’s two departments failed on Tuesday due in large part to town residents who decisively shot down the measure, preliminary results show.
Village voters passed the special ballot 701 to 420. Also considered Essex Town voters, village residents who cast ballots as town residents approved it, 688 to 412.
Town residents, who would have seen a tax increase under the recreation district, failed the proposal 333 to 1346, making the town’s combined vote 1,021 in favor and 1,758 against."
2016 Vermont Nonprofit Wage & Benefit Report
December 12, 2016Common Good Vermont is pleased to release the Vermont Edition of the 2016 Report on Nonprofit Wages and Benefits in Northern New England.
250th Anniversary of First Freedom of Information Law
December 07, 2016December 2, 2016 marked the 250th anniversary of the world's first freedom of press and access to information law. A quarter of a millennium ago, Sweden's Parliament passed the law that abolished state censorship and gave people the right to access unpublished information.
Stand Tall for Free Speech and #GivingTuesday
November 30, 2016With your support, we will continue to make sure that public access channels remain open, government operates in the light of day, and free speech remains a cherished value in our community.
Stand Tall for Free Speech and #GivingTuesday
November 30, 2016With your support, we will continue to make sure that public access channels remain open, government operates in the light of day, and free speech remains a cherished value in our community.
What's Ahead? Deep Community
November 14, 2016The week before the November election, international community organizer Paul Born visited Vermont to answer the question of how we make long term social change happen. He described the importance of Deep Community, places where doors are open between people, times when we share our stories, and experiences that involve taking care of each other and working together for a better world.
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Vermont Primary Election Results 2018
Channel 17 summarizes Vermont's and Chittenden County primary election results with a look at the candidates on deck for the November 6th General Election.