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More than 2,700 people shared their priorities for the year with Senator Bernie Sanders in the last Vt. Bernie Buzz poll. The most significant economic downturn since the Great Depression continues to dominate the issues. More than one in three people, or 36 percent, said jobs and the economy were their top concerns. And more [...]
Presented by Governor Peter Shumlin to the Vermont Legislature on January 5, 2012. Press play on the screen below for the complete 1/5/2012 recording Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the General Assembly, distinguished guests, fellow Vermonters: Thank you. It’s been such a privilege to serve as Vermont’s governor over the past year. [...]
MONTPELIER – Gov. Peter Shumlin announced today that the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) received a $352,900 grant from the Federal Transit Administration to develop software and Internet services that will help U.S. veterans and their families access public transportation services that are specific to their needs. The money will be used for several purposes, [...]
The Vermont Democratic Party is continuing with the ReOrganization process this week with County Caucuses. Meetings are happening in every county and are open to all registered, democratic voters in that county, however only elected members of the County Committee are allowed to vote. Bennington: Monday, Oct. 27 – 7pm – Arlington Library, Arlington Caledonia: [...]
Thanks to the Public Assets Institute for sharing this recent post by senior staffer Jack Hoffman with us. Download a PDF of the report or read the text at the Public Assets Institute, or below: On Nov. 30, 1927, a little less than a month after floods ravaged the state, Vermont Gov. John Weeks opened [...]
This news of a new nonprofit opening was shared with Common Good Vermont via the Upper Valley Nonprofit listerv, uvnonprofits@lists.valley.net. Now booking appointments for patients old and new! Please call 802-866-5354 to make an appointment. Evening and Saturday appointments available. Amy Cook, DVM, is already there starting the new practice and Diane Gildersleeve DMV, will [...]
From the Office of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders Thursday, September 15th Sixty-seven thousand Vermonters, or 10.8 percent, lived in poverty last year. That’s up from 58,000 people or 9.4 percent of Vermonters just one year earlier, according to Census data. This week, the Census Bureau reported roughly one in six Americans—more than ever before—lived in [...]
Thanks to Kate Jellema of Kate Jellema, Director of Marlboro College’s Program in Nonprofit Management for sharing this #VTIrene resource with Common Good Vermont. Be sure to check out our list of disaster response resources here – http://blog.commongoodvt.org/2011/09/toolkit-irene8-11/ Marlboro College provides scholarships for flood-damaged nonprofits The Marlboro College Graduate School has announced a scholarship program [...]
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Commentary: Measuring will help the state manage performance
Public Assets Institute shared this thoughtful post today. Written by Senior Analyst Jack Hoffman, PAI advocates for the State of Vermont to revive the practice of measuring state agency performance ” not by the size of its caseloads, but by the well-being of Vermont’s citizens.” Common Good Vermont supports this important work and hopes we [...]