Near & Far: Burlington Progressive Candidate Gene Bergman
Host Richard Kemp interviews Progressive Gene Bergman, State Representative candidate for the two-seat Chittenden 6-3 district encompassing the ONE and downtown.
View ArticleLivable Wage Waiver
I penned the following to Mayor Miro Weinberger (cc'ed members of the Finance Board) after the Finance Board voted in favor of an exemption of the livable wage ordinance to Skinny Pancake.December 3,...
View ArticleKnodell Seeks to Reclaim Burlington City Council Seat
January 21, 2013; Paul Heintz; Seven DaysFour years after she gave up her seat to focus on her day job, former Burlington city councilor and University of Vermont provost Jane Knodell is staging a...
View ArticlePassions Flare on a Summer's Night as Locals Debate the F-35 — Again
August 13, 2013; Kevin J. Kelley; Seven DaysOpponents, who outnumbered supporters 32-5 on Monday night, offered arguments that were alternately analytical and emotional. Their objections focused on the...
View ArticlePress Release: Progressive Party Statement on Burlington City Committee...
On Sunday evening, as part of the biannual reorganization process required of all Vermont major parties, over fifty Burlington Progressives gathered at the Integrated Arts Academy to elect a new City...
View ArticlePress Release: Selene Colburn to Seek Progressive Nomination for Ward 1 City...
BURLINGTON – Selene Colburn will seek the Progressive nomination for the City Council seat being vacated by outgoing Ward 1 Councilor Kevin Worden. Selene, a librarian at the University of Vermont and...
View ArticlePress Release: Progressive Party Statement on Burlington City Progressive Caucus
On Sunday evening, over fifty Burlington Progressives gathered at the East Avenue Co-housing to endorse candidates for the 2014 Town Meeting Day election. In addition to endorsing candidates, those...
View ArticleMinutes - February 2014 State Committee Meeting
February 8, 2014; 1:00 pm, North End Studios, BurlingtonIn attendance: Approximately 60 people attended, with another several guest speakers.Welcome: Emma Mulvaney-StanakEmma opened the meeting and...
View ArticleWhy Passengers Cheered a Vermont Bus Strike
April 22, 2014; Ellen David Friedman; Labor NotesAn 18-day bus drivers’ strike in Burlington, Vermont, ended in a win April 3 when drivers ratified a new contract 53-6.Strikes are rare these days, and...
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Press Release: Burlington Progressive Party Endorses Goodkind for Mayor,...
Sunday evening Progressive Party members voted at their Burlington caucus to endorse Steve Goodkind as the Progressive candidate for the 2015 mayoral race. The Party also endorsed candidates for at...
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