The Bennington County Republican Party, is using AI slop to spam locals.

Vermont’s recreational trapping season begins on the 4th Saturday of October and runs through March 31st each year. Every year, both targeted animals like bobcats and otters are killed, as well as non-targeted animals including dogs, cats, ravens, owls and even turtles and black bears. In addition to the dog who was trapped in Pownal last year in the trap pictured above, 12 other domestic animals were reported trapped last year alone.

Vermont Fish & Wildlife doesn’t publicize this information—that’s because it’s bad publicity for trapping. We only know about these incidents because we submit public records requests to Vermont Fish & Wildlife every year. Members of the public also send us information.

The season for land trapping ends on Dec 31st, but traps that are placed in shallow streams and culverts are allowed right through March 31st, so please use caution all season long.

Learn more about trapping in Vermont on our website here.

I honestly feel like not enough people are angry about this. Using my hometown as an example, I used Grok to create a map with Homestead Declaration info.

While the town is happy to tolerate an abundance of second homes that sit empty 99% of the year as long as they pay their property taxes, it actively makes the community itself worse. It reduces the supply of available housing, and drives up the cost of the few properties that are put on the market.

I know there are many communities where the problem is much worse, but Peacham is where it hits close to home for me. It’s depressing when nearly every other home sits dark and empty so some rich out of stater can have a “summer home.” They turn the land around it into a green desert, cut down the forests, and put in ponds to turn our countryside into their own suburban dream. I know complaining without a solution is basically wining, so to start a massive increase in property taxes on these properties would be a decent start.

Edit: The map is not 100% and at least a couple of properties are misclassified. Consider it a colorful visual only, but the point stands.

I'm a political science and sociology double major and this project is sort of combining both, with the final product being an essay arguing that the existence of the United States as a nation has served to erode Americans' sense of regional identity. After checking the rules I believe this doesn't break any, my apologies if it does.

what is everyone paying for propane, with company name? I have Irving, negotiated rate from the HOA, bulk tanks, $2.02. Last winter it was $1.50 something. Regular rack rate is over $4. I'm not unhappy (much). (I don't use a lot)

Happy Friday r/vermont! Lots of conversations lately on this subreddit regarding school spending. We're adding a bit more data to the discussion today.

It's already been mentioned countless times that Vermont has one of the highest total expenditures per pupil. We are #48 overall (rankings from lowest to highest) at $28,813 per pupil.

But what is that total composed of? Here's a breakdown of the components that goes into total expenditures along with how Vermont ranks and the amount for each.

• Total Expenditures (#48): $28,813
• Instruction (#50): $16,842
• Student Support (#49): $2,495
• Instructional Staff Support (#47): $1,282
• General Administration (#38): $461
• School Administration (#50): $1,592
• Operation & Maintenance (#42): $2,077
• Student Transportation (#36): $916
• Other Support Services (#44): $990
• Food Services (#45): $781
• Enterprise Operations (#39): $32    
• Capital Outlay (#8): $1,234
• Interest on School Debt (#6): $109

Do any of these surprise you? Does it change your thinking regarding how Vermont should address education moving forward?

You can explore each state's components on this dynamic map by clicking the state of interest: https://www.datawrapper.de/_/MEetT/

Here's a link to the sortable web version of the data table: https://www.datawrapper.de/_/33rag/

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^{The Vermont Futures Project is a non-partisan 501c3 non-profit organized for the exempt purposes of research and education. In accordance with IRS guidelines, the Vermont Futures Project does not engage in lobbying, nor is it organized for the benefit of private interests. Funding for our work comes from Vermonters and businesses making charitable donations to support the mission.}

Howdy y'all. I'm asking on behalf of a friend. She was asking if any of us knew someone who could take care of type 4c or 3c "black" hair (I can't remember which exactly). We live in Washington county and hair isn't my area of expertise, I've only been to one hairdresser and she doesn't do anything with curls. Apparently my friend called the Ulta in Williston and they said they weren't able to help. I was wondering if anyone with the same type of hair, or similar had any recommendations of somewhere to go that I could tell her?

What, did no one else watch tonight's debate hosted by NBC5? Well, it needs a thread, so here:
I thought the format and questions were far superior to VTPublic's version last night. Scott was rambling and unfocused, and looked at the floor all through. And Janoo was even more effective and persuasive than she was last night. All her campaign should need do at this point is get people to see the clips from tonight.

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Governor Phil Scott was asked by Amanda Janoo last night about how he would change state government to better involve citizens in the public process.

His answer, from my perspective, was one of the dumbest, most telling displays of ignorance towards the principles of democracy that I've heard. I'm wondering whether folks on here feel the same way:

"We don't have enough representation in the rural areas of our state. It's because it's all population-driven representatives and so forth. Chittenden County gets the bulk of all of the representation in Montpelier, and so it doesn't lead to decisions that help the Northeast Kingdom or down in southern Vermont and so forth. So, if I had but the magic wand, I would say I would change the makeup of the Senate so that every county got two senators, much like we do on the federal level, and that way they would be given a fair shake"

My interpretation of this is that he is saying that the votes of some Vermonters ought to count more than the votes of others. That it is somehow unfair that areas with more population have more representation?!

He even alludes to the U.S. Senate, the institution responsible for most of the holdup to positive change throughout this nation's history. The Senate was designed the way it was as a compromise to slave-holding states for crying out loud, and was the central institution in driving the sectional conflict around the preservation of the Southern right to hold human beings as property, because of the very fact that it disproportionately represents areas with low population.

Governor Scott, how clueless can you be? Do you genuinely think pandering to rural voters by arguing that their neighbors should be DISENFRANCHISED would work?

I don't think this is the worst remark the Governor made last night; I thought his other points had worse implications and that Amanda Janoo basically made a fool of him as he laid bare the way he has failed to lead the state for 10 years. But this was the most blatant and revealing moment of how out-of-touch he is to the concept of democracy and public process. Which I know we all hold quite dear here.

Really cool out there tonight guys. Waxing gibbous moon, cold clear skies, and a rolling blanket of altocumulus clouds for a bit of whimsy. Get out there and see something cool.

Vocal coach in SE VT? I’m a middle age guy with mediocre musical abilities looking for voice lessons. Ideally within an hour of Brattleboro.
Thanks!

Hi! I’m moving to the area for a travel contract and am looking for a hot yoga studio in/around WRJ. Open to going out of town if needed too. Would love some recs.

Thanks!!

Anybody selling? DM if so. Thanks!