Mastodawn

Well now, Phil "What would you suppose I should do?" Scott running once again as a proud Republican. True colors can't stay hidden forever. #vtpoli #vermont #politics #trump #rapist

Gemma Seymour May 1

I am absolutely disgusted that all three of #Brattleboro's #VTHouse delegation voted for this bill that guts what few tenant protections #VT law provides, especially at this time in history, with our communty suffering a severe #housing shortage and #homelessness crisis.

Emilie Kornheiser, Molly Burke, and Ian Goodnow, *shame on you*!

#Vermonters, if you value sanity, please contact your #VTSenate and urge them to vote against H.772. #VTpol #VTpoli

https://vtdigger.org/2026/04/30/a-vermont-landlord-pursues-debts-from-tenants-his-wife-now-helps-write-eviction-law/

A Vermont landlord pursues debts from tenants. His wife now helps write eviction law.

For years, Rep. Debbie Dolgin and her husband brought cases before an assistant judge who issued arrest warrants to collect unpaid debts from their tenants. As a major landlord-tenant bill is actively debated, Dolgin says she sees no conflict in her roles.

VTDigger

Gemma Seymour Apr 26

If there is one thing that I have learned about #politics from my involvement in politics as an elected and appointed official in #Vermont, it's that the most stark distinction between conservatives and liberals is that conservatives almost invariably presume to speak for everyone, and liberals are almost always careful not to pretend they speak for others.

Conservativism values conformity; Liberalism values diversity.

#VT #VTpol #VTpoli #Act250 #Act181

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-8QlVyFeHg

The Law That Turned Vermont Against Itself

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Gemma Seymour Apr 22

' Oregon federal judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai ruled in favor of Clark and her colleagues on Saturday, effectively blocking the rule. He also said Kennedy did not have legal authority to publish a document unilaterally revising standards for care. ' #Vermont #VTpol #VTpoli #USpol #LGBT

https://vtdigger.org/2026/04/21/vermont-prevails-in-multistate-lawsuit-over-gender-affirming-care-for-minors/

Vermont prevails in multistate lawsuit over gender-affirming care for minors

“We will continue to fight to ensure that gender-affirming care remains safe, effective, and protected,” said Attorney General Charity Clark.

VTDigger

Gemma Seymour Apr 20

RE: https://animalofthings.com/leash-laws-in-vermont/

No dog should ever be off a leash when not on the owner's private property, and then only when the property is sufficiently fenced and no one else is present, unless the owner first receives consent from visitors to unleash the animal. Dogs don't belong in public, unless they are certified service animals. Your desire for animal companionship does not supercede my right to be free from molestation or attack. #Vermont #VTpol #VTpoli #PeopleFirst

Rama Schneider Apr 18

Selling their souls, values, and vision for a few shekels. Very sad.
#vtpoli #vermont #politics #economics
https://www.essexreporter.com/news/government/city-council-modifies-essex-junctions-dei-policy/article_2c800bc2-0be6-48cb-a560-62ad17e9429a.html

City Council modifies Essex Junction’s DEI policy to comply with federal grant condition for train and bus station

Back in 2022, the City was awarded $3 million from the Federal Railroad Administration for improvements to the Essex Junction Multimodal Train and Bus Station. But to comply with the grant’s conditions, the City must alter the DEI language in its mission, value and goals statement, and job descriptions.

Essex Reporter

Gemma Seymour Apr 15

#Vermont needs to understand that taxing fossil fuel providers is not a viable means of altering Vermonters' consumption patterns.

What #VT should do is tax fossil fuel consumption directly.

Act 18, the Affordable Heat Act, is a morass and should be repealed and replaced with a direct fuel tax.

Act 122, the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program, is equally unworkable, if not moreso, and will never produce the desired results, if it even survives judicial scrutiny.

#VTpol #VTpoli

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Gemma Seymour Apr 15

Meanwhile, all three of the #Brattleboro delegation to the #VTHouse voted to pass H.772, a bill that eviscerates tenant protections in #Vermont, which are meager eough as they stand. H.772 is a huge giveaway to #landlords.

I am extremely disappointed in Ian Goodnow (Windham-9), Molly Burke (Windham-8), and Emilie Kornheiser (Windham-7), today.

This past weekend, Rep. Burke announced her retirement. She will not seek re-election this November.

#Vtpol #VTpoli #VT

https://vtlegalaid.org/news/h772-and-tenant-protections

Vermont H. 772, A Bill That Would Destroy Critical Tenant Protections | Vermont Legal Aid

As written, this bill guts tenants’ procedural due process rights in a variety of ways.

Gemma Seymour Apr 14

alt text: "Stop drifting: build homes for people who live here, grow real cities and strong villages on purpose, welcome working families, tax speculation instead of residency, fix rules that block building, right-size government for a small aging state, and make Vermont a place that actually works—not a museum or playground, but a future we choose."

#Brattleboro #Vermont #VT #VTpol #VTpoli #VTDems #VTGOP #VTProgressives

Gemma Seymour Apr 14

A friend asked me at Town Meeting why there were armed police present. She felt intimidated by the police presence. I pointed out to her that they were there to protect us, and I meant that seriously.

One of the foundational rules of our democracy is that the people are forbidden to bring weapons to a polling place (13 VSA §4027, 17 V.S.A. § 2510), and a #TownMeeting in #Vermont #VT law qualifies. Furthermore, our Town Meeting takes place at #Brattleboro Union High School … #VTpol #VTpoli