Halifriends 2nd Annual Music Weekend is almost here!
Halifriends is our 2nd Annual Music Weekend here on Quill Nook Farm, Halifax, Vermont. It's coming up Saturday, August 17th, and you're invited!
We have a new baby and his name is Loie
I'm excited to share that we have welcomed new healthy baby boy to Earth!
Reply to "Upset in Jacksonville"
I'm back from Monday's one-day "veto session" in Montpelier with the following report. If you've been following news headlines about tax hikes, you might find it surprising -- in a good way.
I vote to veto the veto session
I feel like a walking dad joke today. I've spent my two-year term working every day for Vermonters, and all I've got left is tomorrow's "veto session."
What is psychedelic therapy?
I'll be joining live from the Vermont Public studio at the Latchis in Brattleboro. I'm excited to answer Mikaela's questions and to talk with callers -- maybe you!
It's someone else's turn :-)
The greatest privilege of serving you as State Representative for the past two years has been the opportunity to love my neighbors in three towns by offering you the strongest possible representation in the Legislature.
New podcast: “Pick a fire and put it out”
Where were you the morning of September 11, 2001?
Friends underground, friends in the stars
What makes great things happen? I'd love to hear your formula.
“Brief and infrequent”
Lots of Vermonters, myself included, (see The cost of education is going up), have been concerned about spiking education costs.
Protecting our highway workers
No one likes to be watched or ticketed by anyone, let alone cameras. But with this tool available and proven, is it responsible to our essential highway workers to do nothing?
The "Art of Humor" isn't trivial
With all that's difficult, I feel it's more important than ever that we cultivate laughter and celebrate what's working!
Update on yesterday's education remarks
I hate letting anyone down. But I did that yesterday with residents disappointed in my education remarks, and I want to address it.
Our schools, in six minutes (today's testimony)
With a third of Vermont school budgets voted down this March, and some of them now voted down multiple times, voters across Vermont are expressing alarm about tax hikes around 20% in some districts. There's a narrative out there that those voters are "sending Montpelier a message."
Governor Scott’s shoes aren’t laced
The Governor has discretion to execute the laws we pass, but how did we get this?
New podcast: Blindness doesn't define a person.
I released the first episode of the Quill Nook Experience... let me check... one year and 364 days ago. Whoa.
"The way that they profit is to deny care"
In this very hectic time, I want to share something special that happened last week. I voted "Yes" on an important bill, passed in time to cross over to the Senate, to help Vermonters get the medical care they need in a timely way.
My 0% CPAC score, and Phil Scott's churn problem
Newsflash: in my first ever legislative rating by Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), I scored 0%.
Honoring four-legged veterans - March 13, 2024
I'm excited for this Wednesday. I invite you to join me and the Vermont Legislature in celebrating March 13, 2024 as National K9 Veterans Day in Vermont.