Kate Bailey lives in South Burlington. She is a former chair of the South Burlington School Board and Chair of the South Burlington Progressive Party City Caucus.Last week, South Burlington City and school district leaders had the opportunity to respond to the harm and fear ICE inflicted on our community. The statements can be summed up with a general concern…Read More

Montpelier, Vermont — The Vermont Progressive Party condemns the reckless ICE activity and violence in South Burlington on Wednesday, March 13. Progressive Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak stated, “What happened in South Burlington [on Wednesday] was deeply disturbing. Federal immigration agents chased an individual down Dorset Street during morning rush hour, raided a home, detained three immigrant Vermonters, and escalated encounters…Read More

Written By Gene Bergman, City Councilor (Ward-2), Burlington, VermontThe Governor is demanding that we implement Act 73 quickly, especially the school district closure/consolidation provisions, in order to make education affordable. But as more than 5,000 Vermonters who weighed in last year overwhelmingly made clear, the Governor is wrong. Extreme consolidation will not lower taxes or improve education. We need another…Read More