OFF TO THE RACES The Vermont General Assembly convened on Wednesday for the 2023-2024 legislative biennium. For the first time since January 2020, the legislative session opened fully in-person, with families and friends accompanying newly elected lawmakers for the swearing-in ceremony. The House of Representatives elected Representative Jill Krowinski (D-Burlington) as Speaker of the House […]
By FOCUS, a Leonine Business – In 2022, we saw the beginning of what will likely become an influx of bills aimed at increasing regulation of K-12 curriculum in 2023. The debate over “critical race theory” has been a common conversation in the education space over the last few years and has resulted in several […]
By FOCUS, A Leonine Business Americans have experienced an unprecedented number of heavy rain events this year due to the warming atmosphere, exposing major flaws in the country’s flood mapping. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration identified three “1,000-year rainfall events” in August alone. California, Illinois and Texas all reported rainfall events that were given […]
By FOCUS, a Leonine Business During the pandemic the auto industry struggled with supply chain shortages and depleted inventories, but finally new cars are once again becoming available to consumers. Unfortunately, at record high prices. The surging cost of financing a new vehicle can be attributed to many factors, such as the pandemic and inflation. […]
