But, it’s a good thing. We should be discussing this. In fact, we should have been discussing it more before we voted for it. Better late than never, though, right?
Anyway, there is a post by whd3 over at Green Mountain Daily about IRV that has a detailed analysis of some of the problem with the [...]
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I came across this on facebook of all places. There are some interesting political discussions that pop up there.
Burlington Mayoral Results (opens PDF)
One thing is clear from the results, there should be a separate town called North Burlington.
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So, Burlington had its big mayoral election and Mayor Bob Kiss was re-elected narrowly over (in a shocking twist) Republican Kurt Wright.
Who knew that 48.5% of Burlingtonians wanted a Republican mayor?
The talk of the town the day after, of course, is instant run-off voting (IRV).
I have never been a big supporter of IRV, but I [...]
You know, in case someone wants to talk about Town Meeting, which we don’t actually have in Burlington.
But, we do have an election on Town Meeting Day, and it’s a big one. Four good, qualified candidates for mayor. Instant run-off voting. No one knows what the outcome will be.
I did not endorse any candidates this [...]
We’re coming into the home stretch here, folks. Tuesday Burlingtonians choose their new mayor.
Here’s a round-up of some great mayoral race coverage from the alternative media set.
Burlington’s premier local politics blogger, Haik Bedrosian of Burlington Pol, did a fantastic job this election season bringing us interviews with each of the Burlington Mayoral candidates.
Here are the [...]
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According to the website “Stimulus Watch,” the “shovel-ready” projects submitted from Vermont include
Hunt Middle School: repair failing exterior brick walls – $1,200,000
Energy efficiency improvements at one elementary school (Barnes) – $750,000
Flynn Elementary School: new roof and insulation – $200,000
Wheeler Elementary School: remove existing univentilators; install heat recovery units; new controls and converters; convert existing steam [...]
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Mayoral, not mayorial. I had a few searches on “Burlington Mayorial Race” turn up here. I hope I never said that.
Okay, okay, so here’s where you get to hear my take on who won the debate.
No one! Ha! How do you like that cop out?
Seriously, I do not think there was a winner in the [...]
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I have been meaning to post my after-thoughts on the debate I live-blogged the other night, but this stimulus thing has been weighing on my mind.
I will get to it.
In the meantime, check out this video the tells it like it is about Mayor Bob Kiss.
The video is very good. It focuses on things [...]
Today. 5:25. In this very spot. Be here, or be a sphere.
(I stole that line from Dave Barry. He’s much funnier than I am.)
5:25 – The debate is starting. No James Simpson! This debate suddenly got less fun.
First question – tell us why you are the best person to be the next mayor.
Kurt, seriously. You [...]
Continue reading about Burlington Mayoral Debate – Live Blog
Channel 17 is having their mayoral debate tomorrow (Tue. 2/10) at 5:25 PM.
You don’t want to miss this. All five candidates for mayor will be there, including the now-infamous James Simpson, Green candidate.
I will be live-blogging it here at She’s Right. I will probably just do the old school live-blog in a post, not using [...]
