Whoever said journalism was a thankless job was clearly wrong 🙄

And for the record, I didn't learn about this because the Dems accidentally added me to their group chat. But they can feel free to invite me any time!!! #btvcc #vtpoli.

But while the practice was indeed legal, transparency advocates say it violates the spirit of the law. Read about it in this week's @sevendaysvt. #btvcc #vtpoli

Such conversations — among a voting majority of a public body — would typically run afoul of Vermont's Open Meeting Law. In their texts, the councilors themselves questioned if what they were doing was legal. #btvcc #vtpoli

Over the last year, Democrats on the Burlington City Council routinely used a group chat to discuss city business, coordinate votes and gossip about their Progressive colleagues. #btvcc #vtpoli.

Town Meeting Day is the only time I miss this website (and even then, mostly I just miss TweetDeck.) #tmdvt #vtpoli.

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The latest from @OneNorthAvenue. The story will be updated. #btv.

Burlington police terrified high school students this week when they staged a mock shooting in an attempt to teach them about the unreliability of witness statements. My latest, with @CFlandersVT .#btv #vtpoli

IT'S BACK #btv.

.@Emmaformayor made history Monday night when she was sworn in as the first woman and openly queer person to serve as #btv mayor. My latest for @sevendaysvt.

This story by @TasteofVermont was a great diversion from what I'm usually reading and writing about Burlington. Find some much-needed feel-good journalism here:.#btv.

The lawsuit seeks to ban the use of ketamine to restrain people in mental health crisis. It also questions the diagnosis of "excited delirium," a controversial syndrome that's disproportionately applied to Black people and that's been denounced by medical experts. #btv.

My latest scoop in @sevendaysvt: The mother of a 14-yr-old Black teen sues the City of #BTV, alleging excessive force by @OneNorthAvenue and racial bias by police and @btvfire.

RT @GlobeOstriker: Three decades after voters ended #RentControl in Massachusetts, rents have exploded. For renters, only California and Ha….

Just in: #btv took the unprecedented step this week of suspending the Handys' rental permit for 184 Church Street, a notorious building with more than three-dozen code violations.

Breaking #btv news: Joan Shannon (@BTVJoan) wins the @BTV_Dems' nomination for mayor. First write-thru here:

a little #btvcc election news for your feed .#vtpoli #btv.

The @sunjournal in Lewiston, Maine has impressive un-paywalled coverage of the mass shooting. Give them your clicks. #LewistonME.

It begins: Emma Mulvaney-Stanak (@emmaformayor) kicks off the #btv mayoral contest. #vtpoli

The #btvcc unanimously approved a new zoning district that allows housing to be built in part of the South End where it was previously prohibited. Also allowed: Dorms. Not allowed: Hotels. More on the decision & tonight's council meeting here: .#btv