Vermont
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Vt. officials join the battle against Trump policies
Some of Vermont’s top elected officials converged on Middlebury Saturday to spread a united message during these tumultuous early days of the Trump Administration: The Green Mountain State…
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Vermont farmers struggle with federal actions
Vermont farmers are trying to figure out their next steps as they reel from changes to federal agriculture policies in the past three months that were capped this…
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McGill tallies up the hit to Vt. nonprofits
While state government has an information pipeline to D.C. to help it account for cfederal cuts to programs like Medicaid, what about the hundreds of nonprofit organizations in…
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Volunteering enriches civic life in Vermont
It takes more than 5,000 elected and appointed municipal officials to make Vermont’s local governments work, with most of these being volunteers.
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Freedom & Unity: Holding true to Vermont’s values
Vermonters love to talk about supporting local businesses. We love to talk about how we are leaders in human services. Reality for the people providers serve differs greatly…
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Legislative Report: Show me the money!
State Representative from Ferrisburgh updates Addison County residents on money bills being considered in the Legislature.
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Inappropriate content pops up at Ferrisburgh town meeting
Town officials pulled the plug on live-streaming Saturday’s town meeting after someone hacked the site and X-rated images appeared as a legislator was addressing the crowd.
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Lawmakers stand up for LGBTQ Vermonters
Legislators cite recommendations from medical organizations to explain why they oppose Trump administration executive orders.
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Addison County superintendents weigh in on Scott school reform proposals
The leaders of the local school districts are excited to learn more details about the governor’s plan to reduce the number of Vermont school districts to five.
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Scott administration unveils big education reform plan
State officials unveiled the broad strokes of Gov. Phil Scott’s education proposal that includes sweeping changes like consolidating Vermont’s 52 school districts to just 5 and a new…
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Legislative Report: Rep. North hopeful for change
New state reps from Addison-4 says he is honored to be one of the 29 Republicans and 23 Democrats in this year’s very large freshman class, clearly reflecting…
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Gov. Scott touts housing, school funding at top priorities
In his 5th inaugural address, Gov. Phil Scott says housing and education reform are important, and he will offer details in a couple weeks.
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Transcript of Gov. Scott’s 2025 Inaugural Address
After Phil Scott was sworn in as governor of Vermont for the fifth time on Thursday, his office provided this transcript of the speech he gave in the…
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Looser Act 250 rules prompt developers to build more housing
Lawmakers had hoped the temporary carve-outs would help ease Vermont’s acute housing shortage. Developers are using the new exemptions in at least a dozen locations across the state.
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Grant writing course offered free to farmers
This one-day course will help businesses navigate the world of grants and will explain the steps of the granting process.
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Farm to Plate fetes 14th anniversary
“We are feeling so energized from this year’s gathering, which brought together over 300 passionate individuals, all dedicated to finding actionable solutions to the complex issues impacting Vermonters.”