Vermont Legislature adjourned Friday

“I didn’t get everything I wanted, and neither did you. But that’s the way compromise works.” — Gov. Phil Scott

Vermont becomes first state to ban paraquat

Vermont has banned paraquat, an herbicide with strong association with Parkinson’s disease.

Vermont House stops short of unmasking ICE, dividing House Democrats

Then the Vermont House passed a bill Wednesday that stops short of its original ambition.

Landlord-tenant bill falls apart in surprise Senate tiebreaker

A bill that originally sought to streamline the eviction process and rebalance Vermont’s landlord-tenant laws died on the Senate floor this Wednesday afternoon.

Man wanted in ICE raids is a no-show at Middlebury court on unrelated charge

Three people who were taken into custody by federal immigration officials during the raid, and were not named in the federal warrant, have since been released by judges. 

Beyond ‘No Mow May’: A national movement is encouraging homeowners to rip up their lawns to cultivate ecological diversity

Here’s a starter kit on how you can introduce native plants to your yard.

Blocked from police work in Vermont, ex-Addison County sheriff faces possible new black mark

A former Addison County sheriff with criminal convictions could land on a national database that flags when someone has lost the certification they need to work as a law enforcement officer.

Aly Richards launches bid for Vermont governor

Aly Richards, who led a lobbying group that won major increases to public child care funding in Vermont during the past decade, announced her bid for governor on Monday.

US Forest Service cuts research positions in Vt. and across the nation

The U.S. Forest Service announced Thursday it plans to close its research and development office in Burlington as part of a national reorganization.

Trump delays $4 million to poverty programs

The unusual, monthslong wait for this year’s federal Community Service Block Grant funds comes amid a push from the Trump administration to eliminate the program from the federal budget.

Bill creates policy for school districts should ICE threaten

Winooski’s superintendent told senators in February that the policy was about being prepared for worst-case scenarios.

ICE scrutinized: Vt questions if tactics violate U.S. Constitution News

When law enforcement officials broke down the door of a South Burlington home March 11, they were looking for a Mexican man named Deyvi Daniel Corona-Sanchez. He wasn’t there. In fact, he might never have been. What followed that raid, as well as the dete … (read more)

Vermonters with Long Covid say system is failing them

Despite the fact that millions of Americans have reported living with the disease, there are no clear-cut diagnostic tests. Nor are there treatments with a clear-cut record of success. 

Man detained in South Burlington ICE raid remains in custody

Cristian Humberto Jerez Andrade, 31, has been held since the March 11 raid on a home that triggered an hours-long confrontation, street shutdown and forced entry by federal agents.

Beta Technologies selected for federal pilot program

Beta Technologies announced Monday that the company had been selected for a federal pilot program that will allow the South Burlington-based electric airplane maker and its partners to begin medical flights to and from Vermont this year.

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