VTDigger
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Historic education bill passes — with many loose ends
The Vermont Legislature on Monday passed the year’s landmark education reform package, setting in motion years of transformation to the state’s public school and property tax systems.
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Thousands of Vermonters join national protest against Trump
Vermonters turned out in force around the state Saturday as part of the nationwide “No Kings Day” protests, championing myriad causes but generally united behind opposing President Donald…
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Poet laureate Stone is carrying on a legacy
Nestled in wooded hills, an old white house sits along a gravel road, patiently awaiting the next writers, artists and musicians to fill its halls with poetry and…
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Education reform bill hits an impasse
After a drawn-out day of disagreements and false starts, the Vermont Legislature this past Friday bailed on its plan to wrap up business for the year, failing to…
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Museum researches Champlain shipwrecks
Those large yellow buoys you may see floating atop Lake Champlain aren’t for monitoring the weather, nor are they for decoration. Instead, they mark the final resting places…
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Lawmakers work to reconcile education reform
This year’s landmark education reform bill, H.454, has been passed by the Vermont House and Senate, and this week the two bodies are looking to reconcile difference between the…
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Audio, video of state’s attorney’s arrest may answer some questions
The state Department of Public Safety has released audio and video recording of the arrest of Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos on a charge of drunken driving…
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Vorstevelds are held in contempt of court
The Vermont Supreme Court this month found the owners of a Panton dairy farm in contempt of court for their failure to reduce agricultural runoff produced by their…
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Lawmakers wrestle with how to regulate runoff from dairy farms
In late February, and again in late March, Gerard Vorsteveld sat in front of a room of state lawmakers. After remaining mostly quiet during years of legal battles…
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Vermonters will not escape tariff fallout
President Donald Trump on Wednesday, April 2, declared sweeping tariffs on imports from most nations, escalating a trade war that state officials and business leaders have warned could…
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Vermont supreme court takes a stance on rule of law
Vermont Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Reiber stood before a gathering of the state’s lawyers recently and detailed his concerns with the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine the…
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Feds slash LIHEAP staff
Vermont officials are assessing how residents may be affected after the mass firing of federal workers who administer the LIHEAP program, which provides millions of dollars in heating…
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Citing financial stability issues, Valley Vista to leave Vergennes
Valley Vista, the state’s largest substance use disorder treatment provider, will shut its Vergennes women’s facility by the end of the month and consolidate all patients at its…
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Vergennes youth facility won’t include older teens
A Department for Children and Families official said that a planned Vergennes residential youth facility will not include space for older teens, backtracking on earlier plans to expand…
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Ex-Sheriff Peter Newton pleads guilty
During the proceedings, Judge John Pacht said Newton was charged with intentionally engaging in behavior that was “open and gross” as well as “lewd and lascivious.”
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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…