Vermont’s low-income housing voucher programs begin to stabilize after more than a year of anxiety
Federal funding decisions have helped Vermont’s housing authorities out of an emergency posture. One is granting new vouchers to help people pay for apartments.
Randolph hospital offers extended-release opioid treatment in emergency department
Gifford Medical Center officials hope the change will make treatment more accessible for patients and ensure they can start treatment more quickly.
Lawsuit against Vermont nursing home for allegedly allowing racial harassment of staff headed to trial
The case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges operators of Elderwood at Burlington failed to protect black employees from persistent racial harassment from residents.
Burlington pays $150,000 settlement over police treatment of Black teen with disabilities
The settlement stems from a 2021 incident in which Burlington police restrained and sedated the teenager while recovering stolen vape pens.
Vermont’s flash flood season opens with washed-out roads — and a heat advisory right behind it
With heat index values forecast to approach 100 and more thunderstorms possible through the weekend, state officials say they’re watching both threats at once after storms washed out roads in Hardwick and Wolcott.
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Pleading for routine purchases: Inside the chaos at the Forest Service in Vermont
“It’s all slowed down right now and there is tons of confusion in the system,” a senior Forest Service official wrote to staff in a May 2025 email that was among internal documents obtained by VTDigger.
‘Like Christmas’: For Vermont’s Congolese community, a historic World Cup bid is cause for celebration
This year’s tournament, along with all its controversy, also comes at a moment when soccer has perhaps never had as many fans in Vermont as it does today.
Burlington-area rental market cools off, bringing some relief for tenants
A dramatic jump in new apartments in Chittenden County and a dip in demand have contributed to the rising vacancy rate.
Vermont Conversation: Are smartphones birth control? Economist Caitlin Myers on sex, abortion access and talking across divides
Smartphones have led to “reducing in-person interactions, increasing pornography use, and reducing sexual frequency,” say Myers and co-author Ezekiel Hooper in a recent study.
Vermont student activist Mohsen Mahdawi faces new deportation order
The Columbia University student, who has a green card and lives in the Upper Valley, is protected from being deported while he appeals his 2025 arrest, his lawyers said.
Vermont’s largest health insurer wants to offer a cheaper plan. Can it actually help Vermonters?
BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont is mired in a back-and-forth awaiting regulatory approval for its low-premium, high-deductible “Basic” plans.
Opinion
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Scott’s data center veto was a mistake
H.727 would have protected Vermont ratepayers from large-scale artificial intelligence data centers. The governor vetoed it anyway.
There’s no such thing as ‘other people’s money’
Taxes come from everyone and belong to everyone — including the poorest Vermonters who pay them too.
Vermont’s net metering decision just made solar harder
The Public Utility Commission’s latest rate cut undermines solar investment at the worst possible time.
Vermont’s media has a rural blind spot
The state’s dominant press outlets are downplaying a grassroots movement that turned out to be the story of the year.
Feds approve $31.7 million in disaster aid for flood-hit Vermont farmers
The grant money tied to the 2023 and 2024 floods “should be moving out,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told Sen. Peter Welch at a Senate hearing today.
Vermont Green FC plays Canada’s national soccer team in World Cup tuneup
“It was surreal,” said David Ajagbe, a forward for Vermont who hails from Vancouver.
Top court rules in favor of Green Mountain Power in lawsuit over child injured at substation
The decision stems from an incident more than a decade ago in Springfield where a 12-year-old boy suffered severe burns.
UVM Health cuts 142 jobs — an estimated $9.5 million in staff positions
The cuts, which include nurses, lab techs and administrative staff, come as the hospital network faces an expected $300 million budget deficit and increasing pressure to cut costs.
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Hybrid town meeting benefits to be studied in Charlotte
The town will explore a move to Australian ballot voting.
