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Jill Krowinski nominated to serve 2nd term as Vermont House speaker

At her fingertips this biennium will be a historic, veto-proof Democratic House majority. But she will also have to contend with a large crop of rookie lawmakers and tighter budget constraints.

By Sarah Mearhoff

Dec 5 2022, 6:37 PMDecember 5, 2022

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Bennington Elementary School is calling the police on its own students. What’s going wrong?

By Peter D'Auria
Dec 5 2022December 3, 2022
A fire, a death, a bittersweet last call: The final 24 hours of a landmark Brattleboro pub

By Kevin O'Connor
Dec 5 2022, 3:40 PMDecember 5, 2022
Rutland mayor seeking a 4th term with public safety, housing in mind

By Tiffany Tan
Dec 5 2022, 6:56 PMDecember 5, 2022
Burlington City Council advances redistricting proposal

By Patrick Crowley
Dec 5 2022, 11:44 PMDecember 5, 2022
PHOTOS: Carols, cookies and cider warm hearts at the Statehouse tree-lighting ceremony

By Glenn Russell
Dec 5 2022, 8:50 PMDecember 5, 2022
Becca Balint makes two key hires to congressional staff

By Sarah Mearhoff
Dec 5 2022, 5:24 PMDecember 5, 2022

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Obituaries

Ynez Lynch Kaplan, violist, music teacher, grandmother, Randolph Center
With her husband, Melvin, she and fellow music colleagues formed the New York Chamber Soloists (NYCS) in 1957. Read more
Gary Gay, Sr., army veteran, drummer, great-grandfather, Brattleboro, VT
He loved playing the drums, and the camaraderie and friendships he made along the way, especially his friends from the United States Association of Rudimental Drummers and the Black River Fife and Drum Corps. Read more
Stephen Chant, family man, book lover, artist, explorer, Burlington
Steve and Sue took tremendous joy in seeing their children grown and making their ways professionally and personally, and then got the special fun of being grandparents. Read more

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Politics

On the menu this legislative session: A bill to raise Vermont servers’ hourly tipped wages
In Vermont, tipped workers’ hourly minimum wage is half that of the standard minimum wage. Legislators who want to raise the tipped wage say the current system makes workers vulnerable to economic instability and workplace harassment.
By Sarah Mearhoff
Dec 4 2022December 4, 2022
Education

Vermont Agency of Education reaches settlement with religious schools
The Alliance Defending Freedom, a national Christian advocacy group that represented parents in two lawsuits against the state, declared victory after the agreement was filed in court.
By Peter D'Auria
Dec 4 2022December 4, 2022
People & Places

After spinal injury, Windsor man created his own robotic leg brace
A ruptured tumor changed Kiel Alarcon’s life. Then he started learning how to code.
By Ray Couture
Dec 4 2022December 3, 2022

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Politics

On the menu this legislative session: A bill to raise Vermont servers’…

In Vermont, tipped workers’ hourly minimum wage is half that of the standard minimum wage. Legislators who want to raise the tipped wage say the current system makes workers vulnerable to economic instability and workplace harassment.

By Sarah Mearhoff
Dec 4 2022December 4, 2022
People & Places

Vermont Conversation: ‘I am trans, I am here’: Randolph high school student…

A transgender Vermont high school student who was the target of a transphobic hate campaign is breaking her silence.

By David Goodman
Nov 30 2022November 30, 2022
Education

Bennington children’s library offers bilingual books for Afghan refugees

The books include English language favorites, such as “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” which the Bennington Free Library translated into Dari with the help of local volunteers.

By Tiffany Tan
Nov 29 2022November 29, 2022
Business & Economy

Inflation is stretching Vermont’s nonprofits

“I think we’re seeing more and more people kind of falling through the cracks,” said Lisa Falcone, executive director of Mercy Connections in Burlington.

By Fred Thys
Dec 4 2022December 4, 2022

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Business & Economy

Inflation is stretching Vermont’s nonprofits

Williston-based insurance tech startup Polly lays off 47 employees

Sale pending for Winooski’s St. Stephen Catholic Church, with housing planned at site

Residents blast planned 18-month closure of bridge connecting Thetford to New Hampshire

GlobalFoundries to cut up to 800 jobs worldwide

Crime and Justice

Man stabbed to death in 5th Burlington homicide of the year

66-year-old man fatally shot at house in Eden

Swanton man gets 20 years in prison for 2020 fatal shooting

Williston Selectboard member pleads not guilty to stalking

3 charged in aftermath of Springfield drug raid; operation praised by officials

Education

Bennington Elementary School is calling the police on its own students. What’s going wrong?

Vermont Agency of Education reaches settlement with religious schools

Vermont property tax rates slated to rise despite ‘sizable’ education fund surplus

Bennington children’s library offers bilingual books for Afghan refugees

Tapped out: Testing reveals extent of lead problem in Vermont’s schools and child care facilities

Energy & Environment

Bennington factory that emitted chemical contaminant to start cleanup in spring 2023

The Deeper Dig: What’s next for Montpelier’s water system?

Forests, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Michael Snyder to step down

Grants offered to help farmers with water quality projects

Environmental group sues state over logging, land management planning

Health Care

Thousands more Vermonters eligible for health insurance savings this year

Dartmouth Health sees financial losses mounting, cites staffing costs

Covid levels remain ‘low’ as testing drops for holiday weekend

Vermont regulators unanimously approve extension of all-payer health reform contract

Staffing costs drove $90 million loss for UVM Health Network

People & Places

PHOTOS: Carols, cookies and cider warm hearts at the Statehouse tree-lighting ceremony

A fire, a death, a bittersweet last call: The final 24 hours of a landmark Brattleboro pub

PHOTOS: A River of Light spreads in Waterbury

After spinal injury, Windsor man created his own robotic leg brace

Young Writers Project: First snow

Politics

Burlington City Council advances redistricting proposal

Rutland mayor seeking a 4th term with public safety, housing in mind

Jill Krowinski nominated to serve 2nd term as Vermont House speaker

Becca Balint makes two key hires to congressional staff

On the menu this legislative session: A bill to raise Vermont servers’ hourly tipped wages

Commentary

Dr. Richard Bernstein: Health care at UVM Medical Center – the long wait

Don Keelan: Maybe it is time to slow down and take a second look

Johnson & Clark: Efficient solar permitting can benefit communities and environment

Norm Vandal: Should Article 22 foe be on House Health Care Committee? No way.

Will Eberle: What really keeps us safe

Paul Kendall: Health care reform needs to be reformed

Joanne O’Meara: Public safety comes first, except for Newbury

Offie Wortham: Is there any hope for a racist-free society?

Brenda Siegel: To try to win, I had to be brave enough to lose

Brenna Galdenzi: Again, Fish & Wildlife unwilling to look at the cruelties of trapping

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