As lawmakers race to adjourn, the fate of Vermont’s landmark data privacy proposals is uncertain
The House and Senate remained miles apart on a combined bill, which has ping-ponged between the chambers in recent days.
Vermont congressional delegation calls on FEMA to improve flood recovery efforts
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Peter Welch and Rep. Becca Balint criticized several elements of the federal agency’s response to last summer’s flooding.
Counting critters: Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas turns 30
The project has amassed 123,000 entries since its founding in 1994.
Final Reading: Citizen group rallies at Statehouse against Democratic supermajority’s agenda
“Vermonters are feeling tapped by the Legislature and we have no more blood to give,” one activist said.
State parks celebrate 100th anniversary while rebuilding from historic July floods
A section of the West River Trail in Jamaica State Park, damaged by a landslide, is awaiting repairs. Camp Plymouth, which has been closed since the flooding, is scheduled to reopen this month.
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Mayoral race centers on flood response in Barre, Vermont’s worst-hit city
Three contested city council races and two charter change votes also show how “a lot hinges on this election,” the outgoing mayor said.
Wild divide: Can wildlife management policy reflect Vermonters’ complex views?
A bill that would have reformed the state’s wildlife management structure faces an increasingly narrow path toward becoming law, illustrating the challenge of crafting a policy that satisfies the nuanced — and sometimes opposing — opinions about wildlife in the state.
Wild divide: A debate over wildlife management in Vermont runs deep
A yearslong debate about wildlife management in the state has started to mirror the divisiveness of national politics. Aiming to bring the two sides together, lawmakers wrote a bill that would change how wildlife is managed, but it has stalled in the House.
At UVM, a fraught school year ends in protest over destruction in Gaza
An eruption of pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Vermont comes on the heels of simmering campus tension between students and administrators. Can UVM respond without making things worse?
Police probe deaths of two men whose bodies were found outside a South Hero home
Authorities did not immediately identify the men but said they knew each other and there was “no threat to the public.”
Porter, Elizabethtown hospitals will continue under shared leadership
Bob Ortmyer, the top administrator at both Elizabethtown and Porter, has been officially named the president of both hospitals.
Senate’s education funding bill makes dent in tax increase but kicks the can on big change
The governor has signaled he will veto the bill.
Becca Balint votes to block ouster of House Speaker Mike Johnson
In a highly unusual move, most Democrats joined most Republicans in preventing hard-right Republicans from throwing the speaker overboard.
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Brian J. Walsh: Gov. Scott’s insistence on having his way is blatantly anti-democratic
Perhaps the last few barely contested elections have kindled visions of a “King” Scott?
Howard Krum: Developers are not friends of Vermont (i.e., greed is not good)
Increased protection of Vermont’s social and natural resources is the only viable way to improve our economic outlook.
Jason Van Driesche: Pass the VT Kids Code to promote responsible tech and protect kids
Businesses can and should build safe and supportive online environments for kids.
Brenna Galdenzi: Our voices matter
Despite the reality that Vermonters’ values toward wildlife have changed to want greater protections, the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and Board have remained stuck in the past.
Vermont Conversation: Dartmouth Professor Annelise Orleck was arrested but not silenced
The police assault of Professor Orleck made national news and the videos went viral.
Final Reading: Another side of Dick McCormack
In which our reporter uncovers, and reviews, a long-lost Rooster Records tape, a Bob Dylan parody cut four decades ago by the retiring longtime Senator from Windsor County.
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Vermont lawmakers advance bill to increase supervision of people accused of crimes
The Senate bill, which has also been approved in the House, would create a new program to monitor certain defendants who are released from jail before their day in court.