About 1,500 in Vermont will get Medicaid back following new federal directive
Nationwide, an estimated 500,000 are expected to be re-enrolled after federal regulators found a number of states had erred in revoking people’s benefits.
Wildlife activists want animal cruelty charge applied to deer poaching case
In Vermont, hunters are typically exempt from animal cruelty charges. The law does not apply to “activities regulated by the Department of Fish and Wildlife,” which include hunting, trapping and fishing.
Following the Floods
Read VTDigger’s latest coverage of the aftermath from historic flooding that hit Vermont this summer.
David Bergh to take over as Vermont State University interim president
Bergh will replace interim president Mike Smith at the helm of the newly merged public university on Nov. 1. He is expected to serve for about a year and a half.
Zoning spat in Morristown paved over as tenants fill affordable apartments
Contractors last week resurfaced the municipal parking lot in the middle of the village and reconfigured the parking spaces to create more than 30 new spots.
Police: Tunbridge man threatened neighbor with gun
Thomas Hynes, 65, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful restraint in the first degree.
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Federal immigration authorities send an average of 60 people to Vermont prisons each month
Lawmakers were unaware of the practice when informed by the Vermont Department of Corrections this year.
As some seek to disqualify Donald Trump from the ballot, Vermont officials wait to act
Legal scholars around the country — and in Vermont — have argued that the 14th Amendment bars Trump from holding the presidency again. Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas says she does not have the power to take action.
Vermont regulators trim $145 million in hospital cost increases
The Green Mountain Care Board said its reductions to hospitals’ proposed charge hikes for 2024 should limit the increase in costs to commercial insurers next year to 4.1%.
Northeast Kingdom Buddhist retreat at center of landmark ruling on child sexual abuse
A decision by the Vermont Supreme Court upholds a 2019 law removing the statute of limitations for survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file a lawsuit seeking damages against the person or organization responsible.
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UVM Medical Center, support staff union reach agreement
After a 12-hour, overnight bargaining session ended early Thursday morning, the union representing support staff at the University of Vermont Medical Center celebrated the agreement, which still needs to be ratified by the union.
Facing backlash for plan to replace skate park with tennis courts, Bolton Valley delays closure
“I think it will drastically affect many families’ lives this winter,” said Miri Mahar, a Bolton resident who has been using the privately owned skate park with her daughter Scout since it opened almost five years ago.
Victim, law enforcement expert question Franklin County sheriff’s conduct in assault case
A judge heard more arguments Thursday in the criminal case against Sheriff John Grismore, including lengthy questioning of the man Grismore kicked last summer.
Opinion
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Letter to the editor: Put an end to recreational trapping on the ballot
I believe the majority of Vermonters will support the end to cruelty. Please, legislators, let us show you.
Brenna Galdenzi: Vermont needs beavers, foxes and other ‘furbearer’ species
The tradition of domination over wildlife, who are merely viewed as lifeless “resources” for the “harvesting,” is no longer viable or acceptable to many.
Walt Amses: As Covid cases rise, here we go again, again
While Americans face yet another uncertain autumn, some right-wing Republicans appear intent on making what may be a bad situation exponentially worse.
Letter to the editor: Some thoughts on housing, which is absolutely a crisis
There are those who want to grow Vermont, and build more housing, and those who want to halt all housing for good and leave it that way.
Judge blasts prosecutor, throws out charges against off-duty Vermont deputy sheriff in NY shootout
The ruling dismisses an eight-count indictment, including a charge of attempted murder, against Vito Caselnova stemming from a Nov. 20, 2022 shooting in Saratoga Springs. The prosecutor says she intends to continue to pursue the case and present it to a new grand jury.
Access to new Covid-19 vaccines delayed for Vermonters on Medicaid
State officials said the problem, which arose because a point-of-sale database did not have the new billing codes for the new vaccines, should be fixed by Friday.
Obituaries
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Defense Department awards contract worth up to $3.1B to GlobalFoundries
The 10-year contract is for securely manufactured semiconductors to be used in the nation’s most sensitive applications, according to a press release from GlobalFoundries.