Vermont Legislature passes landmark education reform without forcing districts to merge
Big questions remain, such as what shape a new education funding formula could take, and how many districts will actually decide to consolidate.
With two major vacancies, who will lead the Vermont House and Senate?
Also in Final Reading: Data center veto and the death of the masking bill.
More Vermont National Guard members are deploying to the region around Iran
Guard officials said the deployment was planned prior to the start of the war in Iran, although the war could impact the role of those deployed.
Vermont lawmakers reach state budget deal with funding for UVM athletic complex
House and Senate leaders hashed out the final details of the $9.4 billion legislation during negotiations this week.
‘I finally won something here in Vermont’: Jury acquits gun-range owner of assault
Daniel Banyai, who has been at the center of legal battles in criminal, civil and environmental courts for years, was found not guilty of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.
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Hospitals need to cut spending drastically — but do their plans deliver?
The Agency of Human Services is leading hospitals as they outline visions for more efficiencies and shared services, but the plans don’t go far in calculating dollars to be spent and saved.
Judge concerned as Vermont Catholic diocese’s bankruptcy case hits $2M in legal bills
“It’s beyond time for some forward movement,” said Judge Heather Cooper, who’s waiting for the state’s largest religious denomination to submit a fiscal reorganization plan originally due more than a year ago.
Vermont Conversation: Journalist Jasper Craven on the toxic mix of militarism and masculinity
Craven’s new book, “God Forgives, Brothers Don’t: The Long March of Military Education and the Making of American Manhood,” investigates how the U.S. military has shaped American masculinity from the days of the American Revolution to the forever wars of today.
Lawmakers attempt to reorganize supports for unhoused Vermonters while limiting motel use
The Vermont Senate approved a bill to curb the reliance on motels, but one shelter provider said “It’s not enough money to really be a solutions-based bill.”
At the end of the Vermont legislative session, progress happens in fits and starts
Also in Final Reading: Eye doctors and health insurance
Mike Pieciak runs again for treasurer — not governor
Pieciak, who has served two terms as treasurer, said he will not be running for governor for a flurry of personal reasons and wants to continue the work in his office.
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Put the ‘public’ back in public lands
Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources is moving toward demand-based park fees, shutting people out of choices about lands they co-own.
Inside Vermont’s prisons: What legislators didn’t see.
Staffing shortages, medication failures and lost programming tell a different story than a recent legislative visit to Southern State Correctional Facility suggested.
Vermont’s education debate rages while schools move on
As lawmakers wrangle over Act 73 and school district consolidation, educators are stacking chairs for the summer without knowing whether their schools will survive the fall.
Vermont’s wildlife agency doesn’t represent Vermont
A major values survey reveals a stunning disconnect between Fish and Wildlife staff and the public they serve.
Medical examiner: Franklin County man died from stab wounds
Police seek public’s help in ‘suspicious’ death investigation
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott is running for reelection
The nation’s most popular governor said he is seeking a sixth term ‘to make Vermont a better place.’
Vermont House Speaker Jill Krowinski won’t run for reelection
The Burlington Democrat’s decision comes as a surprise.
Vermont enacts the country’s first ban on herbicide linked with Parkinson’s disease
The law gives apple and other fruit farmers, who account for most of the herbicide’s use in the state, until the end of 2030 to fully phase it out.
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As Vermont legislative session stretches on, adjournment is a moving target
Also in Final Reading: Stowe charter change dies, data privacy bill advances
