Roughly six months into Israel’s invasion of Gaza, many American universities have erupted in protest.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Pro-Palestinian protest encampments spring up at the University of Vermont, Middlebury College.
For the past several months, we have put a great deal of thought into the building and the programmatic changes that we expect will be notable improvements for shelter residents, Groundworks’ staff and our neighborhood.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Libby Bennett and Rita Ramirez: Groundworks reimagines Morningside House.
This week’s Young Writers Project entry is “Carefree honeybee,” by Astrid Longstreth, 14, of West Bolton. Artwork is “Imagine,” a chalk drawing by Grace Weinstein, from the YWP Media Library.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Young Writers Project: ‘Carefree honeybee’.
Schubart rightly advocates for youth to have more voice and agency but misses out on some vital work being done already by our youth through the Vermont State Youth Council.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Rep. Mike Mrowicki: Mr. Schubart, please learn about the Vermont State Youth Council.
The town is toeing the line trying to protect the town’s natural resources while also encouraging the development of much-needed housing.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Shelburne’s farming community voices concern over zoning regulation proposals.
Fundamental to classroom learning is that students pay attention to their teacher.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Bill Schubart: Save the children and prohibit cellphones in our schools.
Kamal Sherpa, who owns the KSherpa Dinner House in Montpelier, and his business advisor Sunny have tried for months to get rent payments for a tenant staying in their house.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Immigrant restaurateurs hit by July floods face continued hurdles to recovery.
The Burlington Democrat, who led the state for nearly a dozen years, told VTDigger, “I am considering running.”
Read the story on VTDigger here: Howard Dean weighs (another) run for governor.
The White River Junction theater company has championed the work of Black and LGBTQ+ artists.
Read the story on VTDigger here: JAG Productions to close, citing ‘crisis facing the arts’.
The new funds would pay for chargers and other EV infrastructure that the Senate transportation committee chair said is needed to grow the market.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: Vermont House, Senate may be at odds over a proposed fee on electric vehicles.
H.766, a bill that would limit how health insurers can respond to orders and claims from practitioners, passed the Senate on Friday, amid a week of drama over the legislation.
Read the story on VTDigger here: ‘Provider burden’ bill passes Senate, despite last-minute effort to pump the brakes.
The local school board voted to temporarily close Windham Elementary School earlier this school year.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Windham school lawsuit moves ahead but most claims dismissed.
“It was a screw up on our end as an organization and we’re trying to hold ourselves and our employees accountable,” Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer said.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Court officer fired over alleged comments to jurors leading to tossed verdict in sexual assault case.
Quiros was sentenced in 2022 to a five-year prison term and is currently serving his time at a minimum-security federal prison camp in Florida.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Judge rejects another bid by Ariel Quiros to shorten his prison sentence in EB-5 fraud scandal.
Officials said the increase is due to miscalculations in employee benefits.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Burlington budget deficit grows to $13 million.
I’d like to offer a different take.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Brianne Goodspeed: VTDigger’s story on the sale of Chelsea Green lacked depth and perspective.
Today’s bosses are weaponizing race in new ways to prevent workers from regaining some of the ground they have lost over the decades.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Liz Medina: ‘Same old rich man strategy’ used to oppose workers’ rights — with a new twist.
The $1 million initiative supports new staff and trainers coordinated by the Vermont League of Cities and Towns.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: New USDA program aims to help towns access federal disaster relief.
With the changes to the policy unanimously approved this week, Vermont’s law enforcement agencies must now update their practices.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont’s new fair and impartial policing policy aims to reduce bias based on citizenship.
The Democrat has raised more money in campaign contributions than any other statewide officeholder.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Mike Pieciak announces reelection bid for Vermont state treasurer .
The move is lawmakers’ latest attempt to scale back the expanded, pandemic-era version of the motel program.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Senate’s version of budget would reduce motel program room capacity by a third.
Rep. Jim Carroll, D-Bennington, was arrested in February on suspicion of drunken driving after a traffic stop outside the Vermont Statehouse.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Bennington lawmaker pleads not guilty to DUI charge.
For the most part, there is little daylight between the Senate and House versions of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. The chambers’ biggest differences of opinion lie outside of the bill text.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Senate passes $8.6 billion state budget, teeing up negotiations with the House.
How can we make sense of these patterns? And how can we make sure we don’t create a new iteration of this violent history?
Read the story on VTDigger here: Jonathan Elwell: A new prison is nothing new.
“The second he walked in the room, you could see that he had something special that could be put to use,” one colleague said.
Read the story on VTDigger here: For Kevin Jones ‘everything was geared toward helping other people succeed’.
Simply put, overdose deaths are preventable and overdose prevention centers have been statistically proven to save lives.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Jessica Barquist: Overdose prevention centers would provide options when people need them the most.
“Your personal freedom and your ability to make decisions for you and your family is really a priceless thing,” said Tamara Mathieu.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Conversation: Surviving and escaping the Twelve Tribes cult.
Too often, “the upper hand is with the employer,” one House leader said.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: House panel taking up major labor reforms passed last year in Senate.
A complaint filed Monday by a former top Norwich administrator alleges that former president Mark Anarumo and other administrators engaged in years of inappropriate, sexist and demeaning behavior toward women.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Lawsuit accuses Norwich University, former president of creating hostile environment, sex-based discrimination.
Roy Patten, 73, had been taken from Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield to the Springfield Hospital emergency department “after exhibiting signs of medical distress” earlier this month, corrections officials said.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Incarcerated man dies in palliative care at New Hampshire facility .