The State Street building housed the capital’s post office, along with the local branches of the Internal Revenue Service and other government agencies, before it was severely damaged in the July 2023 floods.
Read the story on VTDigger here: U.S. government plans to sell or transfer Montpelier Federal Building.
The Legislature’s fiscal experts, who led the day’s proceedings, had mixed news to share.
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“This decision is of great concern to our constituents in border communities and surrounding areas, as it negatively affects public safety, the local economy, and the availability of workers in critical industries,” the Vermont delegation wrote.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Sanders, Welch and Balint seek reversal of decision to cut hours at Vermont border crossings.
The program is geared toward small employers, but most Vermont workers are qualified to open an account.
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Nearly half of the workers employed at the Vermont Service Center received layoff notices Tuesday, a union official said.
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The new funding will support upgrades to GlobalFoundries’ manufacturing tools and boost local production of the company’s advanced chips.
Read the story on VTDigger here: GlobalFoundries secures an additional $9.5 million to advance local chip manufacturing.
“I think the Democrats in the legislature have lost their way and no longer are taking care of the working class people in Vermont,” the lieutenant governor-elect said.
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The Vermont company’s CEO declined to disclose the financial terms of the deal, nor would he say who holds a majority position.
Read the story on VTDigger here: San Francisco private equity firm acquires unspecified stake in Vermont’s Simon Pearce glass company.
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The cause of death is unknown, but a nonprofit said the person had been camping outside after a no-cause eviction. Police have said two other unhoused people recently died as Vermont’s changing policies have left some people without shelter.
Read the story on VTDigger here: ‘It’s heartbreaking’: Death at Berlin encampment comes days after Wolcott deaths.
I urge Vermont legislators and residents to support reforms to the state’s posting laws, adopting a fairer and more inclusive system that respects landowners’ rights while reducing unnecessary burdens.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vanessa Kranz: Vermont’s posting laws are overly burdensome.
Farmers’ stewardship of the land produces our food. As if that were not important enough, farmers are an iconic part of Vermont culture.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Chris Rice: We need a Vermont farm disaster impact recovery fund.
The state will look at the petitions to see if lake associations can prove that a recently enacted statewide rule “wasn't protective enough.”
Read the story on VTDigger here: Public meetings slated after petition to stop wake sports at 10 Vermont lakes.
Pharmaceutical firms that sell drugs to Vermont are supposed to pay a percentage of those sales to the state. They don’t always do so on time.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Drug companies owed Vermont nearly $3 million in unpaid fees as of this fall.
The “Malfunction Junction” bottleneck is such a part of local lore, the town’s historical society devoted its recent annual meeting to the topic, noting construction costs have skyrocketed since the $43,000 required for the first steel span in 1903.
Read the story on VTDigger here: $61.2 million Brattleboro bridge set to end 175 years of traffic tie-ups.
Addiction kept Amanda Southwick from going to college right after high school. Motherhood inspired her to recover. Now, she’s pursuing a college education so she can help others reach recovery.
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Living in Vermont has taught Lutalo — both in life and in writing music — to keep it simple and “create space for silence.”
Read the story on VTDigger here: Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Lutalo builds music career and home in rural Vermont.
It’s time to recognize housing as a public health crisis and take decisive action to support our communities.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Rep. Emilie Krasnow: We need to confront the housing crisis.
The change comes at what seems to be a significant time for regional co-ops as two other within 30 minutes have undergone significant changes in the last six years.
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The town received the most public assistance funding of any municipality, but only a small chunk of the $119 million total approved statewide.
Read the story on VTDigger here: FEMA awards nearly $4 million to Hardwick for 2023 flood repairs.
“It’s a real, real blessing to be where we are and it takes an extreme amount of hard work and sacrifice, and it’s gonna take that to beat Pitt, but we’re up to the task,” said head coach Rob Dow at a press conference.
Read the story on VTDigger here: UVM men’s soccer advances to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament to face Pittsburgh.
Pat was an entertainer without peer, arranging and hosting rollicking dinner and holiday parties for friends and family.
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Addressing the surging cost of education is expected to be the top topic when the Legislature convenes in January.
Read the story on VTDigger here: In eagerly anticipated ‘Dec. 1 letter,’ Vermont’s tax department projects 5.9% property tax increase next year.
I am not a health care economist, but clearly something is not working.
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Tim and Linda Lindenmeyr, who will take over the store, laid out their detailed vision in a slide show presented to the community, which was nearly as well-attended as the annual Town Meeting Day.
Read the story on VTDigger here: New Elmore Store operators to breathe new life into old place.
VTDigger found that at least three towers first proposed in 2021 have been built in the region since — and it’s possible more are on the way.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Eye in the sky: The feds have quietly built surveillance towers along the Canadian border in Vermont, New York.
Turner served as town manager and fire chief in his hometown and, in 2018, ran for lieutenant governor.
Read the story on VTDigger here: ‘Mr. Milton’: Don Turner, former leader of Vermont House Republicans, dies at 60.
VTDigger’s founder reflects on bold journalism, reader support and 15 years of holding power to account.
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The Vermont-schooled Olympian aimed to make Alpine skiing history at the international racing circuit’s Thanksgiving weekend stop in the Green Mountain State. The “boilerplate ice” course had other plans.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Mikaela Shiffrin wanted a 100th World Cup win. Instead, she shook Killington with a surprising rise and fall..