Why are some rural Medicare patients paying more than patients at bigger hospitals?
A “bizarre” cost-sharing inequity means rural seniors can end up paying higher bills for the exact same outpatient services. The state is trying to correct the imbalance.
Vermont flood watch issued as warming causes ice jams
It basically becomes a dam, and water can flood behind it very, very quickly,” said Maureen Hastings, a lead meteorologist at the NWS. “So it’s very chaotic and very hard to predict.”
First Democratic candidate enters governor’s race
“We’re all being called to step up in ways maybe we never expected,” Amanda Janoo, a first-time candidate for statewide office, said.
Vermont ski lift workers left out in the cold with no action from Legislature, regulators
A bathroom break can mean slowing down the lift, leaving skiers on a long, cold ride.
Beta Technologies selected for federal pilot program, set to fly in Vermont this year
The company’s CEO called the initiative a “huge opportunity” that was effectively “advancing our entire business model by more than a year.”
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Vermont targeted in federal investigation of Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse
Vermont and nine other states received letters from a Congressional committee this week in the latest push to challenge Medicaid spending.
Residents question Colchester board’s approval of a $8M waterfront hotel project
Residents are concerned that if regulations designed to protect Lake Champlain are not enforced, the project could set a dangerous precedent for development in Malletts Bay.
Waterbury considers building new housing on the edge of 100-year flood zone
Aerial imagery from flooding in 2023 shows water covering part of the proposed building site. A neighbor says adding homes there could “do more harm than good.”
Legislation takes aim at waste from Vermont’s only landfill
Advocates in the Northeast Kingdom are supporting a bill that would prioritize protecting their watershed from the potential contamination of forever chemicals.
Audit finds gaps in Vermont child care oversight pose risks to children, threaten federal dollars
Inadequate monitoring, background check practices and IT systems were highlighted in the state auditor’s 39-page report.
Judge tosses key DNA evidence that helped crack cold case in Danby double-murder more than three decades ago
Suspect’s attorney moves to throw out charges, highlighting weakness in prosecutions that rely on DNA evidence collected by deceased officers.
One close election, two vocal sides and a dog leash debate Montpelier can’t shake
“Dog issues in Montpelier are like the third rail of politics,” former Montpelier Mayor Mary Hooper said.
New shelter addresses ‘real gap in our system’ for unhoused people in recovery from addiction
The Bridges Recovery Shelter in Burlington will have clinicians on site, as well as recovery group meetings and peer-to-peer support.
Opinion
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Walter Carpenter: Retirement is a luxury too many Vermonters can’t afford
Low wages, rising costs and shrinking pensions have forced many to keep working well past traditional retirement age.
Loralee Tester: When ‘protection’ becomes exclusion
Act 181 promises smart growth and environmental protection. But rural Vermonters worry the policies reflect urban assumptions about how the rest of the state should live.
Bob Stannard: If you love Vermont, help pay for it
Part-time residents shouldn’t expect to benefit from Vermont’s services and communities without helping to pay for them.
David Moats: Bernie Sanders and the long river of history
Dan Chiasson’s portrait of Bernie Sanders places the senator’s rise within the turbulent history of Burlington and Vermont.
New Vermont State University president appointed
Sherry Kollmann, chancellor of the New Mexico State University Global Campus, will take the reins of the university in its third year of a consolidated statewide university system.
Young Writers Project: ‘New Forest’
This week’s Young Writers Project entry is “New Forest” by Adeline White, 15, of Pittsford. Artwork is “Cold & Bright,” by Phoebe Gresham, 16, of Huntington.
Obituaries
Death notices and celebrations of life.
After a Covid-19 boom, Vermont is once again losing residents. What changed?
Vermont lost more than 700 people to domestic migration last year.
