Vermont nonprofit sees $500,000 gift to create youth homelessness services endowment
Leadership at Elevate Youth Services in Barre said the gift provides welcome financial stability for the expanding nonprofit.
Dispute over evidence preservation heats up in border agent’s killing
Among the items at issue are cellphones — both personal and government-issued — used by authorities during a traffic stop that turned deadly and the investigation that led up to it.
Round 2 of rabies vaccine bait drop begins Saturday
Over the next month, baited vaccine will be distributed across 10 counties by airplane in rural areas, by helicopter in suburban areas, and by hand in residential areas.
ACLU files federal claims against ICE over March 11 South Burlington raid
“All across the state and the country, ICE has shown a brutal and blatant disregard for our neighbors’ rights and safety,” an ACLU of Vermont attorney said.
Vermont Conversation: Author Chris Bohjalian on writing, activism and challenging the language of genocide
Bohjalian, who lives in Weybridge, tells aspiring writers to be persistent in their craft. “Write because you love it. Write in the genre you love to read. Write every day.”
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‘The worst possible catch-22’: Fish and Wildlife struggles to combat bear rumors
“What happens when you call us, 99% of the time, is that we give you advice on how to coexist with the bear,” said the department’s public information officer. “That’s what we want to be doing and that is what mostly happens.”
‘Fertile period’ in Rutland City 25 years ago served as backdrop for photographer’s surreal scenes of suburban life
“It’s important to make a picture in an actual place that means something,” said the photographer Gregory Crewdson.
Statehouse know-how or outsider’s perspective? The 2 Democrats who want to be Vermont’s next governor
Aly Richards says she’s the only one with the experience to hit the ground running. But Amanda Janoo says only she is the one truly thinking big.
Vermont Conversation: ‘I’m sorry that this isn’t what we promised.’ Immigration attorney Jill Martin Diaz on fear and hope in Vermont’s immigrant community
Martin Diaz, who is the executive director of the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, warns that “rights and protections are being stripped away every day in mundane-seeming memos and orders from courts.”
Brattleboro drops idea of tax hike meant to aid its hospital’s endangered birthing center
“This is going to be a divisive issue at a time when we really need to all be together,” a Brattleboro Memorial Hospital leader said upon Tuesday’s withdrawal of a plan some called too costly.
A pharmacy chain in Vermont implemented AI for efficiency. It’s led to delays, incorrect information and privacy concerns.
As AI pops up in healthcare systems across the country, several lawyers told VTDigger that the technology is outpacing regulation, leaving consumers vulnerable.
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The U.S. can’t ignore its own human rights law on Israel
Federal law bars aid to human rights violators. The U.S. keeps arming Israel anyway.
Vermont Democrats are destroying New England’s local governance tradition
Regional planning commissions now hold sweeping authority over local land-use decisions that used to belong to town voters.
Vermont must pass the Defend the Guard Act
The legislation would restore Congress’ constitutional authority over war and protect Guard members deployed without its approval.
School boards exist to serve the public, not silence it
A Vermont school board sidestepped hard questions on artificial turf. That’s a warning sign for every town watching its own board.
Burlington man denies charges of smashing police van window and injuring trooper during ICE raid protest
“He’d like to get this behind him, but at the same time he wants to call into question police conduct on that day,” the man’s attorney told reporters Tuesday.
Vermont’s economy is in good shape, state economists say, but AI boom is a threat
“Our economic dependence on this single pillar is such that, if it falters, it could create a tidal wave of economic distress,” the economists wrote in a report Tuesday.
Judge finds Vermont’s federal grants can’t be rescinded if political priorities shift
“This ruling is an important step toward protecting Vermont’s federal funding, now and in the future, from arbitrary termination based on the shifting priorities of the Trump Administration,” Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark wrote.
VTDigger launches 2026 Vermont primary election guide
VTDigger’s 2026 Primary Election Guide brings together everything Vermonters need before heading to the polls, including candidate information, voting resources, county races and the latest election coverage.
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Death notices and celebrations of life.
Who is responsible for what in Vermont’s government? Here’s a guide for Vermonters preparing to vote.
As voters prepare to fill elected positions for the next two years, VTDigger has summed up the primary responsibilities of each.
