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- JAG Productions to close, citing ‘crisis facing the arts’
JAG Productions to close, citing ‘crisis facing the arts’ -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’.
- Final Reading: Vermont House, Senate may be at odds over a proposed fee on electric vehicles
Final Reading: Vermont House, Senate may be at odds over a proposed fee on electric vehicles -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.
- ‘Provider burden’ bill passes Senate, despite last-minute effort to pump the brakes
‘Provider burden’ bill passes Senate, despite last-minute effort to pump the brakes -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.
- Windham school lawsuit moves ahead but most claims dismissed
Windham school lawsuit moves ahead but most claims dismissed -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.
- Court officer fired over alleged comments to jurors leading to tossed verdict in sexual assault case
Court officer fired over alleged comments to jurors leading to tossed verdict in sexual assault case -“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.
- Judge rejects another bid by Ariel Quiros to shorten his prison sentence in EB-5 fraud scandal
Judge rejects another bid by Ariel Quiros to shorten his prison sentence in EB-5 fraud scandal -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.
- Burlington budget deficit grows to $13 million
Burlington budget deficit grows to $13 million -Officials said the increase is due to miscalculations in employee benefits.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Burlington budget deficit grows to $13 million.
- Brianne Goodspeed: VTDigger’s story on the sale of Chelsea Green lacked depth and perspective
Brianne Goodspeed: VTDigger’s story on the sale of Chelsea Green lacked depth and perspective -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.
- Liz Medina: ‘Same old rich man strategy’ used to oppose workers’ rights — with a new twist
Liz Medina: ‘Same old rich man strategy’ used to oppose workers’ rights — with a new twist -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.
- Final Reading: New USDA program aims to help towns access federal disaster relief
Final Reading: New USDA program aims to help towns access federal disaster relief -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.
- Vermont’s new fair and impartial policing policy aims to reduce bias based on citizenship
Vermont’s new fair and impartial policing policy aims to reduce bias based on citizenship -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.
- Mike Pieciak announces reelection bid for Vermont state treasurer
Mike Pieciak announces reelection bid for Vermont state treasurer -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 .
- Senate’s version of budget would reduce motel program room capacity by a third
Senate’s version of budget would reduce motel program room capacity by a third -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.
- Bennington lawmaker pleads not guilty to DUI charge
Bennington lawmaker pleads not guilty to DUI charge -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.
- JAG Productions to close, citing ‘crisis facing the arts’
JAG Productions to close, citing ‘crisis facing the arts’ -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’.
- Final Reading: Vermont House, Senate may be at odds over a proposed fee on electric vehicles
Final Reading: Vermont House, Senate may be at odds over a proposed fee on electric vehicles -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.
- ‘Provider burden’ bill passes Senate, despite last-minute effort to pump the brakes
‘Provider burden’ bill passes Senate, despite last-minute effort to pump the brakes -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.
- Windham school lawsuit moves ahead but most claims dismissed
Windham school lawsuit moves ahead but most claims dismissed -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.
- Court officer fired over alleged comments to jurors leading to tossed verdict in sexual assault case
Court officer fired over alleged comments to jurors leading to tossed verdict in sexual assault case -“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.
- Judge rejects another bid by Ariel Quiros to shorten his prison sentence in EB-5 fraud scandal
Judge rejects another bid by Ariel Quiros to shorten his prison sentence in EB-5 fraud scandal -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.
- Burlington budget deficit grows to $13 million
Burlington budget deficit grows to $13 million -Officials said the increase is due to miscalculations in employee benefits.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Burlington budget deficit grows to $13 million.
- Brianne Goodspeed: VTDigger’s story on the sale of Chelsea Green lacked depth and perspective
Brianne Goodspeed: VTDigger’s story on the sale of Chelsea Green lacked depth and perspective -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.
- Liz Medina: ‘Same old rich man strategy’ used to oppose workers’ rights — with a new twist
Liz Medina: ‘Same old rich man strategy’ used to oppose workers’ rights — with a new twist -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.
- Final Reading: New USDA program aims to help towns access federal disaster relief
Final Reading: New USDA program aims to help towns access federal disaster relief -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.
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