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- Final Reading: Does the future of the Statehouse involve more security?
Final Reading: Does the future of the Statehouse involve more security? -
Lawmakers are looking at reimbursing the Statehouse’s sergeant-at-arms for an X-ray machine used to scan bags during higher security risk days.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: Does the future of the Statehouse involve more security?.
- Phil Scott extends motel stays for families and ‘medically vulnerable’ individuals
Phil Scott extends motel stays for families and ‘medically vulnerable’ individuals -
The extension, which will apply to roughly 400 households, comes after the governor struck down legislation that would have granted a reprieve for all participants.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Phil Scott extends motel stays for families and ‘medically vulnerable’ individuals.
- House and Senate education reform plans diverge as Gov. Phil Scott demands swift action
House and Senate education reform plans diverge as Gov. Phil Scott demands swift action -
Scott has threatened to keep lawmakers in Montpelier if they don’t pass a plan to implement larger school districts and a new education funding formula.
Read the story on VTDigger here: House and Senate education reform plans diverge as Gov. Phil Scott demands swift action.
- Vermont House approves 2026 budget with eye toward more federal cuts
Vermont House approves 2026 budget with eye toward more federal cuts -
“We want to be sure that when we leave this building, we are able to be flexible,” one House leader said.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont House approves 2026 budget with eye toward more federal cuts.
- Alerts to crime victims in Vermont are full of flaws
Alerts to crime victims in Vermont are full of flaws -
State employees working with victims say the system doesn’t work — some even tell people not to sign up. For one woman, an “unbelievable gap” led to life-altering danger.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Alerts to crime victims in Vermont are full of flaws.
- Kevin Mangan
Kevin Mangan -
Kevin was a gifted musician who loved to play guitar and sing back-up vocals as a part of Two for the Brew. He was also a woodworker who made musical instruments and dollhouse furniture.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Kevin Mangan.
- Beth Ann Maier: What are we doing, Vermont?
Beth Ann Maier: What are we doing, Vermont? -
We must provide safe and humane shelter for our neighbors, as well as the resources that offer a pathway to permanent housing and stability.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Beth Ann Maier: What are we doing, Vermont?.
- Bill Calfee: Amazon’s expansion threatens Vermont’s small businesses and workers
Bill Calfee: Amazon’s expansion threatens Vermont’s small businesses and workers -
This isn’t just about adding a warehouse. It’s about giving more power to a corporation that drives down wages, pushes out local businesses and creates grueling, high-turnover jobs.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Bill Calfee: Amazon’s expansion threatens Vermont’s small businesses and workers.
- Kate Seaton: Say no to Amazon
Kate Seaton: Say no to Amazon -We have a new opportunity to make a genuinely good choice for Vermont and our residents by denying Amazon the privilege of building a warehouse in our state in Essex.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Kate Seaton: Say no to Amazon.
- Final Reading: Vermont Senate passes pared-down data privacy bill
Final Reading: Vermont Senate passes pared-down data privacy bill -
An amendment to the original bill removes a controversial provision that led to a similar bill’s failure last year.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: Vermont Senate passes pared-down data privacy bill .
- Tom Huebner, health care ‘hero,’ dies at 71
Tom Huebner, health care ‘hero,’ dies at 71 -
Colleagues remembered a mentor and role model. “There's a long list of people who are carrying on the work with his spirit within them,” one said.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Tom Huebner, health care ‘hero,’ dies at 71.
- Federal government cuts almost $7 million in Covid grants to Vermont
Federal government cuts almost $7 million in Covid grants to Vermont -
The cuts are expected to impact vaccine programs and mental health support connected to the pandemic.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Federal government cuts almost $7 million in Covid grants to Vermont.
- Department for Children and Families acknowledges using calendar to monitor some pregnant Vermonters
Department for Children and Families acknowledges using calendar to monitor some pregnant Vermonters -
A January lawsuit filed by the ACLU alleged that department staff used the calendar when it sought custody of a woman’s baby — even before its birth.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Department for Children and Families acknowledges using calendar to monitor some pregnant Vermonters.
- Shelburne residents prepare for an amphibious migration
Shelburne residents prepare for an amphibious migration -
In anticipation of the crossing, the town has agreed to close a portion of the road for one night during the frog-pocalypse in order to grant them car-free passage across the road.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Shelburne residents prepare for an amphibious migration.
- Final Reading: Does the future of the Statehouse involve more security?
Final Reading: Does the future of the Statehouse involve more security? -Lawmakers are looking at reimbursing the Statehouse’s sergeant-at-arms for an X-ray machine used to scan bags during higher security risk days.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: Does the future of the Statehouse involve more security?.
- Phil Scott extends motel stays for families and ‘medically vulnerable’ individuals
Phil Scott extends motel stays for families and ‘medically vulnerable’ individuals -The extension, which will apply to roughly 400 households, comes after the governor struck down legislation that would have granted a reprieve for all participants.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Phil Scott extends motel stays for families and ‘medically vulnerable’ individuals.
- House and Senate education reform plans diverge as Gov. Phil Scott demands swift action
House and Senate education reform plans diverge as Gov. Phil Scott demands swift action -Scott has threatened to keep lawmakers in Montpelier if they don’t pass a plan to implement larger school districts and a new education funding formula.
Read the story on VTDigger here: House and Senate education reform plans diverge as Gov. Phil Scott demands swift action.
- Vermont House approves 2026 budget with eye toward more federal cuts
Vermont House approves 2026 budget with eye toward more federal cuts -“We want to be sure that when we leave this building, we are able to be flexible,” one House leader said.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont House approves 2026 budget with eye toward more federal cuts.
- Alerts to crime victims in Vermont are full of flaws
Alerts to crime victims in Vermont are full of flaws -State employees working with victims say the system doesn’t work — some even tell people not to sign up. For one woman, an “unbelievable gap” led to life-altering danger.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Alerts to crime victims in Vermont are full of flaws.
- Kevin Mangan
Kevin Mangan -Kevin was a gifted musician who loved to play guitar and sing back-up vocals as a part of Two for the Brew. He was also a woodworker who made musical instruments and dollhouse furniture.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Kevin Mangan.
- Beth Ann Maier: What are we doing, Vermont?
Beth Ann Maier: What are we doing, Vermont? -We must provide safe and humane shelter for our neighbors, as well as the resources that offer a pathway to permanent housing and stability.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Beth Ann Maier: What are we doing, Vermont?.
- Bill Calfee: Amazon’s expansion threatens Vermont’s small businesses and workers
Bill Calfee: Amazon’s expansion threatens Vermont’s small businesses and workers -This isn’t just about adding a warehouse. It’s about giving more power to a corporation that drives down wages, pushes out local businesses and creates grueling, high-turnover jobs.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Bill Calfee: Amazon’s expansion threatens Vermont’s small businesses and workers.
- Kate Seaton: Say no to Amazon
Kate Seaton: Say no to Amazon -We have a new opportunity to make a genuinely good choice for Vermont and our residents by denying Amazon the privilege of building a warehouse in our state in Essex.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Kate Seaton: Say no to Amazon.
- Final Reading: Vermont Senate passes pared-down data privacy bill
Final Reading: Vermont Senate passes pared-down data privacy bill -An amendment to the original bill removes a controversial provision that led to a similar bill’s failure last year.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: Vermont Senate passes pared-down data privacy bill .
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