Money could flow in advance of move to incite decision, officials propose By Fred Thys/VTDigger The Scott administration and state senators are considering overhauling Vermont’s programs that pay people to move to the state. “(M)y budget will support the Senate’s […]
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Vermont launches ‘Tests For Tots’
On Friday, Jan. 7, Governor Phil Scott announced the launch of the state’s “Tests for Tots” program, which will provide rapid antigen Covid-19 test kits to regulated child care providers across Vermont. Child care providers can enroll in the program […]
Scott announces plan to send 500,000 free rapid tests to Vermonters
By Lola Duffort/VTDigger The state is partnering with the National Institutes of Health to send 500,000 free Covid-19 rapid antigen tests to Vermonters’ homes in the coming weeks, Gov. Phil Scott announced Thursday, Jan. 6. On Jan. 11, the announced […]
Covid case record set on New Year’s Eve, then broken again
Hospital stays, deaths rising too By Erin Petenko/VTDigger Vermont broke its one-day case record for the third day in a row on New Year’s Eve, hitting 1,471 cases in a single day, the Dept. of Health reported Monday, Jan. 3. […]
Woodstock rep Charlie Kimbell announces bid for lieutenant governor
By Katy Savage After some speculation, Woodstock Rep. Charlie Kimbell announced he’s running for lieutenant governor. Kimbell, 57, is the only candidate to officially announce his campaign for lieutenant governor. He said he made the decision to run after current […]
Amid nerve-racking return to school, pre-K families feel left out of state response
By Mike Dougherty/VTDigger and Polly Mikula To safely return to child care while Covid-19 cases surge, Billie Slade asked all the families she works with to rapid-test their children. Slade runs Wonder in the Woods, an in-home child care program […]
For the greater good: Escape from the dark winter days using your head, and your heart, and your hands
By Liz DiMarco Weinmann As many of us look forward to a happier 2022, Covid is still ruling our world, and we are facing the most sunlight-challenged months of the year. No wonder many of us want to hunker down […]
Vermont faces a shortage of suitable foster homes
By Lana Cohen/VTDigger There is a shortage of foster homes in Vermont, and the pandemic is at least partially to blame. Placing older teenagers and children needing specialized care has always been difficult, state social workers say, but now finding […]
Emerge Vermont announces next class of aspiring women political leaders
Emerge Vermont, a statewide organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office, announced Dec. 15 that it has selected its 2022 class. This year’s chosen group of 26 future women political leaders is Emerge Vermont’s largest and […]
First case of the Omicron variant confirmed in Vermont
Officials say boosters necessary The Vermont Dept. of Health announced Saturday, Dec. 18, that it confirmed the state’s first case of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus. Genetic sequencing identified the new variant in a specimen collected on Dec. […]