By Emma Cotton/VTDigger It’s hard to connect with social services in Rutland and Bennington counties. That’s the gist of two surveys recently conducted by a group called Families at the Center in Southwestern Vermont, which, through a localized pilot project, […]
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Heat breaks records
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger On the heels of abnormally dry conditions, softened but not eliminated by last week’s rain, early June has brought several days of increasingly common record-breaking heat to Vermont. Swimmers flocked to lakefronts and rivers over the weekend and […]
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State inches closer to 80% vax goal
At 79.4%, officials are hopeful that threshold could be reached this week By Polly Mikula As of Tuesday, June 8, 79.4% of the eligible population in Vermont has received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, leaving just 3,139 […]
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Vermont Student Anti-Racism Network donates anti-racist books to elementary schools
The Vermont Student Anti-racism Network (VSARN) is a youth-led group founded last summer to bring a diverse group of students together from around the state to advocate for anti-racist education. The organization endeavors to make an impact by undertaking projects […]
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New ruling says public dollars can go to religious schools
By Lola Duffort/VTDigger A new federal appeals court ruling has once again chipped away at Vermont’s long-standing prohibition against sending public tuition dollars to religious schools. The Alliance Defending Freedom, the powerful Christian legal group litigating the case on behalf of four Vermont […]
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On the upcoming veto session: A time and a place
By Rep. Jim Harrison The recently adjourned Vermont Legislature will be heading back to a virtual session on June 23 to take up a couple of bills vetoed by Governor Scott. These bills would allow non-citizens to vote in Montpelier […]
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Universal mail-in voting becomes law in Vermont
Advocacy groups, civic organizations, and businesses hailed a brand-new law requiring ballots to be mailed to all active Vermont voters in general elections moving forward. The policy that was put in place as a one-time emergency measure in 2020 during […]
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Bridge Program aimed to fill gaps of businesses losses
Aimed at those who have not yet received aid or continue to see losses despite aid Governor Phil Scott, the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) and the Dept. of Economic Development (DED) announced Thursday, June 3, the launch […]
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‘It’s a matter of days’ before all mandates are lifted, gov says
By Polly Mikula Vermont is just days away from hitting its threshold to remove all Covid-related health restrictions, state officials said Tuesday, June 1. When 80% of the state’s eligible population is vaccinated (one dose administered to residents 12 years […]
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State to receive $4 million for youth summer programs
Governor Phil Scott and Sen. Bernie Sanders help 100 programs receive grants to expand offerings for state’s Summer Matters initiative Governor Phil Scott, Senator Bernie Sanders and Vermont Afterschool announced Friday, May 28, the recipients of the Summer Matters for […]