By Laura Krantz, VTDigger.org Vermont’s ski industry has outgrown the terms of decades-old leases of state land that were designed to help resorts grow and now result in lucrative deals for booming resorts, a state audit released last week found. […]
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State News
Governor Shumlin sworn in for third term
By Laura Krantz, VTDigger.org Gov. Peter Shumlin was re-elected to a third term Thursday morning, Jan. 8, in a secret ballot by a joint assembly of the Vermont Legislature. Shumlin defeated Republican Scott Milne in a 110-69 vote. In the […]
State News
Outside report criticizes DCF handling of child deaths
By Laura Krantz, VTDigger.org The Department for Children and Families failed to follow its own policies and moved too quickly to reunify two children with their families when it was not safe, an outside report released Friday, Nov. 21, found. […]
Opinion
State-subsidized spay-neuter program shut down
By Laura Krantz, VTDigger.org The state this year abruptly shut down a program that helps low-income Vermonters spay and neuter their pets, documents show, leaving pet owners without an affordable way to have their animals fixed and inundating local shelters […]
Opinion
State won’t appeal DOC lawsuit
By Laura Krantz, VTDigger.org The state will not appeal a court decision that deemed it unconstitutional to send male, but not female, inmates out of state, state officials say. In a lower court ruling this summer, Judge Helen Toor ordered […]
Local News
Rutland man released after 21-day Ebola quarantine
By Laura Krantz, VTDigger.org A Rutland man who was quarantined for the past three weeks since he returned from West Africa was released Monday, Nov. 17, the state health department said. Peter Italia, 61, was transported Monday to an undisclosed […]
Featured
Lawmakers to cast ballots for governor
By Laura Krantz, VTDigger.org Lawmakers in January will cast secret ballots to choose Vermont’s next governor, according to state officials and a memo prepared for lawmakers by their attorney. The one-page memo, obtained by VTDigger, outlines the procedure that will […]
State News
Milne declines to concede; awaits official numbers
By Laura Krantz, VTDigger.org As Gov. Peter Shumlin scheduled a 3 p.m. news conference on his slim lead over Republican Scott Milne on Wednesday, Nov. 5, Milne left his hotel vigil without speaking to the media. Just after 2 p.m. […]
State News
Vermont gets low marks on gender equity in elective office
By Laura Krantz, VTDigger.org Vermont ranks 39th in the nation for gender equality in local, state and national elected office, according to a report published last week by Representation 2020, a national group that promotes women in politics. The state […]
State News
Vermont AG charges nonprofit with fiscal mismanagement
By Laura Krantz, VTDigger.org Attorney General Bill Sorrell’s office has filed a petition in court to remove the board of directors of an Upper Valley nonprofit, claiming it allowed the organization’s director to inflate her own salary, pad her expense […]