By Jim Therrien/VTDigger BENNINGTON — Rep. Kiah Morris, D-Bennington, who has been the target of online racial comments and threats to her safety, has withdrawn her candidacy for re-election just 10 days after winning the Democratic nomination for a third […]
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239 Vermont schools to receive $4 million in grants for safety
Governor Phil Scott recently announced 239 Vermont schools have been awarded school safety grants totaling $4 million, which will fund infrastructure upgrades designed to improve school safety. This funding is possible through a $5 million funding package proposed by Scott […]
GMP gives free powerwall batteries to low income Vermonters
Green Mountain Power is offering Tesla Powerwall 2.0 batteries to 100 eligible customers, free of charge. A $150,000 grant from the Vermont Low Income Trust for Electricity (VLITE) will pay for the cutting-edge technology and installation in the homes of […]
Vermont Foodbank teams-up with the Allstate Foundation to Fight Hunger
Allstate agency owners are coming together to support the Vermont Foodbank by holding a donation drive in their agencies until Sept. 15. Agency owners are calling on residents to support local families and youth as they begin the new school […]
Vermont elections rank No. 1
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Election Data & Science Lab ranked Vermont first overall in elections administration for the 2016 election. The EPI is widely considered by state election administrators as the most reputable elections management index, and provides a […]
Clarkson seeks Senate seat
By Stephen Seitz WOODSTOCK—Democrat Alison Clarkson, who is on her first term in the state Senate, is eager for more. “I love the Senate,” she said. “I love this job, and I’d love to be returned to the Statehouse.” Clarkson […]
Fredette tries again for Rutland-2
By Stephen Seitz WALLINGFORD—Democrat Ken Fredette is one if the three candidates vying for the two seats in the Rutland 2 legislative district, comprising Clarendon, Proctor, Tinmouth, Wallingford and West Rutland. The other two are incumbent Democrat Dave Potter and […]
Gov. Scott names Dan French as Vermont’s next education secretary
By Lola Duffort/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott has named Dan French, a veteran Vermont schools superintendent, to be the state’s next education secretary. Scott has made cost-containment his hallmark education priority, and during a press conference Thursday, Aug. 2 announcing French’s […]
Businesses brace for tariff crunch
By Elizabeth Hewitt/ VTDigger From dairy farms to newsrooms, Vermont businesses are bracing for a crunch from trade tensions between the United States and other countries caught up in a tariff tit-for-tat. State officials say they do not yet have […]
Social Security income tax exemptions are now in place
By Xander Landen/VTDigger About 40,000 Vermonters who receive Social Security benefits will see more money in their pockets this year, after Gov. Phil Scott and lawmakers moved to slash the state tax on the benefits for low- and moderate-income earners. […]