With potentially just three weeks left in the legislative session, one of this year’s most controversial bills, the Affordable or Unaffordable Clean Heat bill (depending on your perspective), S.5, cleared the House on Friday after two days of contentious debate. […]
Category: State News
State of Vermont requests help to support growing electric vehicle charging needs
With the growing number of electric vehicles on the road, the state of Vermont is working proactively to find more locations for charging stations. In partnership with Drive Electric Vermont, the state is seeking to identify property and business owners […]
Phil Scott looks to Canada as a source for abortion pill, but Vermont’s drug importation plan is stuck in bureaucracy
By Sarah Mearhoff/VTDigger While federal litigation threatens access to a widely used abortion medication nationwide, Gov. Phil Scott is setting his sights north. Lawmakers and abortion access advocates are scurrying to craft backup plans as a lawsuit making its way through the federal […]
Barnard writer/publicist unclasps velvet rope to reveal adventures as ‘Girl on the Prow’
BARNARD—When life hands you lemons … Hang on for the ride! Sara Widness, a Barnard resident, did just that! She played a pregnant game of ping pong in the psychiatric ward; dressed to the nines on the world’s most famous […]
Vt.’s ‘gold standard’ on PCBs has school leaders terrified
By Emerson Lynn Editor’s Note: Emerson Lynn is editor emeritus at the St. Albans Messenger. If the state of Vermont accepted the Environmental Protection Agency’s standard for airborne polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs], Burlington would not be on the hook for a […]
Relegated to the sidelines
As the session moves along, it seems increasingly clear, at least to this observer, that with increased majorities in the House and Senate this year, legislative leaders do not feel a real need to compromise or listen to objections raised […]
Vermont State University president resigns just months before official launch
By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger Vermont State University president Parwinder Grewal has resigned after less than a year in the position and less than three months before the university is set to officially launch. Controversial changes to libraries and sports programs will also […]
The session is ramping up as it’s winding down
In April we begin the season of rallies and political gatherings on the front lawn of the Statehouse. This past week alone we had two big demonstrations, one supporting our work on childcare (S.56) and one on reducing climate change […]
Pieciak and Senate Democrats hail passage of S.135, the VT Saves Program
In a unanimous vote, the Vermont Senate passed VT Saves, a program championed by state treasurer Mike Pieciak and Senate Democrats, and designed to create greater retirement security for all Vermonters. In Vermont, 45% of employers do not offer retirement […]
CCV launches corrections education initiative
In an effort to reduce Vermont’s recidivism rate and support workforce development, the Community College of Vermont (CCV) is partnering with the Vermont Dept. of Corrections to deliver the Corrections Post-Secondary Education Initiative (CPSEI). Supported by a federal grant from […]