On May 17, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders has introduced legislation to provide tuition-free higher education for students at 4-year colleges and universities in the United States. “We live in a highly competitive global economy and, if our economy is to […]
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Kids will do better if Montpelier partners with communities
By Paul A. Cillo The Legislature can work with local communities to improve education or it can push them around. That’s the choice at the heart of the education debate in Montpelier this year. But so far lawmakers are not showing […]
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Vermont Health Connect insurers request premium increases
By Morgan True, VTDigger.org The two insurers participating in the Vermont Health Connect insurance exchange are seeking rate increases from state regulators for next year’s plans. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont is seeking an 8.4 percent increase and MVP […]
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Waitsfield bank robberies investigated
Staff report Investigations continue into the armed robberies that occurred at the Northfield Savings Bank in Waitsfield on two successive Tuesdays, April 28 and May 5. It is unknown if the two armed robbery incidents are connected. On Tuesday, April 28, […]
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Vermont pedestrian on tracks killed by train
On Saturday, May 9, at about 10:45 a.m., VSP Royalton troopers and White River Valley Ambulance personnel responded to a stretch of train tracks running parallel to Vermont 12A in the town of Braintree for a report of a train/pedestrian […]
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Deal struck on solar siting requirements
By John Herrick, VTDigger.org Towns and solar energy developers have reached a temporary compromise over how to better locate solar energy projects across the state. The Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee unanimously approved an amendment to the state’s renewable […]
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., mothers square off on vaccines
By Morgan True, VTDigger.org As the House bears down on a potential vote to remove the philosophical exemption for the immunizations required to enter school, new voices entered the polarizing debate on Tuesday, May 5. The Senate-passed bill would not […]
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Senate passes TV tax, drops candy, rejects income tax increase on the rich
By Anne Galloway and Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org The Senate gave final approval to the money bills on Friday. Amendments that would have pushed forward the Shumlin administration’s request to cut $8 million from the budget didn’t materialize, and the budget […]
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State warns heroin users of fentanyl-laced product
The Vermont State Police and the Department of Health are warning heroin users to be aware of the proliferation of doses containing a mixture of heroin and fentanyl or, in some cases, pure fentanyl, a powerful narcotic that has caused […]
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Federal ruling paves the way for GMO trial
Staff report A federal judge Monday, April 27, dismissed an attempt to block the implementation of Vermont’s law requiring the labeling of food containing genetically engineered ingredients. U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss dismissed a preliminary injunction brought by the […]