Vermont Fish & Wildlife is offering shooting range improvement grants to encourage upgrades of shooting ranges for enhanced safety and operation. The Shooting Range Improvement Grant Program seeks grant applications from clubs and government agencies involved in the operation of […]
Category: State News
Crews rush to rebuild washed-out railroad bed
By Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger Unusually heavy rain has washed away the railroad bed of a stretch of track in this southern Vermont town, spurring a construction crew to scramble to rebuild the area before the scheduled return of Amtrak service to the […]
Most Vermont parents will begin receiving checks from the IRS this week
By Riley Robinson/VTDigger On July 15, most Vermont parents will begin to receive a new monthly payment from the federal government, as part of the Covid-19 relief signed into law in March. This new monthly payment system is a revision […]
Scott calls electric F-150 pickup a ‘game changer’
By Kit Norton/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott called Ford Motor Co.’s production of an electric F-150 pickup truck a “game changer” for Vermont as the state aims to drastically reduce carbon emissions in the coming years. Scott said during his Tuesday press […]
Education funding task force gets underway
By Lola Duffort/VTDigger A group of lawmakers tasked with proposing an overhaul to Vermont’s K-12 education finance system began their work on Tuesday, electing Sen. Ruth Hardy, D-Addison, and Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, D-Brattleboro, to be its co-chairs. The charge of the […]
Scott vetoes rental registry
Housing bill included statewide inspection system for short- and long-term rentals By Xander Landen/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott on Friday, July 2, vetoed legislation that would have set up a rental registry and statewide system to enforce property safety standards. The governor […]
What we can and can’t say about Vermont’s vaccine breakthrough cases
By Erin Petenko/VTDigger As vaccinations rise throughout the state — hitting 81.9% of eligible Vermonters on June 29 — readers have written to VTDigger to ask: Just how many vaccinated Vermonters have ended up with Covid-19 anyway? The Vermont Dept. […]
Staffing woes prompt state to shift workers from Rutland jail to Springfield prison
By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger Some housing units will be closed at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility in Rutland so workers there can be shifted to the Springfield prison to cover staffing shortages there. “I wouldn’t say it’s dire but […]
Rutland kicks off Lt. Gov. Molly Gray’s Recover Stronger tour
By Ethan Weinstein Lt. Gov. Molly Gray kicked off her Recover Stronger tour in Rutland on Wednesday, June 16. Her goal: learn what Vermonters learned from the pandemic, and what the state should do as it eases back to pre-pandemic […]
All is well after a week without restrictions
State provides update on Delta variant, emergency housing program and veto session By Hannah Laga Abram It’s been a week since Vermont lifted all Covid-19 restrictions — and the skies didn’t fall. On the contrary, as Gov. Phil Scott emphasized […]