By Xander Landen/VTDigger Though they adjourned last month, Vermont lawmakers are preparing to log back on to Zoom once again next week. Legislators will return June 23 for a remote veto session, during which Democratic leaders will attempt to revive the three bills […]
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Vermont is 4th in the U.S. for child well-being, annual ranking says
By Lola Duffort/VTDigger Vermont ranks fourth in the nation for overall child wellbeing, according to Kids Count, an annual 50-state report produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, an influential national child welfare nonprofit. The foundation used 16 indicators across four domains […]
All-payer system costs taxpayers more than it saves, state auditor reports
By Kit Norton/VTDigger The administrative costs of running OneCare Vermont, the company that enacts statewide health care reforms, are greater than the Medicaid savings that are credited to its efforts, according to a report issued Monday by State Auditor Doug […]
Delaney Courcelle of Rutland appointed to the Vermont Commission on Women
Governor Phil Scott has appointed Delaney Courcelle of Rutland to serve on the Vermont Commission on Women (VCW), the state’s non-partisan commission working to advance rights and opportunities for women and girls. Courcelle is a senior majoring in Business Administration […]
Vermont hits 80%
Governor lifts all Covid restrictions, recommendations remain in place for the unvaccinated By Hannah Laga Abram Gov. Phil Scott Monday morning lifted all state-mandated Covid-19 restrictions. The state of emergency, in place since March 13, 2020, will expire at midnight […]
Vermont pediatricians advise on keeping kids safe prior to vaccination
Vermont pediatricians are offering guidance to families with children on how to navigate the summer and stay healthy and active. Vaccines are the most effective tool we have to end the Covid-19 pandemic. But as Vermont moves forward with its reopening […]
Maple syrup production down 21% in Vermont
The 2021 Vermont maple syrup production totaled 1.54 million gallons, down 21% from the previous year, according to Pam Hird, New England state statistician of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office (NASS). Vermont maple syrup producers […]
Surveys identify, seek to remove barriers to social services in Rutland
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger It’s hard to connect with social services in Rutland and Bennington counties. That’s the gist of two surveys recently conducted by a group called Families at the Center in Southwestern Vermont, which, through a localized pilot project, […]
Heat breaks records
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger On the heels of abnormally dry conditions, softened but not eliminated by last week’s rain, early June has brought several days of increasingly common record-breaking heat to Vermont. Swimmers flocked to lakefronts and rivers over the weekend and […]
State inches closer to 80% vax goal
At 79.4%, officials are hopeful that threshold could be reached this week By Polly Mikula As of Tuesday, June 8, 79.4% of the eligible population in Vermont has received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, leaving just 3,139 […]