By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger.org Speaker of the House Mitzi Johnson has launched a public campaign for an overhaul of education funding — and a drastic reduction in property taxes for Vermonters — that she hopes will take effect as soon as this coming fal... More »
By Colin Meyn, VTDigger.org Aplan to set up a state drug wholesaler that will import drugs from Canada in a bid to reduce prescription drug prices in Vermont was sent to the House on Wednesday after being approved by the Senate Health and Welfare Committee. Th... More »
By Mike Polhamus, VTDigger.org The most widely-used class of pesticides in the country may be banned for home use in Vermont, if a bill aimed at protecting the state’s pollinators becomes law. The bill, H.688, under consideration by the House Agriculture Commi... More »
By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger.org There are nearly 7,000 teachers in Vermont, 75 percent of whom are women. Nearly 90 percent of paraprofessionals in Vermont schools are women. And a majority of those surveyed recently don’t like what comes out of Montpeli... More »
By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger.org Vermont taxpayers received some good news Tuesday with word that education property taxes are likely to rise by a smaller rate because of lower school spending. In December, the state Tax Department and Agency of Education... More »
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org WASHINGTON — Gov. Phil Scott and members of his administration encouraged lawmakers in Congress Tuesday to consider expanding Medicare to cover opioid addiction services. Scott and Human Services Secretary Al Gobeille appeared... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org The House Republican leader is proposing a bill that would allow for drug testing of people receiving financial assistance through a state program for low-income families. If a test comes back positive for an illegal substance, a... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 7, 2018 State government is capable of coming up with some pretty bad ideas, but Representative Brian Smith of Derby called attention to a doozy last week. Mr. Smith, who is also a longtime selectman, held a mini-hearing for ot... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 7, 2018 Several recent developments in the civil fraud suit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Ariel Quiros and Bill Stenger suggest it’s nearing its conclusion. On February 2, the SEC asked U.S... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 7, 2018 Once again, Northeast Kingdom viewers will have local favorites to cheer on as the Winter Olympics open this week in South Korea. Although not all of them were born and raised locally, the Craftsbury Outdoor Center wi... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 7, 2018 DERBY — The long-planned overhaul of the Dailey Memorial Library in Derby is finished. Outside, a new entrance facing the junior high school pays tribute to the historic façade still in place on the road side of the b... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 7, 2018 NEWPORT — Mike Paradis, executive director of Newport Ambulance, wants things to slow down. Since news of Derby Line Ambulance’s difficulties and probable demise has spread, many towns in northern Orleans County have be... More »
