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Orleans District One: Drug, jobs, landfill and school taxes spark debate
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — In the Orleans One district of the state House of Representatives, two incumbents presently represent Brownington, Charleston, Derby, Holland, and Morgan. Representatives Lynn Batchelor of Derby Line and Brian Smith of Derby showed... More »
Orleans Two candidates debate issues
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Cheerful moderator Scott Wheeler offered some encouraging words Monday evening to the three candidates seeking to represent Orleans District Two in the state House of Representatives. Before he began questioning them in front of... More »
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Mourning the end of Holland’s school
by Joseph Gresser HOLLAND — Staff at Holland Elementary School are just beginning to come to terms with their school closing at the end of June. Town voters reluctantly decided, by a more than two to one margin, to shut the doors in order to keep the state ... More »
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The growing challenges of life on the border
by David Dudley BEEBE PLAIN — Many residents along the northern border remember a time, before September 11, 2001, when the line that separated the United States and Canada was more of an abstract concept than concrete reality. But with terrorist attacks occu... More »
Scientists explore deterioration of cleanest lakes in Vermont
By Elizabeth Gribkoff, VTDigger.org A view from the fishing access to one of the hundreds of freshwater lakes scattered throughout Vermont. Photo by Ellen Bartlett/VTDigger As the debate goes on over what to do about the state’s water quality crisis, scientist... More »
Vermont LGBT youth four times more likely to attempt suicide, survey shows
By Kelsey Neubauer, VTDigger.org A new survey found that high school-age lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students in Vermont are over four times more likely to attempt suicide than their cisgender and straight peers. The 2017 Youth Risk Behavior survey ... More »
Scott signs individual mandate health insurance bill
By Mike Faher, VTDigger.org Gov. Phil Scott. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott has signed a bill mandating that Vermonters purchase health insurance as of 2020. Some details of the “individual mandate” are still up in the air. For example, ... More »
AG calls on feds to change rule that could sour syrup industry
By Xander Landen, VTDigger.org Attorney General TJ Donovan, center, talks about new FDA maple syrup labelling guidelines at Slopeside Syrup in Richmond. Photo by Xander Landen/VTDigger Vermont’s Attorney General is urging the Food and Drug Administration to ch... More »
Lawmakers list six non-money bills they plan to pass in special session
By Xander Landen, VTDigger.org Senate President Pro Tem Tim Ashe talks about legislative procedures for the special session starting this week. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott has been clear about what he wants for an upcoming special session,... More »
Trump rule change would hit Planned Parenthood in Vermont
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org Lucy Leriche, policy director, Planned Parenthood WASHINGTON — A rule change from the Trump administration could result in a significant funding cut to Planned Parenthood clinics in Vermont and nationwide. The Trump administra... More »
Governor Scott today issued the following statement regarding the release on bail of Jack Sawyer
For Immediate Release Friday, April 27, 2018 Media Contact: Rebecca Kelley, Office of the Governor 802-828-6403 [email protected] STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Scott today issued the following statement regarding ... More »
