GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT ANNOUNCES ACTION ON S.23 Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today vetoed S.23, a bill that would have mandated an increase to Vermont’s minimum wage. This mandate would have been on top of increases that already occur annually under curr... More »
MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department reports that bear hunters in Vermont had a safe and successful hunting season in 2019. Preliminary numbers show that hunters took a record 750 black bears during the two-part early and late bear seaso... More »
Agency’s first hound dog in more than three decades will specialize in tracking WATERBURY, Vt. (Jan. 29, 2020) — The newest member of the Vermont State Police is 9 weeks old; has long, floppy ears; likes to frolic with coworkers; and has a powerful nose for pu... More »
(January 19, 2020) – Vermont gas prices have fallen 1.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.62/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 626 stations. Gas prices in Vermont are unchanged versus a month ago and stand 20.1 cents per gallon hi... More »
Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today announced the appointment of Jennifer Harlow to become Orleans County sheriff, following Kirk Martin’s resignation last month. Harlow will be the only female sheriff in Vermont at the time of her appointment. “I’m c... More »
Former Barton resident, Christian Gilcris captured this photo of Saturday’s blaze at the south end of Barre on Boynton Street from the back side of Spaulding High School. A sign on the front of the building reads Lacross Memorials. Reports are that several nei... More »
MONTPELIER, Vt. (Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020) — The Capitol Police Department and Vermont State Police issue the following statement on the removal of disruptive protesters from the House Chamber at the Vermont Statehouse on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020:Shortly after Ver... More »
Montpelier, Vt – Vermont is once again the healthiest state in the nation, according to the United Health Foundation’s newly released America’s Heath Rankings annual report. The state moved up three steps to reclaim the top spot in the Foundation’s 30thyear do... More »
Joshua T.B. Williams, MD,a,c John Rice, PhD,b,f Matt Cox-Martin, PhD,f Elizabeth A. Bayliss, MD, MSPH,d,g Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPHc,e,f BACKGROUND: Forty-five states permit religious exemptions to school immunization laws; 15 abstract allow personal belief ex... More »
On November 14, 2019, the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced a multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional law enforcement effort that focused on drug trafficking in the areas of Newport and Saint Johnsbury, Vermont. During the month-long oper... More »
Montpelier – The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation (FPR) and the Center for Rural Studies at the University of Vermont are pleased to announce that a draft Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) is available for public comme... More »
The Center For Behavioral Health Integration, together with the Truth Initiative, are bringing a quit vaping program to Vermont’s youth and young adults With a multitude of flavors available and discrete devices that can easily be concealed, e-cigarette use am... More »
