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Rep. Martin Lalonde, D-South Burlington, listens at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The House has passed a bill that ensures a crime victim would know if the person accused of the crime is set free because they were found incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by…

Sen. Kesha Ram, D-Chittenden, tried when she was a House member to ban expulsion of the youngest students from school. Now, five years later, the ban appears about to happen. File photo by Morgan True/VTDigger Vermont is poised to ban most suspensions and expulsions for kids under 8 in public schools. S.16, a school discipline…

Pedestrians walk up Church Street in Burlington on Friday, May 14, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Updated at 7:45 p.m. BURLINGTON — Burlington business owners appear conflicted about new state and federal guidance that people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 no longer have to wear masks indoors. Some are celebrating the change in policy…

Vermont mask mandate, additional COVID restrictions change amid vaccine push and CDC announcement.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

A cross between soccer, basketball and football, Ultimate is in its second year as a VPA-sanctioned varsity sport.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Hardwick Electric Dept. suffered a $1.67M embezzlement in 2010. The utility just settled a lawsuit against its accountants for nearly $1M.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

The Vermont Statehouse on August 24, 2020. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The Vermont House of Representatives overwhelmingly supported a resolution on Thursday that requires legislators to conduct their business inside the Statehouse 30 days after Gov. Phil Scott lifts the Covid-19 state of emergency.   The measure, H.R.11, almost passed unanimously, but one mystery dissenter could…

Dartmouth Hall at Dartmouth College. Photo by Geoff Hansen/Valley News This story by Anna Merriman was first published in the Valley News on May 14. Future Dartmouth College students whose families make up to $125,000 will be able to qualify for full-tuition scholarships without taking out any loans, the college announced this week. The decision…

Rep. Heidi Scheuermann, R-Stowe, listens at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Thursday, April 11, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger This article by Tommy Gardner was first published in the Stowe Reporter on May 13. Stowe residents voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to leave the Lamoille South School District, two and a half years after the state forced…

Built along the border in the 1860s, the general store served both countries for over a century.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

A retired Lake Champlain ferry will be scrapped, rather than sunk, in the wake of concerns over water pollution.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

One Vermont school made the top 50 most influential private high schools in the nation. Find out which one and why it ranks number 27.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Gov. Phil Scott speaks to reporters following a press conference at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Thursday, May 6, 2021. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Republican Gov. Phil Scott is on the clock to take action on legislation that clarifies that law enforcement officers can use chokeholds in certain circumstances. The governor has until just before…

Burlington High School students had to switch to learning remotely because of PCB contamination and have continued their studies at a former Macy’s department store. Photo by Mark Johnson/VTDigger Schools across Vermont may soon be testing their facilities for radon and PCBs if separate legislative proposals make it into law. But lawmakers right now plan…

Green Mountain Care Board member Tom Pelham speaks during a meeting in Montpelier on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermonters spent $6.5 billion on health care in 2019, and costs continue to rise, according to recent data from the Green Mountain Care Board.  The yearly price tag for health care soared to…

Locals Kat Wright, Ray Vega and Dwight & Nicole, and out-of-towner Marc Ribot, will perform in person. Virtual events include Wynton Marsalis.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Marcelle Leahy, wife of Sen. Patrick Leahy, has begun outpatient treatment for a chronic form of adult leukemia.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Project Graphics saw its business producing marketing materials dry up with the pandemic, but used its connections in China to begin importing masks.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Sen. Jane Kitchel, D-Caledonia, confers with Sen. Chris Pearson, P-Chittenden, at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger With just a week to go before the Vermont Legislature is scheduled to adjourn, state budget writers have a fresh challenge on their hands. The conference committee tasked with reconciling House-…

Rep. Anne Donahue, R-Northfield, speaks on the floor of the House at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Lawmakers are asking for action to reduce wait times for kids in emergency rooms. The House Committee on Health Care sent a list of requests to a host of state…

Stephanie Churchill, a justice of the peace in St. Johnsbury, opens advance ballot envelopes during a processing session on Oct. 22, twelve days prior to Election Day. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The Vermont House on Tuesday approved legislation that would make universal mail-in voting a permanent feature of the state’s general elections.  The bill, S.15,…

COVID caused stress for most Vermonters, whether in parenting or sharing spaces with a partner. Here’s how couples’ relationships changed.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service