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House Speaker Jill Krowinski and Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Top Vermont Democrats are distancing themselves from a House leadership proposal to overhaul the state’s pension system as the plan faces mounting criticism from public-sector employees, unions and members of their own party.  The debate has emerged as the thorniest…

Laura Brown uses a stick to unfurl an “Open” banner at the Norwich Farm Creamery store in Norwich on Monday, March 15, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont Technical College is selling two parcels of land in Norwich for $2 million, in part to recoup a $4 million deficit, but a legal document obtained by…

Teams in Vermont are allowed to begin games and competition no earlier than April 17, the state said in its guidance for the spring season.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Gov. Phil Scott drew swift criticism when he said Vermont must vaccinate “Vermonters first.”        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Houses of worship were allowed by the state of Vermont to reopen at reduced capacities a few months after the pandemic began.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Rep. Tom Stevens, D-Waterbury, and chair of the committee that created a bill that apologizes for Vermont’s eugenics movement. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A day before the House of Representatives is scheduled to approve an official apology for Vermont’s role in the eugenics movement, Rep. Tom Stevens, D-Waterbury, briefed the Democratic caucus about what to expect. “I…

Mike Daley receives his first dose of the Covid vaccine at a clinic in Beecher Falls on Monday. The village sits at the northeastern tip of Vermont, in the county with the state’s lowest vaccination rate. Photos by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger BEECHER FALLS — The village of Beecher Falls isn’t technically in the coverage area for…

Documentary filmmakers Patrick McCormack and Duane Peterson III seen in Burlington with Winooski in the background on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger In the past few months, flyers around Burlington have invited people to chime in on an issue they can’t avoid: the noise made by the National Guard’s F-35 fighter jets.…

A “pocket-park” is proposed to replace a 1899 dwelling in Burlington that was damaged by fire in 2018 — and is deemed beyond rescue by its owners        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

A multi-week educational program starting next month will provide Vermonters an opportunity to learn about the law and their legal rights.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Recent vandalism has some South Burlington residents and officials searching for answers. Police have described it as more persistent than usual.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

A first-grade teacher works with her students on the first day of school in Burlington in September 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Legislators got an earful from educators and state employees furious about a proposed pension system overhaul unveiled last week during more than four hours of emotional public testimony given Friday and Monday evening.…

Appointees to the Cannabis Control Board James Pepper (left), Julie Hulburd (center) and Kyle Harris. Gov. Phil Scott announced Monday his picks for Vermont’s three-member Cannabis Control Board, which will regulate the state’s new marijuana marketplace.  James Pepper, a deputy state’s attorney for the Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs, will chair the board.  Julie…

Kyle Dodson is returning to his Greater Burlington YMCA job as president and CEO after six months as Burlington’s director of police transformation. Photo by Grace Elletson/VTDigger The leadership of the Greater Burlington YMCA is supporting Kyle Dodson’s return to the organization as CEO and president — despite news Friday that considerable portions of his…

The Bright Leadership Institute aims to support emerging politicians of color, recognizing the legacy of Vermont’s first African-American female legislator.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

A Twitter user posted a picture of a wild feline and asked people to identify the animal. Take a wild guess at what Vermonters said.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

A tornado near Middlebury caused property damage and several minor injuries. Here’s why this type of event is unusual in Vermont.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

Rep. Bill Lippert, D-Hinesburg, chair of the House Health Care Committee, in a 2019 discussion. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A bill designed to address disparities in Vermont’s health care system won approval Friday from the Vermont House.  The legislation, H.210, would establish a Health Equity Advisory Commission “to promote health equity and eradicate health…

The view to the south from Red Mountain in Arlington, looking over the Batten Kill Valley. Photo courtesy of Donald Campbell ARLINGTON — The Arlington Selectboard has decided to reopen public discussion on a plan to buy 420 acres of mountainous land for hiking and biking, reviving a proposal it squashed in February.  In the…

Though restrictions aren’t as tight as during last year’s holiday, congregations feeling strong pangs of absence as pandemic limits gatherings.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service