After Democrats flip Senate, VT’s Patrick Leahy will be 3rd in line for the presidency

Leahy, now in his eighth term representing Vermont, was first elected in 1974 and has served longer than all but four senators in U.S. history.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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In inaugural address, Gov. Phil Scott says pandemic recovery offers opportunity

Vermont is facing a tough winter as the pandemic continues its spread across the state, Scott said during his inaugural address Thursday.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Ski patrol included in first wave vaccination of health care workers

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In inaugural address, Scott outlines plan to weather ‘the remaining storm’ of Covid-19

Gov. Phil Scott delivers his inaugural address in Montpelier on Thursday. He delivered the speech remotely instead of before the joint assembly of the Legislature as is custom. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger This story was updated at 10:42 p.m. In his third inaugural address Thursday evening, Gov. Phil Scott pledged to focus this legislative session…

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FULL TEXT: Gov. Phil Scott’s 2021 inaugural address

Gov. Phil Scott delivered his third inaugural address on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Below is the full transcript provided by the governor’s office. My fellow Vermonters: Good evening.   I’m honored to speak with you tonight, to have earned your trust through challenging times and to serve as Governor of the state I love.   The past year…

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Vermont’s Electoral College votes, counted after U.S. Capitol violence, secure Biden/Harris win

Vermont’s three Electoral College votes were counted just after 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 7, 2021, hours after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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President Trump blocked from posting to Facebook, Instagram ‘indefinitely,’ at least through end of term

President Donald Trump has been blocked from posting to Facebook and Instagram indefinitely after posts about the Capitol riots, Mark Zuckerberg said.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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What to know about a mysterious condition that has been affecting kids who have had COVID

A debilitating condition has been affecting some children who have had COVID-19. What to know about MIS-C in Vermont.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Dan DeWalt: No joy for a trauma nation

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Dan DeWalt, an artisan and activist interested in democracy and the Constitution. He writes from South Newfane. “THAT the Heathen People amongst whom we live and whose Land the Lord God of our Fathers hath given to us for a rightful Possession, have at sundry times been plotting mischievous…

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Robert Sand: Indigent have right to public defenders for any charge

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Robert Sand, who is the founding director of the Center for Justice Reform at Vermont Law School and a former Windsor County state’s attorney. He is also the high bailiff-elect for  Windsor County. “The spirit of liberty remembers that not even a sparrow falls to earth unheeded.” So wrote…

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Elayne Clift: Why are powerful women so threatening?

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Elayne Clift, who writes from Saxtons River. She has taught Women’s and Gender Studies at various colleges in the US and abroad.   For first lady Hillary Clinton it was wearing hairbands. Michelle Obama bared her arms, which (white) first ladies had done before her. First lady Jill Biden, who…

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Vermont sugaring season 2021: See how local sugarmakers are gearing up to tap for sap

Vermont sugarmakers are kicking off 2021 by getting ready for sugaring season. Here’s a peek at what this looks like around the state.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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A new COVID-19 strain was found in one of Vermont’s neighboring states. What we know.

A new, possibly more contagious strain of the COVID-19 vaccine has been found in New York. Vermont officials say it will likely be found here too.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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VT gas prices neared record lows since the pandemic began. Are we due for a surge in 2021?

Global oil production may not return as quickly as demand if the pandemic is brought under control, according to an analysis of 2021 prices.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Allen Gilbert: 2020’s zero fatal police shootings is a return to what was once normal

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Allen Gilbert, of Worcester, who is a former journalist, teacher, and ACLU-VT executive director. Last year he researched fatal police shootings in Vermont over the 50 years from 1970 to 2019. He has followed that up by examining the previous 50 years, from 1920 to 1969. He begins by…

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John Bossange: Trump needs a family intervention

Editor’s note: This commentary is by John Bossange, a retired middle school principal who now volunteers on a number of nonprofit boards in the Burlington area. Someone, or some group must now step in and convince President Donald Trump to leave office before Jan. 20. We can’t have any more time pass to let this…

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Tom Rogers: Our disregard for nature is making us sick

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Tom Rogers, of Stowe, who is associate director of philanthropy at The Nature Conservancy in Vermont. On a warm summer evening this past July, I arrived home feeling unusually worn down. I’d been exhausted all day, and I was soon overcome with waves of crippling chills, my fever spiked,…

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Are you next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine? How the rollout will continue in Vermont

Vaccination for Vermonters in the first priority group is continuing through January. What happens after the first group is complete?         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont now has the first battery-powered Statehouse in the nation

Vermont became the first state in the nation to install battery backup power in its statehouse, reducing carbon emissions and helping power the grid.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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By the numbers: UVM basketball freshman Anna Olson piling up weekly America East honors

Freshman Anna Olson continues strong start to her UVM basketball career with another conference weekly player of the week award.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Burlington City Council fails to override veto of new police oversight board

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Officials say resorts aren’t responsible for rising Covid-19 cases in ski towns

A closed shop near the Mount Snow ski area in Dover. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger A number of businesses in Dover have temporarily closed or altered operations after a recent spike in cases left the small town of around 1,100 residents worried about an outbreak.  In the past two weeks, Dover, home of ski resort…

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