Partial repeal of Vermont’s land-use law Act 181 heads to Gov. Phil Scott’s desk
The rollback is a win for a vocal coalition of rural landowners that sprung up this spring to protest the law.
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Vermont enacts the country’s first ban on herbicide linked with Parkinson’s disease
The law gives apple and other fruit farmers, who account for most of the herbicide’s use in the state, until the end of 2030 to fully phase it out.
Vermont House Speaker Jill Krowinski won’t run for reelection
MONTPELIER — Vermont House Speaker Jill Krowinski is not running for reelection, she said Thursday.
Vermont’s education debate rages while schools move on
As lawmakers wrangle over Act 73 and school district consolidation, educators are stacking chairs for the summer without knowing whether their schools will survive the fall.
Vermont’s wildlife agency doesn’t represent Vermont
A major values survey reveals a stunning disconnect between Fish and Wildlife staff and the public they serve.
Inside Vermont’s prisons: What legislators didn’t see.
Staffing shortages, medication failures and lost programming tell a different story than a recent legislative visit to Southern State Correctional Facility suggested.
Mike Pieciak runs again for treasurer — not governor
Pieciak, who has served two terms as treasurer, said he will not be running for governor for a flurry of personal reasons and wants to continue the work in his office.
Put the ‘public’ back in public lands
Vermont's Agency of Natural Resources is moving toward demand-based park fees, shutting people out of choices about lands they co-own.
Lawmakers attempt to reorganize supports for unhoused Vermonters while limiting motel use
The Vermont Senate approved a bill to curb the reliance on motels, but one shelter provider said “It’s not enough money to really be a solutions-based bill.”
Vermont Conversation: Journalist Jasper Craven on the toxic mix of militarism and masculinity
Craven’s new book, “God Forgives, Brothers Don’t: The Long March of Military Education and the Making of American Manhood,” investigates how the U.S. military has shaped American masculinity from the...
Hospitals need to cut spending drastically — but do their plans deliver?
The Agency of Human Services is leading hospitals as they outline visions for more efficiencies and shared services, but the plans don't go far in calculating dollars to be spent and saved.
Judge concerned as Vermont Catholic diocese’s bankruptcy case hits $2M in legal bills
“It’s beyond time for some forward movement,” said Judge Heather Cooper, who’s waiting for the state’s largest religious denomination to submit a fiscal reorganization plan originally due more than...
At the end of the Vermont legislative session, progress happens in fits and starts
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Vermont lawmakers reach state budget deal with funding for UVM athletic complex
House and Senate leaders hashed out the $9.4 billion legislation, which was slated for final approval Friday, during negotiations this week.
‘I finally won something here in Vermont’: Jury acquits gun-range owner of assault
Daniel Banyai, who has been at the center of legal battles in criminal, civil and environmental courts for years, was found not guilty of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.
More Vermont National Guard members are deploying to the region around Iran
Guard officials said the deployment was planned prior to the start of the war in Iran, although the war could impact the role of those deployed.
Vermont Legislature adjourns 2026 session that centered, again, on education reform
“I didn’t get everything I wanted, and neither did you,” Gov. Phil Scott told lawmakers in remarks before they adjourned. “But that’s the way compromise works.”
Vermont Legislature passes landmark education reform without forcing districts to merge
Big questions remain, such as what shape a new education funding formula could take, and how many districts will actually decide to consolidate.
Vermont lawmakers push ahead on new limits on restraining kids in state custody
Also in Final Reading: Visitors from Ghana; and Welch invokes Leahy
More than $20 million of delayed FEMA funds allocated to Montpelier and VTrans
The stalled FEMA funds had delayed the replacement of the Montpelier City Hall elevator, which has been out of commission since the 2023 flood.
Middlebury College to grow its role in housing, jobs
Predevelopment continues for nine college-owned lots in Middlebury’s industrial park — lots that could be shovel-ready by next year for businesses looking to plant roots in the shire town.
Vermonters will vote on equal protection amendment to state constitution this fall
The proposal, which got a final sign-off from the House on Wednesday, is aimed at ensuring all people are treated equally under the law regardless of their race, ethnicity, sex, religion or other identity.
Parents feel ‘blindsided’ by Washington Central school district’s grade reconfiguration
"I think many of us are concerned about the precedent that it sets, that decisions like this could be made unilaterally, without significant community input at all," one parent said.
Overdose deaths in Vermont drop by 25% in 2025
“Our treatment, our intervention, our harm reduction, our recovery services, those are working,” said Vermont Department of Health Interim Deputy Commissioner Shayla Livingston.