Gov. Scott signs bill to allow Vermont to make its own vaccine recommendations: In visit to Vermont Statehouse, Japanese diplomats talk business and baseball; ICE agents chased the wrong man into a South Burlington home, court filings say; Brattleboro nurses union approves potential strike; Rutland community and city leaders weigh in on plans for new Walmart Supercenter in Rutland town
House to consider $9.3 billion state budget, 7% property tax hike.
Second time in three days.
Following an investigation, troopers arrested Malik O. Hardy, 25, of Bennington, on charges including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated stalking with a deadly weapon, reckless endangerment, grossly negligent operation, criminal threatening, and disorderly conduct.
“Foundational” first step toward Cap & Invest Carbon Tax passes on a near party line vote after Republican fight.
Get tough on youthful offenders, ban paraquat, address truancy and recidivism
Pentagon expected to send thousands of soldiers from U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to Middle East; Emergency playbook for worldwide crises quietly released: ‘Get ready for lockdown 2.0’; Pentagon asks White House for $200Billion as Trump considers deployment of thousands of troops for next phase in war with Iran
Some worry that an overemphasis on environmental protection will violate existing property owners’ rights and force everyone into dense, restricted living situations—sometimes described as “concentrated animal feeding operations” (CAFO), a term usually reserved for large agricultural facilities.
The push to legalize the world’s oldest profession fizzles (for now).
Six taken to hospital after Arlington, Vermont bus crash; Burlington Police Department receives 121 complaints following ICE operation on Dorset Street; Former Northeast Kingdom Human Services employee sues agency over alleged Medicaid fraud; Vermont sues U.S. Department of Agriculture
Since their peak less than three years ago, opioid overdose deaths dropped nearly by half as of October, according to a Stateline analysis.
Some senators want to repeal the road rule. Others seek to delay implementation until 2030.
Lawmakers on the House Ways and Means Committee have moved to block participation in a new federal tax credit program that could direct private donations toward student scholarships.
The estate of a local man, who claims he died from mistreatment at the Rutland Regional Medical Center in February 2025 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the hospital.
The cost of operating public schools in Vermont has been “a runaway train,” and no one seems to be able to get on board to control it. However, cost also comes in other forms that are not necessarily quantifiable in dollars and cents.
After warning her, Zorn used a “rear wristlock” technique—placing her arm behind her back and applying pressure—to lift her to her feet.
The incident occurred shortly after midnight when a masked man entered the store, displayed a weapon, threatened the clerk and demanded money.
Middlesex man seriously injured in I-89 crash; Norwich University women’s hockey clinches Frozen Four berth; When Vermont’s treatment landscape shifts, community providers step up; Old North End Restaurant Week,’ Connecting people and businesses through food
Also, Mittica on Act 181.
VNRC isn’t listening to Vermont. They’re doubling down.
Explicit language warning on Brattleboro News/Planet Hank report about fast food workers overdosing.
Ayala, 34, of Hartford had an extraditable arrest warrant out of the state of Connecticut for a parole violation.
The wetlands updates are required by the Flood Safety Act, Act 121, passed in 2024.
Senator Hinsdale: the invitation to join us is genuine. But joining us means asserting your leadership to get results—not publishing a commentary explaining why delay is the response we needed.
Under Mamdani’s expropriating death tax plan, once an estate hits $750,000 in value, the confiscatory 50% rate applies to all assets, not just the amount above that figure.
This isn’t about urban versus rural. Every part of Vermont depends on working lands, housing, open space, and economic opportunity.
Act 181 opponents home to fill the State House lawn Tuesday at noon.
The impact caused catastrophic damage to Pellerin’s vehicle, with the cab separating from the frame.
Salary increases for Vermont’s statewide elected officials are moving forward as part of a broader biennial bill that adjusts state employee wages based on collective bargaining agreements (CBAs).
At issue is Vermont’s Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) system, which currently guarantees up to 10 hours per week of publicly funded preschool for most 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds. The program, fully implemented in 2016, operates through a mix of public schools and private childcare providers.
The ‘Cave Dwellers’ are catching on.
Call your senators and Sens. Thune and Fetterman – phone numbers provided.
The constitutional rights of faith-based organizations operating in Vermont may be under attack with the passage of a bill on Thursday.
Act 181 reform goes to floor next week/ School reform now ‘Act 46 2.0’?/ Local highway $$ redirected to statewide reappraisal
Migrant detained by ICE in South Burlington granted bond; Second person charged with burglary in Tractor Supply Company thefts; High-energy dance party group for 30+ crowd grows legs in Vermont
In Vermont, a person could be convicted of ten separate offenses in a year, receive short sentences or probation on each one, and none of it would register as recidivism in the state’s data.
The FAA–BETA “Other Terms Agreements,” setting safety rules, limits, and reporting for Vermont airspace remain unsigned—and are key to everything that follows.
An autopsy of a homicide in the Northeast Kingdom town of Brownington was completed Thursday, March 19 at the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington. The Vermont State Police is able to identify the victim as Alton Wheeler, 79, of Brownington.
Vermont is one of only three states with no safety-valve restrictions on how much a property tax bill can increase in a given year. In the months ahead, the Legislature should examine how the other 47 states manage this issue, identify policies that could work here, and adapt them to Vermont’s unique circumstances. Property taxpayers deserve both immediate relief and long-term predictability.
In the week after the Crossover deadline, the Vermont House has been busy passing bills. Below are all of the bills passed in the House and sent to the Senate this week.
Beeman Elementary has canceled the entire DEI unit due to alleged communications that threaten the safety of students and staff.
Police to testify in joint hearing following South Burlington ICE activity; South Burlington School Board to meet after ICE protest near schools, safety concerns take center stage; Legislative panel votes against keeping southern Vermont judge on the bench; Fight over Middlebury College chapel name argued before Vt. Supreme Court
Reports and online reviews raise concerns about illicit activity
Three respondents from Corinth reported 670 acres were affected by drought, causing $325,000 in losses.
Ariana Rodger, 43, was taken into custody late March 18 in connection with the death of a man found at a residence on Willoughby Lake Road. She has been charged with second-degree murder, first-degree aggravated domestic assault, and violation of conditions of release.
The U.S. has spent $8 trillion on post-9/11 wars, including at least $2.2 trillion in obligations to care for veterans over the coming decades.
The Green Mountain State favors criminals above public safety.
Peaceful protesters don’t mind being directed by police. Agitators do – and suckerpunch the cops, Morrison said.
Memoli has a sex crime record going back as far as 2008.
Five arrested by Border Patrol in Plattsburgh on human smuggling charges; Federal judge orders man detained by ICE in South Burlington to remain in custody; ICE Tours VT hosts guided tour to multiple DHS facilities across Chittenden County; Vermont police investigate death in Brownington
One Big Beautiful Bill gives scholarship donors $1700 federal tax credit – but Dem majority doesn’t want it
Burlington Democrat Rep. Bob Hooper’s statement of resignation from the Vermont House published in the Tuesday, March 17 House Journal underscores several points he made in his Monday, March 16 interview with the Vermont Daily Chronicle.
Public access television is looking to the state government for additional funding to preserve programming.
Forrest MacGregor takes care of the community and hundreds of years of Randolph history.
The fundamental mission of state wildlife agencies is not animal welfare—it is resource management for human use and profit.
Trump’s top counterintelligence official quits in protest over Iran as he issues blistering statement claiming Israel dragged U.S. into war; Trump says he’s ‘not afraid’ of Vietnam-style ground combat in Iran; Trump calls Zelensky the ‘last person we need help from’
A family who has lived on their land for 100 years and wants to give their child a piece of that land to build a road and home may not be able to afford these new cost burdens.
Rutland’s write-in mayoral election was already a week over, and a triumphant Tom Donahue joined a business chamber mixer last Tuesday to press the flesh and thank voters. No surprise: his wife Gayle, a frequent campaign partner and prolific social media supporter of her husband, was by his side. “I wouldn’t be anywhere without her,” the incoming mayor frequently said during the campaign.
Logan Clegg was convicted of killing Steven and Wendy Reid in April 2022. Police searched for months for the killer before Clegg was arrested in Vermont in October 2022 after authorities tracked him down in a Burlington public library. Clegg is a former employee of a Burlington grocery store, according to other news reports.
S.326, a miscellaneous bill introduced by the Senate Transportation Committee, makes a number of technical and minor changes to Vermont’s transportation laws. These include increasing the amount towing companies may charge and requiring life preservers during cold-weather months. Another provision would raise the penalty for getting stuck in Smuggler’s Notch from $1,000 to $10,000 for a first offense.
Belmore threw a liquefied petroleum gas cylinder at police then advanced on them with a blunt metal object.
Vermont Green FC getting ready to host first round of US Open Cup 2026; Woman detained by ICE agents in South Burlington ordered released; Bennington agency settles with the state over service failures for adults with developmental disabilities; Brattleboro prepares for mud season road impacts
Rep. Mike Tagliavia (R-Corinth) will promote H.89, the statewide school choice bill he introduced last year, at a press conference at 1 PM today, Tuesday March 17 in the Cedar Creek Room.
With crossover week fully behind us, lawmakers begin the work of finalizing the bills that passed successfully from policy committees by the deadline.
Many legislators believe the bills will help children and adolescents that are uncomfortable talking to their parents about their mental health issues, and help children that are homeless and without guardians, but both bills cast a much wider net.
A proposal discussed this week in the House Environment Committee could change how Vermont regulates small livestock operations, raising questions among farm groups about enforcement authority, water quality oversight, and the role of municipal zoning.
If you had Exxon, Shell, Occidental, BP sitting on one side of the negotiating table, people would be up in arms! Why not the same for the heavy handed teachers’ unions. We also need to identify all legislators who have received political donations from these same unions and call them out on their voting records.
Malnourished huskies rescued in raid on Hyde Park barn.
To illustrate the rug/dress color coordination, Hooper said, the member got down on the floor of the committee room and rolled around.
All but three House Democrats signed a letter calling on Hooper, a Vietnam veteran and lawmaker representing North Burlington since 2019, to resign his seat in the Legislature
Josh’s House celebrates five years of supporting veterans; Vermont lawmakers narrowly advance bill increasing gun restrictions and crimes; Strong wind Monday could lead to scattered power outages
Smoke and fire pouring out of the truck greeted I-89 exit 10 traffic – including this reporter.
Digger, VDC ‘not going to cover Vermont high school basketball game,’ Perchlik says
Six years after Covid-19 began, it’s time to be heard.
The two top Dem fundraisers challenging John Rodgers for lieutenant governor both have received $$ from backers of U.S. senators past and present.
CT teenager charged with felony drug possession after raid on drug house jailed – for now.
“Do not wait to take down your birdfeeders and bearproof your yard until a bear comes to visit,” said Jaclyn Comeau, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s bear biologist.
As cross-over day in the VT Legislature came and went on Friday and more electric buses burst into flames, so did many of our hopes for any real progress this legislative session toward solving Vermont’s affordability crisis. To make any significant change we need more legislators who are serious about addressing this crisis.
The evening event will feature a special performance by Vermont musician Grace Potter.
How do we make it easy to vote, but hard to cheat? Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Rob Roper, Montpelier City Clerk John Odum, and Ron Lawrence will explain their positions.
4 Army drone systems stolen from Kentucky base ; Iran war death toll climbs to 13 after all crew onboard U.S. refueling plane died in crash; Italy’s Meloni breaks with Trump over Iran war; Zelensky considering suspending elections for years
While Vermont is now well-known for its breweries, the state has a complicated history when it comes to alcohol. It boasted one of the longest prohibitionary periods, even before the arrival of Prohibition in 1919, and out of that environment came a Burlington company that became well known for its drinks throughout Vermont and New England: M. & F.C. Dorn Company.
When Thomas Jefferson wrote, “they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness,” the definition of those words mattered. All 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence had to understand exactly what the document claimed, and agree with it, before they would sign their Lives, Fortunes, and sacred Honor to defend its cause.
Baker was suspended from her position the same day the drug was discovered and resigned three days later, on Oct. 27, 2025.
If a skimming device is discovered during a visit, trained personnel will remove and collect the device for further analysis.
According to investigators, authorities received a report that Stryker had been involved in a sexual relationship with a juvenile.
The novel may be abrasive, but it is also alert, literate, and deeply rooted in Vermont — just not the Vermont we usually like to imagine.
The road rule would be delayed, and rural properties affected by develop regulation would be taxed accordingly.
Iran was close to acquiring a nuclear weapon within weeks which would put the region and the United States in grave danger.
The event helps support the organization’s efforts to promote Vermont’s outdoor traditions and provide youth education programs.
The Champlain Valley School District, which operates a fleet of about 60 buses including eight leased electric models (valued at roughly $400,000 each through a partnership with Highland Electric Fleets and EPA grant funding), has grounded its remaining electric buses as a precaution.
32 candidates become new citizens at Chittenden naturalization ceremony; Several detained during protest of ICE operation in South Burlington; $4 million announced for Brattleboro workforce housing project; Burlington mayor confirms use-of-force review involving one police officer
House rep’s resignation after a harassment probe, a key senator defending the controversial “road rule” on rural development, and Burlington’s mayor shutting down online criticism of police in an ICE raid.
The road rule is the sticking point in Act 250 reform legislation. The current law, Act 181, strictly limits rural development on parcels with 800 ft. or more of on-property or adjacent road.
It’s Friday of Crossover Week, and the Vermont House has a very full agenda of legislation up for action today.
A Vermont school choice advocacy group is asking concerned Vermonters to contact their legislators and attend a Tuesday press conference as the Legislature considers school choice legislation.
Latest evidence: Their overdose prevention center fiasco….
Krowinski commended the complainant, who is not named in the letter, for “an extraordinarily courageous action.”
Without local police on site, the mayor warned, the situation could have spiraled into the kind of unchecked escalation seen in Minneapolis during past ICE engagements, where absent municipal support reportedly contributed to extreme violence and civilian deaths.
The deal that positions the Vermont company to move from test flights to commercial airline operations.
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