Gaffney, a 2024–2025 New York Times climate desk fellow, has reported on federal environmental policy, sea level rise, and extreme weather for the NYT and other major outlets. Her investigative work has earned national recognition, including the prestigious Sidney Award from the Sidney Hillman Foundation.
It comes from the House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure, newly formed this session in part to prioritize digital technology initiatives that had been overshadowed.
Everyone in this country owes our military veterans a debt of gratitude. It’s long past time for the Legislature to pay that debt forward.
Bush official claims U.S. built secret $21T underground ‘city’ for rich and powerful to live if ‘near-extinction event’ happens; ISIS suspect arrested in New Orleans Bourbon Street terror attack that killed 14
“The Ikhwan [Muslim Brotherhood] must understand that their work in America is a kind of grand jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and ‘sabotaging’ its miserable house…”
Ferry Road in Charlotte, Vermont closed due to HAZMAT spill, officials say; Northern Vermont Is a Hot Spot for a Rare Fungal Infection; Large turnout, long lines straddle local DMVs in rush for REAL IDs
Supporters of Act 122 want the Legislature to budget $700,000 to implement the ‘groundbreaking’ law intended to Make Big Oil Pay.’
To be sure, the work can be grueling, the hardships of animal care can be traumatic, and I rarely get a day off. But I have found the simple lives of rural Vermonters to be rich with originality, frugality, and innovative practicality.
St. Johnsbury Police and Vermont State Police are investigating a drive-by shooting of an area man, who was left wounded by 217 Concord Avenue Tuesday afternoon, May 6.
Why the Trumpers could use a little Annie in their lives.
If there is one constant I have witnessed since becoming a Vermont resident in 1988, it is the Legislature’s assigning State agency tasks to costly, out-of-state consultants.
Three Vermont farm workers detained in Louisiana; Efficiency Vermont ending commercial lighting rebate program; Brattleboro officials reduce defeated town budget, yet proposed taxes remain up by double digits
Ex-employee claims her firing due to noting inadequate response. Jordan Houston filed the lawsuit against Washington County Mental Health Services Inc. in Vermont Superior Court in Montpelier on Friday.
There is more farm art than farming in Vermont these days. It is as if the surreal has replaced the real; idyllic sentimentality has displaced the farming culture.
If there’s any benefit at all, it doesn’t get back to the people paying the bills.
Vermont’s ambitious climate goals are about to become very real, and could hit many of us in the wallet.
Action on these measures keeps Vermont at the forefront of climate action while avoiding the pitfalls of unfunded mandates, including those that leave space for unnecessary and counter-productive legal challenges.
A new law may help establish whether there’s a link to mass shooters and antidepressants.
Woodstock Trustees and manager among defendants
Somehow, the fact that Vermont emits the LEAST amount of CO2 in the nation has escaped our legislators and media.
Julio Cesar Romero-Paredes, 46, will continue to be detained pending his sentencing in U.S. District Court by Judge Mary Kay Lanthier in Rutland on Aug. 27.
In many cases, no trial is required to deport them. Whether or not you agree with it, this is the law.
Major outbreak fears as world’s most contagious disease hits baseball game attended by 40,000; Trump announces 100% tariff for movies produced outside U.S.; AOC heckled by ‘hysterical’ protester calling her a “war criminal”
The Woodstock Foundation Board of Directors have agreed to a proposed out-of-court settlement with the former longtime chair and vice chair of the board in their lawsuit over claims they were improperly removed and that the Woodstock Inn & Resort and the Billings Farm & Museum had been mismanaged.
In an effort to provide a perspective from people who are not part of the choir and are not engaging with you, I endeavor to channel what you might hear, if you could find a way.
Special interests have issued their marching orders, and the Democrats are obeying.
Judge orders state to give motel voucher recipients more notice before evicting them; CDC: Animal sedative medetomidine showing up in US illegal drug supply
Zelensky openly threatening Victory Day terrorist attack – Moscow; UK scientists are about to attempt to dim the Sun; H5N1 outbreak the next pandemic?
The U.S. Border Patrol named Mykhailo Ivanchyn, 21, and Ihor Zelskyi, 27, in a criminal complaint with illegally entering the United States at Richford early Monday.
The program allows urbanites to redirect a portion of their income taxes to rural municipalities of their choosing while receiving specialty local products as thank-you gifts.
A vote to repeal the Clean Heat Standard will be held in the Vermont Senate this afternoon. The vote will be close and Lt. Gov. John Rodgers has said he will cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of repeal.
Amazon warehouse plan sparks debate in Essex ahead of board meeting; Thousands rally across the country for May Day in support of workers’ rights and public investment
For the first time, self-employed individuals and workers without employer-provided coverage can voluntarily enroll in the paid leave program, which offers partial income replacement during qualifying family or medical events.
Vermont Employment Growth Incentive program quietly extended without a vote
A supporter says the timber industry feels encouraged by order; a critic says it’s just red meat for Trump’s base.
Over the last two years, “persistently rainy conditions made many forested areas too wet to harvest,” a logging industry rep told legislators.
The incident took place two weeks ago at Off Piste Farm, where a neighbor’s game camera recorded two individuals approaching the property. Vermont State Police recovered the stolen 15 pounds of marijuana in Northfield last week.
Vermont’s 2025 open enrollment sees record numbers for health insurance; Proposed infrastructure financing program would allow even small Vermont towns to incentivize housing
Misch first came into the public eye for leaving critical and racist comments on social media to and about Rep. Kiah Morris (D-Bennington), a black woman married to a white man.
The recent removal and detention of nine Franklin County migrant farmworkers exposes the hypocrisy and failed policy embedded in the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown.
Assessing the future of American cattle herds.
Scott also reiterated that he appreciates immigrant labor when the law isn’t broken.
It’s not the governor’s fault your ridiculous plans are collapsing.
They also claim that the Administration is misinterpreting Title VI, which is U.S. law stating that no one should ever be judged or treated differently in any way for a job or service based on factors such as skin color, race, and so forth.
Maple Fest parade marches on despite the weather; Federal appeals court temporarily halts Öztürk’s transfer to Vermont; Affordable apartments open in Colchester as housing leaders fear federal cuts
Administration wants lawmakers to decrease spending and timeline for implementation before signing education reform bill
Vermont grocery spending ranked; Olympic surgeon named UVM Commencement speaker; Rutland downtown project gets thumbs-up
The unique tests, launched late last year, allow people with an interest in becoming a state trooper to just show up without an appointment, application or taking any prior steps.
On the hook for the bill will be either Hartford taxpayers or Monsanto. The State of Vermont, which requires testing for PCBs in buildings built before 1980, has already stated it will not be giving any financial assistance.
There are actually multiple coal burning electricity plants in the USA that individually produce up to 5X Vermont’s annual emissions! One single plant!
Nasir Hussain, 31, has been in continual federal custody since his arrest in May of 2023 on a wire fraud conspiracy charge.
“This is our THANK YOU to the President and his Teams.”
It looks like a mobile home park. The state says it isn’t. The folks in this Williston neighborhood are frustrated they can’t access the help that classification would afford them.
As an apparent ‘hoax’ crime incident, this case may be an exception to the norm in that most crime hoaxes are often politically motivated.
On Thursday at about 3:00 PM, the Department’s Emergency Response Unit executed a search warrant at 64 Hyde St., concluding an investigation that included “several controlled purchases of narcotics.”
The only way to end this long train of abuses and usurpations is for more voters to become aware of the fact that their state legislators’ policies harm, not help them; and to recruit and elect new leadership that respects the sacred family institution and supports legislation that fortifies parental rights.
Law forbids payout, Life insurance company asks court to hold onto it.
We are seeing the beginning of some strong legislative winds, and not necessarily in the same direction.
The collection amounted to 18 guns. Both accused were prohibited from having firearms due to prior legal troubles.
As reported by Senior Master Sgt. Michael Davis, hundreds of Airmen of the 158th Fighter Wing, are back after spending months deployed at Kadena Air Base in Japan. There will be more airmen, equipment, and F-35 Lightning II planes to return in the coming weeks.
Burlington police try to ID man accused of ‘inappropriate conduct’; Northfield residents turn out to support police chief who has allegedly faced racism, harassment; Sen. Anne Watson: A response to Sec. Moore’s commentary on the Global Warming Solutions Act
The average age of a Vermont tradesman and woman is 56 years old. Our workforce shortage isn’t a distant threat; it’s a present-day reality.
It’s enough to drive you to drink.
The EPA says 600 nanograms is safe. Vermont closes classrooms at 100. What do they know that the rest of the country doesn’t?
Stolen pickup truck with ladders on roof found in Lyndon after high-speed drive
Vermont and 11 other states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy
Rep. Libby’s censure removed her ability to vote or speak on the floor of the Maine House of Representatives. All for pointing out a transgender student athlete.
Mesick also has an earlier arrest in Burlington for aggravated assault for cutting open a man, organs hanging out, in 2013
In the past few weeks, a conversation kicked my ass. It’s about commitment, hard work, focus, and sacrifice.
Klaus Schwab, architect of WEF’s dystopian ‘Great Reset,’ abruptly resigns following allegations of financial and ethical misconduct; Trump accuses Zelensky of harming peace talks
According to Food Connects, 11.3% of farm work in Vermont is performed by H-2A seasonal workers.
Should SNAP food benefits be used to buy restaurant meals?
Vermont School Board Asso. supports H.454 ed plan; Rural Schools Alliance wants voice in education reform; Rutland affordable housing project earns state award for energy excellence
The report, by the free-enterprise Common Sense Institute, also called into question most of the state’s “housing first” approach, saying it “may not be the best approach to addressing this challenge.”
The effort has been greatly helped be targeting sea lamprey which were attacking the trout.
At about 3:25 in the afternoon, State Police were contacted by the property management of the Prospect Mountain Ski Area in Woodford. Police say that the resort crew “reported finding a suspected hand grenade in a container while conducting cleanup near the parking lot.”
Vermont grows programs without data or limits
Most witnesses have supported the bill, but a few concerns have come up about free speech and news media’s liabilities.
Tate is a former Republican two-term representative from Killington in the Vermont House from 2015 to 2017. During his second term, he resigned his seat to serve overseas in the Navy.
Or will the policy expand to cover school board elections and more?
Environmental advocates rally outside of Montpelier State House lawn for Earth Day; Underhill Central School wins battery recycling contest
An internationally known scientist based in Los Angeles was found guilty Friday in federal court in Burlington on all 3 counts in a “Murder for Hire” and wire fraud case that showed he was the mastermind in the killing seven years ago in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.
“Attaining R1 status will extend UVM’s ability to attract the best talent, secure groundbreaking grants, and contribute to solving global challenges.”
Farmers say it helps secure their bottom line, and officials in and outside the Legislature say it’s vital to curbing hunger.
Lawmakers and officials agree it isn’t ideal to imprison Vermonters out of state, but they say bringing them back would put in-state prisons dangerously over capacity.
The 80th anniversary of two significant events, this Spring.
Dead body found floating in Lake Champlain, police say; Marijuana hospital visits linked to dementia diagnosis within 5 years, study finds
“So we’re looking at nearly 50% with mental health [needs]… Large numbers, one in five with a developmental disability, nearly one in three with a physical disability. And so that is the type of people that this legislation would impact.”
Kelly on the Red Cross prying into gender; Smith on blind obedience to the State
Alissa Butkovich of Colchester was among about 80 people across 8 northern Vermont counties directed to report March 14 for possible jury selection in a criminal case.
How modern pedestrian policy forgot common sense and made walking more dangerous
Numerous stolen vehicles statewide, and an international speeder.
With a President seemingly above the law, what’s next?
Outright Vermont is betraying its own principles as it champions Palestine over Israel
Santos, if convicted, faces up to 15 years of imprisonment and deportation. He is detained at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans.
Vermont Sen. Peter Welch, NY Rep. Paul Tonko to hold joint rally in Plattsburgh; Vermonters set to rally in support of Palestinian student detained by ICE
And it’s not even working to reduce fossil fuel use.
An open letter to Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary Stendig said in his 40-minute rebuttal the criminal case came down to three M words: “Money, manipulation, murder.”
The 45-minute video follows the Bills brothers and their co-owner niece, Debbie (Bills) Bauer, during the last days of their sawmill, founded in 1936 by their intrepid father, Melbourne Bills.
