Vermont will receive approximately $1.3 million as part of a $45 million multistate settlement with Block Inc., the company behind Cash App, over allegations the payment platform misled consumers about its fraud protections and failed to adequately safeguard users, Attorney General Charity Clark announced Wednesday.
The political establishment is reeling from analyst Mark Halperin’s prediction that Vermont’s senior senator is likely be the left’s presidential nominee in two years.
Assessing Bushnell’s 2000 vision of 2025 warfare—and what it reveals about AI’s role in society
Now, Vermont has a unique opportunity to put many of those ideas into practice. Through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, the state is expected to receive nearly $1 billion over five years to strengthen healthcare access, support providers, expand the workforce, and improve health outcomes. Combined with this year’s healthcare legislation, Vermont has an unprecedented opportunity to reshape healthcare delivery.
“This is a law to protect incumbent politicians,” Poitras said.
In a July 7 letter to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon, who heads the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, reminded state officials of their obligations under federal election laws, including the National Voter Registration Act, the Voting Rights Act, the Help America Vote Act and the Civil Rights Act.
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Investigators are now trying to identify the owner of the pit bull, described as a woman between 40 and 50 years old who was accompanied by a child believed to be 8 to 10 years old at the time of the incident.
Graham Platner denied the sexual-assault claim as “false” but said it has “placed an immense amount of weight” on him, as he had until only Monday to decide whether to continue his candidacy.
As the economist Milton Friedman famously observed, “Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government measure.”
Vermont’s display on the National Mall during America’s 250th birthday celebration was a significant embarrassment on many levels.
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Why we should care about the country
When the contractor did not respond to Provost’s demands to move the van, Provost presented a small caliber handgun and fired two rounds into the ground near the van.
“We had the joy of meeting young Lilly, who blew us away with her maturity.”
You don’t have to be Catholic to realize something is very wrong with our legal and judicial systems to allow these cases to continue to bankrupt The Diocese of Burlington.
The Governor’ claims the decision came down to cost and time, but that explanation rings hollow. They had 45 days to prepare, and this was not a surprise invitation to a backyard picnic. It was a national celebration.
Berlin Police say Ashley M. Lynch, 26, of Barre City, entered a home in the area of Vermont Route 12 and Muzzy Road on July 5 and took the family’s dog – identified in WCAX coverage as Fiona, a 16-year-old pit bull lab mix.
Friends and neighbors of a Cambridge family who lost two siblings to drowning last week have raised over $87,000 online to send their bodies home to Ecuador.
Grand Isle County State’s Attorney Doug DiSabito has agreed to participate in the Court Diversion program as an alternative way to resolve his off-duty arrest for driving while under the influence in Franklin County on April 14.
On July 8, 1777, delegates meeting at Elijah West’s tavern in Windsor adopted the first Constitution of the Free and Independent State of Vermont, nearly five months after declaring independence. The document established the framework for governing what became the Vermont Republic, an independent nation that existed for 14 years before joining the United States in 1791 as the 14th state.
Sanders was among Platner’s earliest supporters in Maine’s senate race, endorsing the Democrat nominee long before other party luminaries reluctantly decided they could live with him.
State health officials are encouraging private well owners in the Newport Center area to test their well water after a collaborative study found elevated levels of naturally occurring uranium and gross alpha radiation in some wells on the north side of Vance Hill Road.
A downtown Burlington apartment produced a $15.16 monthly quote, a $500 deductible, and an offer to start coverage the next day, while an older home in rural Vermont was rejected.
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“I would really call Bernie Sanders to apologize for pushing this kind of predator more than anyone he helped,” Fetterman told Fox News host Laura Ingraham in an interview.
Campaign fundraising and funding sources have been a major focus for many Vermonters since the 2024 election. Groups like Americans for Prosperity drew heat from Democrats last year over concerns about outside organizations influencing Vermont politics and state government policies. Now, a July 1 campaign finance report indicates that the donor network behind one of the state’s most influential advocacy nonprofits has become a major financial force in the Democratic gubernatorial primary.
$19.7 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law completes the Pittsford-to-Brandon reconstruction — a project whose roots run to 1996, and to bypass talk from the 1950s.
Platner, accused Monday of having raped a former “friend,” was an unknown name who became a leading candidate due in no small measure to the early support of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont.
Vermont dairy closing under fire
For anyone planning to attend, you can find the Vermont booth at the end of the Fair grounds closest to the Capital on the northeast side of the Mall.
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Perhaps the Democrat majority doesn’t want you to find out that Prop 4 is actually an UNequal rights amendment that intends to provide the legal framework to defend Vermont’s existing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and implement even more DEI programs, all at taxpayer expense.
Clark and the others AGs say the “Ballot Mail for Federal Elections” rule would unconstitutionally interfere with state-run elections. They are calling for the immediate withdrawal, arguing it would create a “one size fits all” federal mandate that ignores the unique voting laws of states like Vermont.
The deceased individual is believed to be the man who jumped into the Lamoille River upstream of the lake Wednesday evening to attempt to rescue a young relative who fell into the water.
Amber is striking because it preserves a moment forever—a leaf, a wing, a fragment of life suspended in golden resin. It allows us to look backward through time, capturing a world exactly as it once was. But what makes amber so mesmerizing is also what makes it dead. The moment inside can never change again.
Vermont should watch the air-conditioning fight carefully
The steel towers still stand, a reminder of the decades when Vermonters climbed into the clouds each morning, scanning the tree line for smoke.
“No Apologies,” Sen. Sanders says, invoking Trump
David Gendreau, 46, was lodged at the Northern State Correctional Facility in Newport on charges of recklessly endangering another person, resisting arrest, unlawful mischief and disorderly conduct, state police said.
Ryan S. Orvis, 38, of Hinesburg, is facing various criminal charges, including the theft of $8,000 in tools during a burglary at a construction project inside Mater Christi School on Mansfield Avenue in Burlington, the sheriff’s department said.
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“I am very excited to see women’s rights take the forefront in this new fight for legislation. I am a woman, a mother to daughters, a feminist, and an American. I have watched women’s rights get destroyed for far too long,” Nicole Cota of Moms for Liberty said.
They believed future generations deserved something better. They believed in a nation where government answers to the people—not the other way around.
How should we think about the American Revolution on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence? The American revolutionaries can help us answer this question.
Fish & Wildlife fields the question constantly. Its answer comes down to geography, biology, and thousands of bears already on the landscape.
Two hundred fifty years in, and Vermont still celebrates the way it always has — with a parade down Main Street, a band in the park, and the whole town looking up at the same sky. Pack a blanket, bring the kids, and go find your fireworks.
The occasion of their estrangement was the differing opinions each held in regard to the French Revolution, intense political opposition, and acrimonious personal attacks against each other during the election campaign of 1800.
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The incident was reported at about 7:50 p.m. near the intersection of Highbridge Road, also known as Route 104A, and Arrowhead Lake Road. Initial reports indicated a group of relatives were fishing along the shore when a young girl fell into the water, and a man jumped in to try to rescue her.
A number of new Vermont laws took effect July 1, affecting consumers, motorists, criminal justice and renewable energy.
A hard-throwing pitcher from the Windsor County town of Chester has a chance to become the highest drafted major league baseball player in Vermont history.
Colchester school officials and the Colchester Police Department are urging families to learn the legal differences between electric bicycles and higher-powered motorized bikes as more youth use electric-powered vehicles to travel to and from school and for recreation.
Time to rethink almost everything
Too many Vermonters are struggling under the weight of extraordinarily high health insurance costs, high health care prices, and too few choices.
Sports now history at WEEY
Vermont’s U.S. representative incorrectly interprets decision
Beta Technologies plans big expansion of South Burlington facility; Brattleboro ‘citizen journalist’ attacked by subject of his coverage; New gear library in Rutland is making outdoor recreation more accessible this summer
A ‘brain teaser’ at UVMMC and one pharmacist who refused to give up.
Sharp dip in governor’s popularity among Republicans
Vermont will receive about 915,000 eggs – that’s 76,500 dozen – and $56,000 under a multistate settlement with three of the nation’s largest egg producers accused of illegally conspiring to inflate egg prices, Attorney General Charity Clark announced Tuesday.
Other organizations rank states for economic competitiveness, economic outlook…. But “momentum?” What’s that all about? So, I asked my new AI pal Claude to help me define the term, and, yeah, what is shows is Vermont is pretty screwed.
A federal estimate says a family of four wastes nearly $3,000 of food a year. Vermont is one of the only states that can tell you what happens to it next — and the men hauling the cans see how much of it still ends up in the trash.
If your first reaction is “I thought they were all in the Middle East” — that’s a reasonable assumption, and not a wrong one.
Subsequent investigation has revealed the death is not suspicious and is believed to be the result of an accidental drowning. Independent witness statements indicate Richardson voluntarily went into the river and was quickly overpowered by the swift current.
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The 2.8-mile, $84 million, parkway opens new traffic access from Interstate 189 into Burlington’s South End, with the goal to ease congestion while shifting traffic onto Pine Street and bringing visitors into the city’s commercial district near the Farmer’s Market and Church Street.
Because the question isn’t whether some borrowers are struggling. The question is whether taxpayers who never borrowed for college—or who worked multiple jobs to pay their own tuition, or who already sacrificed to repay their loans—should now be asked to pay someone else’s bills.
Forecasters from the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center (SPC) indicate that while the primary tornado probabilities remain low across the Northeast, isolated severe thunderstorms capable of producing brief tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail are possible on Tuesday, June 30, and into Wednesday, July 1.
As the state pours money into flood resilience, the historical record and the latest science complicate a familiar story.
The tourism economy is, to a striking degree, the same loyal travelers coming back year after year. That loyalty is an asset, but it’s also a quiet vulnerability.
Can Vermont ever clean up 480 million pounds of legacy phosphorus?
The operator, Jireth Guardado, 27, of Essex, told police he was navigating north on Lake Champlain from the Burlington area when he struck an unknown object in the lake.
A member of the House energy committee says the subject of wind power never came up when H.710 was discussed.
Also, something is rotten in the state of Woodstock.
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According to a FairHealth state tracker map, it costs more to give birth, both in hospital network and out–of-network, in Vermont and New York compared to New Hampshire. The tracker shows median costs for vaginal and c-section births.
Unfunded public pensions killing Vermont, much as Gov. Scott predicted.
A recent University of Vermont study found that natural causes, including invasive insects, are killing more trees than logging in the Northeast.
A Windsor County man, who authorities say killed his mother while driving under the influence of drugs in 2017, was arrested again on Saturday on a felony charge of DUI — drugs, third offense, after crashing into a Highgate motel.
It’s no wonder people die on the water.
A New Hampshire registered nurse pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Burlington on Friday to diverting drugs from psychiatric ward patients and tampering with medications at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in White River Junction for at least nine months last year.
Three decades have passed. Vermont’s policymakers had every opportunity to read the data and adjust course. They didn’t.
Rooster lawn ornaments aren’t passing muster in pricey Maine beach town
Four Washington County legislators are being taken to task on the Rural Vermont Rising Facebook group for what a poster says is their negative characterization of the grassroots organization’s successful efforts this year to repeal Act 181 and promote legislation protecting property rights.
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“I prefer to call it the development opportunity block,” the Newport mayor said. “But we all hate it, and we all want to know what’s going to happen to it.”
Summer is finally hitting its stride, and the calendar shows it — balloons over Stowe, a Renaissance faire in Essex Junction, a small-town strawberry festival in the Kingdom, and the kind of street parties and porch-music Sundays that make late June in Vermont worth sticking around for.
A drowning at Sumner Falls went unsolved for 24 years. The technology that finally identified Brian Canfield is now at the center of a bill Sen. Peter Welch is moving through Congress.
Bills that will impact Vermonters are difficult by nature, and part of the serious business of a legislature. But votes shouldn’t be difficult because we don’t know how they will impact Vermonters or whether they will at all. None of these three bills should have made it to the Governor’s desk.
If the past few years are any indication, by the end of summer we will have had to put down or provide similar authorizations for dozens more bears to end acute conflicts that threaten human safety.
The rugged Christian faith of the heroic founders was vitally interwoven with their patriotism and is inextricably linked by a sacred thread of purpose to the Great Awakening.
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What a difference a lake makes!
Postmaster General David Steiner defended the rule at a Senate hearing and dismissed accusations that the Postal Service was acting politically after President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March restricting voting by mail.
Cindy Ellen Hill’s new novel, “Leeds Point,” will be released on June 26.
Officers entered the building and found Gilman hiding in a small closet or crawl space off an upstairs bedroom.
A day after the mayor of Vermont’s largest city proclaimed “the city is back,” a local videographer featured footage of an apparent drug overdose in the park behind City Hall.
The hunch that the sharpest cheddars don’t bite the way they used to is everywhere in Vermont. The science says the answer is more complicated than “they ruined it” — and partly about you.
