Regulations prohibit uses of fishing access areas including swimming, littering, camping, picnicking, making a fire, parking of vehicles not related to priority uses, and commercial activity.
Regulations prohibit uses of fishing access areas including swimming, littering, camping, picnicking, making a fire, parking of vehicles not related to priority uses, and commercial activity.
“Burlington needs and deserves a strong and reliable leader in our Police Department and we have been fortunate to have one in Chief Jon Murad for the last three years,” said Mayor Miro Weinberger.
The new addition at the Fairbanks Museum is the first in the world to use regional hemlock in cross-laminated timber construction.
“Vermont’s Free Fishing Day gives resident and nonresident anglers the opportunity to go fishing without a license for the day in Vermont lakes and streams,” said Commissioner Christopher Herrick.
As the Memorial Day weekend looms, law enforcement agencies urge everyone to buckle up hitting the road.
A House panel to investigate possible impeachment proceedings on a Franklin County’s state’s attorney and sheriff has been selected.
Gov. Scott, Speaker Krowinski, and President Pro Tem Baruth weigh in with a trio of public statements.
The new partnership provides technical assistance and development services to Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) business owners and professionals statewide.
Whether the patient comes to Vermont or receives services from a Vermont provider via telehealth while residing in another state, they can access abortion throughout pregnancy.
In fiscal year 2022, the Vermont Habitat Stamp funded land acquisition in Wallingford to expand the Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area.
Picking up young wildlife can do more harm than good, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, and it is also against the law.
We are the Vermont Student Anti-Racism Network, a statewide group of students working to promote anti-racism in our schools and communities.
Trout Stocking to Resume at Goshen Dam This Spring; VTF&W to Hold Deer Hearings May 9 and 17
Stefanik also called on President Biden to work with House Republicans, who represent the American people, to address our nation’s spending and debt crisis.
Today, Rep. Becca Balint, a member of the House Budget Committee, voted against the “Default on America Act,” claims “House Republicans are threatening an economic disaster.”
SPEAK is an acronym for “Students, Parents, and Educators for Achievement through Knowledge”.
“Many community members have told us they do not feel comfortable reporting bias incidents to the police or feel that is not an effective option,” a Hate Free Forum organizer says.
House leaders explain why they voted yes in last Thursday’s 98-46 vote to approve the Affordable Heat Act.
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George Will is America’s most widely read political columnist, and its foremost conservative voice.
In their 2023 Best of Business Awards, Vermont Business Magazine named One Day In July the best Financial Planning / Investment Firm in the state as voted on by their readers.
S.5 just a study bill? T’aint so, Phil Scott says. Is too, Jill Krowinski insists. Read both arguments here.
If you’re a wildlife enthusiast itching for spring then be sure to check out the Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival on Sunday, May 7, on the Connecticut River in Rockingham, Vermont.
S.37, which goes to the House floor today, would allow an abortion-inducing drug mifeprestone but would prohibit prescribing an abortion reversal drug.
New research has revealed which US states have the worst internet for remote working, with Vermont ranking bottom, behind West Virginia and Maine.
A sign project at Vermont’s state fishing access areas featuring wild native lake trout got underway this month in a joint effort by the VT Dept. of Fish and Wildlife and the Native Fish Coalition.
One of the state’s premier wildlife watching opportunities is taking place in Vermont. The steelhead rainbow trout have started their upstream migration.
It’s almost time for spring turkey hunting in Vermont. Youth and novice turkey hunting weekend is April 29 and 30 this year, and the regular spring turkey season is May 1-31.
Burning biofuels and biomass emits as much CO2 as fossil fuels and should not be exempted from S.5, the proposed carbon reduction law, Stop VT Biomass says.
The Hammond Cove Shooting Range in Hartland, Vermont will open on April 1, at 10:00 a.m. The range operates under rules set by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.
When males are allowed to compete in women’s sports, they routinely displace women and girls, robbing them of their constitutionally protected right to equal opportunity and victories they’ve worked so hard for.
It would come as a shock to most Americans to find out that Gregory Becker, the CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, was a director of the same body in charge of regulating his bank: the San Francisco Federal Reserve.
Workers comp will cover firefighters for on-duty related forms of cancer under a bill that passed the Senate.
Masks requested but not required at Hate Free Forum in St. Albans.
Unlike some who are leading the charge on the so-called “Clean Heat Standard.” ANR Secretary Julie Moore has nothing personal to gain from it passing, or not passing, Gov. Phil Scott said.
More surgical capacity is needed because by 2030 Vermont’s 65-plus population will grow by 30 to 60 percent, UVMMC officials said.
The Elmwood Ave. pods provide “rapid rehousing with all of the services required to move from homelessness to permanent supportive housing,” a city official says.
No Vermont government agency acknowledges the triple synergistic crises of toxic pesticides, PFAS contamination, and climate chaos.
Since 2018, a small Vermont non-profit has been making safe water affordable and sustainable in countries where too often it is neither.
It costs Moderna about $2 to manufacture a dose of its Covid-19 injection. Now it wants to quadruple its asking price to $135.
She hasn’t even been sworn in as a U.S. House member, and already Vermont’s congressperson is in caucus leadership.
Scott’s plan would give all working Vermonters access to affordable paid family and medical leave insurance by 2025. But will the Legislature make it mandatory?
With two big cryptocurrency exchange businesses abruptly filing for bankruptcy, Vermonters need to be wary, State of Vermont financial regulators say.
“Perceptions of government overreach continue to drive individuals to attempt to commit violence targeting government officials and law enforcement officers.” – Alejandro Mayorkas, November 30
The federal funds keep flowing from the “once in a lifetime opportunity” of unprecedented pandemic-era spending.
Community members – with or without masks – are encouraged to join a conversation on understanding and addressing bias, discrimination, and hate crimes in Vermont.
Community members are encouraged to join a conversation on understanding and addressing bias, discrimination, and hate crimes in Vermont.
“Collaboration among families, communities, and schools is necessary to support the social, emotional, and behavioral health of our children….a great deal of work is necessary to increase equity,” a UVM prof says.
A Vermont group opposed to Article 22 publishes a video by an abortion survivor and highlights an NPR story on a proposed clinic specializing in late-term abortions.
Vermonters will get a chance this Saturday, October 29, to dispose of unused, unwanted and expired medications easily and safely at 55 locations throughout the state.
Straight from the horse’s mouth: FBI issues press release warning of threats against election workers.
UVM has combined its arts education into one new School.
Members of Vermont’s highly professional, understaffed state police will receive recognition and promotions Friday. And then it’s back to work.
Trans activists initiated violence against a gay retired police officer, and the LGB Alliance wants a public apology.
The Vermont State Police is working with the Department of Homeland Security in the “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign.
The program is designed to ensure the loans will be forgiven if the proceeds are used to pay for eligible operating expenses.
The Global Commitment demonstration increases Vermonters’ access to health care services, strengthens the health care system, and supports health care providers recovering from disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, state officials say.
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department reported zero hunting related shooting injuries (HRSIs) in 2021, continuing a multi-year trend of declining HRSIs in Vermont.
Law enforcement agencies and members of the public have donated about 1,000 body-armor vests and 45 helmets for the defense of Ukraine.
In the face of increased droughts due to climate change, this bill will ensure equitable access to surface water for users, while protecting the ecosystems of our streams and rivers.
Once more the majority party of the Vermont House is letting appointees do the hard, unpopular work of implementing energy policy.
Vermont law enforcement agencies are teaming up to donate used and expired body-armor vests to military units in Ukraine.
Stuck like a fly in the web of the federal bureaucracy? Call Bernie – or rather, call Bernie’s constituent affairs peeps. Politics aside, they might be able to help.
Scott’s plan for unexpected $90 million surplus in the state Education Fund: give half back to taxpayers in $250 checks this summer, and spend the rest teaching trades to young Vermonters enrolled in technical education.
Vermont’s support for Ukraine has gone way beyond removing Russian-made products from Vermont liquor stores.
Meg Hansen has been appointed the new president of the Ethan Allen Institute, Vermont’s free-market think-tank.
The former Commissioner of Fish & Wildlife has been appointed to fill a seat vacated by a Franklin County lawmaker who resigned.
Gov. Phil Scott and a bipartisan group of lawmakers want to eliminate the income tax on military retirement pay. Will their support be enough?
Acting Chief Jon Murad is now the permanent Burlington Police Chief.
A Virginia man won the annual lottery for a Vermont lifetime hunting and fishing license.
Governor Phil Scott launched a new subsidy for electric vehicle charging stations at rental properties.
Improving riverbanks, floodplains and vegetation will help prevent an estimated $5.2 billion in Vermont flood damage in the next 100 years.
UVM requires all students to be boosted with a third vaccine shot.
AG Donovan has concerned about the Department of Homeland Security’s facial recognition tech.
Who’s to blame for Cuba’s misery? Sen. Patrick Leahy hands a tiny dollop of blame to the Marxist government, and a heaping serving to the U.S. government – including the current administration.
Hospital pharmacy director Larry Labor has been appointed to fill the House seat vacated by Rep. Lynn Batchelor, who resigned in October.
Biden appointee to run FDA has $8 mil invested in Big Pharma. Who’s regulating who, Bernie wonders.
A medically-trained health care advocate has joined Vermont’s free market think tank.
Bird feeders offer an easy and safe way to interact with wildlife, and installing them after December 1 limits the potential to attract bears.
Wild turkeys disappeared from Vermont in the mid-to-late 1800s due to habitat destruction when land was cleared for farming, but after stocking 31 turkeys in 1969, VT’s turkey population is estimated at 50,000.
Game wardens used a deer decoy to bag two late night poachers in Underhill.
CIDEP of Montreal will be the new Vermont Trade and Investment Representative and Liaison in Canada.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is using her clout to stop publication of Dr. Joseph Mercola’s expose on Covid-19. The book’s Vermont-based publisher, Chelsea Green, is suing the Massachusetts senator.
In a statement issued today, Gov. Phil Scott said today’s record high number of Covid cases isn’t cause for another State of Emergency – yet.
Vermont health officials look to “get as many doses as possible into students’ arms before the holiday break” as the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is now available for children, ages 5-11.
A rally at the Statehouse to continue funding for homeless people in motels and hotels had support from legislators and about 50 people.
Sunday, July 25 in Lyndonville will be the first stop for the “We the People Declare Health Freedom” scroll, which attendees will be able to sign, before it embarks on its statewide journey.
Following a month-long mission at the Capitol in Washington DC, 400 Vermont National Guard soldiers are in Europe training for dealing with civilian unrest in Kosovo.
The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, which today passed out of the Environment and Public Works Committee, will include nearly $1.4 billion for Vermont’s roads, bridges, and transit systems, Sen. Bernie Sanders announced.
Governor Phil Scott announced Friday that because Vermont has already hit its necessary vaccination threshold with over 60% of the population receiving at least one dose, it will move into Step 3 of the Vermont Forward Plan more than two weeks ahead of the anticipated schedule.
Governor Phil Scott has appointed Riley Allen of Montpelier to serve as a member of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC).
Received fom Vermont Liberty.net During COVID, well-recognized Constitutional rights have been repeatedly compromised, without adequate justification. Four events planned in May are designed to educate and encourage Vermonters to defend our Constitution […]
Legislation introduced today by Sen. Bernie Sanders would guarantee tuition-free community college for all students, and allow students from families earning under $125,000 a year to attend public and/or minority-serving colleges and universities tuition-free and debt-free. The bill also allocates $10 billion annually to cover student support programs at minority-serving schools.
“In addition to the greater risk of hospitalization among BIPOC community members, the pace of vaccination for these individuals is too far behind the white population. With a rate of 20.2% of the BIPOC population having received at least one dose of vaccine as compared with non-Hispanic Whites (33.4%), we need to do more to close this gap – both as a matter of equity and to help decrease the risk of hospitalizations.”
The Vermont Air National Guard will begin three weeks of night flying operations starting Tuesday, April 6.
Saint Michael’s College psychology professor Ari Kirshenbaum has been using a $224,000 National Science Foundation grant he received in September 2020 to develop a mobile app that measures the effects of cannabis on a user’s neurocognitive functions: things such as reaction time, time perception and concentration, which are all affected by THC.
Governor Phil Scott Friday, March 18 laid out the projected timeline for all remaining age bands, which will govern the state’s vaccination distribution process moving forward.
As a result of the bill that passed the Senate on Saturday, 428,000 adults and 145,000 kids in Vermont will be receiving direct payments averaging $2,230 per household. In other words, 89% of Vermont households will be receiving a direct payment under the Senate bill.
Governor Phil Scott today announced that the next phase of the State’s vaccination efforts will begin on March 8 for Vermonters with certain high-risk conditions. With additional supply coming to the state, Governor Scott also unveiled a new track of the vaccine rollout starting next week to include school staff and childcare providers, as well as an expansion of the definition of first responders under Phase 1A.
Gov. Phil Scott joined other governors praising the U.S. rejoining of the Paris Climate Accords.
The Coalition for Tobacco-Free Vermont and other advocacy groups want the Vermont Legislature to pass S24, legislation to eliminate the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, supporters said yesterday at the State House.