Government can proactively take steps to mitigate the risks or severity of disasters, especially in terms of critical infrastructure. Unfortunately, prevention is often underfunded and unappreciated.

Vermonters aren’t only strong – we’re tough, too. Or so the new license plate says.

The governor called on Congress to pass supplemental (additional) funding for buyouts in of homes in chronic flood zones.

The Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program will be administered by the Department of Economic Development and provide $20 million in grants directly to impacted businesses and not-for-profits who suffered physical damage due to the severe flooding.

“We will have a forward-facing application that they can file an initial claim through, and the difference between today and Wednesday will not change the timeliness,” DOL Commissioner Harrington said.

The 12 separate offices in the Vermont Legislature will soon have their very own budget development staffer.

The settlement “removes the State’s exposure to financial risk,” Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark said.

The Vermont Agency of Transportation wants you to know that traffic will be very, very slow on I-89 South between Milton and Barre for about eight hours this weekend.

Northfield’s police chief strongly disputes Thibault’s charge of ‘disparate treatment’ of two Black and Hispanic men arrested on drug charges over the white women driving the car.

The $200 bail for DeGreenia wasn’t the first controversial catch-and-release of Jiron’s brief judicial career.

The State’s pandemic-era ‘homeless hotel’ program will end July 1, barring any last-minute deal if the governor vetoes the budget.

The high-profile defense attorney who defended Ariel Quiros and the driver who killed five Harwood Union High School students has been named a Superior Court judge.

The names of first-time volunteers like Paul Bean are mingled with those of old hands like Don Turner in the latest list of appointments to state boards and commissions.

“Crumbling infrastructure will not heal itself,” a municipal leader echoed Gov. Phil Scott’s call for budgeting $150 million in matching funds for federal $$ to repair state highways and bridges.

Often, Vermont’s elected leaders respond to conflict of interest concerns with four words: “we’re a small state.”

The letter by frontline staff, who are members of the Vermont State Employees’ Association, alerts corrections management to a “toxic environment for both incarcerated individuals and staff” at the Newport facility and identifies alarming and disturbing conditions on the ground.

The Cannabis Control Board has ordered fungi-filled product pulled from the shelves of five Vermont retail outlets.

The State of Vermont offers homeless people help with the root cause of what put them on the street, but doesn’t require they accept the help in order to receive ongoing services.

Gov. Scott hopes sports betting revenue will boost next year’s budget.

If the Legislature wants more space for committee rooms, it can stretch out to nearby state office buildings. But hands off the corner office, Gov. Phil Scott said.

Vermont prisons are understaffed, have low morale, poor mental health, and an overall lack of activities for inmates.

‘Officer Clemmons’ added flair and a climactic final note of the National Anthem to the inauguration of Gov. Phil Scott yesterday.

Last year, how well did the state’s well-funded programs work? Auditor Terry Hoffer offers a 2022 year in review.

The discharge permit requires Casella Waste to develop a pilot system to reduce the amount of PFAS in the leachate.

Speakers at today’s ceremony highlighted the national implications of Vermont’s constitutional amendments.

Vermont gets a pretty poor bang for its buck, especially when compared to every other northeastern U.S. state.

Addressing symptoms without addressing the root cause of homelessness does not solve the problem.

Sen. Mark MacDonald is recovering from a mild stroke he suffered Sunday. He needs to meet some medical milestones before returning home, his son said today.

An emergency room doctor with a lengthy public service career in Vermont and abroad returns to a top post in a Vermont governor’s administration.

A well-known maple sugar producer has been appointed to the state board charged with promoting economic development.

Suicide is the ninth leading cause of death in Vermont, and the second leading cause of death among people in Vermont ages 15 to 34.

A beautiful but little-known state park in the northwestern corner of Vermont just got 164 acres bigger.

The State of Vermont is spending $4.1 million to help revitalize 49 historic and/or strategic buildings in downtowns and villages.

Building new housing and renting motel rooms aren’t the only options for expanding Vermont’s low-income housing, the state’s housing commissioner says.

The State of Vermont’s first chief IT officer is leaving government service.

The Orleans County State’s Attorney has been named to the Vermont bench.

In the last seven days, Vermont game wardens have been given new responsibilities and a new director.

In an effort to relieve the burden on the understaffed Vermont State Police and other ‘front-line’ cops, LEOs in more specialized state agencies will be given a broader role.

A new program will spend state revenue to help instate Small Tech get big grants from the feds.

Vermont’s repetitive flood risk apparently isn’t as great as the risk in other states.

A former Colchester and Burlington police chief has been named Commissioner of Public Safety.

There aren’t enough staff for Vermont’s adult prisons. There is no permanent facility for juvenile offenders.

Beginning July 16, people can access the Lifeline by calling 9-8-8. It is free, available 24/7, and confidential. 

A genial Montpelier lawmaker known for founding a coat drive in his late wife’s honor has died.

The state employees’ union has called for a Day of Action to protest brutal 12 hours a day, five days a week shifts at a state prison.