In a lengthy statement and 10-minute video, she branded the president “hateful” over his decision to retract his endorsement of her, a move which saw him dismiss Greene as a “ranting lunatic.”
‘Heartbroken’ Marjorie Taylor Green resigns, calls Trump ‘hateful’
Lyndon Institute grad Fátima Bosch wins Miss Universe
“She did it! We are thrilled to share that Fátima Bosch, LI alumna, has been crowned Miss Universe 2025,” the school said in a statement.
Governor Phil Scott submits appeal of disaster declaration denial
The appeal was sent to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which will review it and then send a recommendation to President Trump, who will approve or deny the request.
Road rage, fentanyl bust, rocks thrown at windshields
Dudley was lodged at the Southern State Correctional Facility in lieu of $30,000 bail and issued a criminal citation.
VT Headlines: VT AG Charity Clark said Scott executive order on housing could be unlawful
VSEA files lawsuit against Vermont government over return to office mandate; South Burlington smoke shop employee cited for selling to minors; Vermont’s Progressive Party elects a new chair, says it’s entering ‘a new era’
Gray to seek return to Lieutenant Governor’s office
Former Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray will again run for the state’s second-highest office next year, according to reporting from Seven Days and the Journal-Opinion.
Nine new-to-Vermont bee species discovered
New bees bring Vermont’s total to 352 species—more bees than any other northern New England state
Roper: Vermont’s public schools are now worse than Mississippi’s
It’s time to hold the Unions accountable.
Swanton store operator detained by ICE had criminal record, entered U.S. illegally: ICE
Patel was a habitual criminal offender in India, ICE said.
UVM to build statewide network of weather monitoring towers
UVM intends to seek permits for additional towers as the program expands over the coming years, with full network completion potentially taking up to ten years.
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Sen. Sanders: “Trump dislikes Muslims, except those who are billionaire autocrats”
Sanders’ remarks were in relation to concerns about U.S.-Saudi relations, alleged human rights abuses, and Trump’s business ties to the Gulf kingdom.
Tiemann: Court says schools can’t force students to use ‘preferred pronouns’
According to the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, public school students cannot be forced to use “preferred pronouns” when referring to others who claim to be “transgender.” The Court ruled that doing so is compelled speech and a violation of students’ First Amendment rights.
Letters: Klar on supporting police
Also, Bowater on hunting policy.
18-year-old charged with sex assault on girl in car
The alleged assault occurred earlier this year.
VT Headlines: Vermont leaders warn of gov. shutdown impacts to Medicare
Saint Michael’s College accepting food donations for Hunger Awareness Week; Health officials urge Vermonters to get vaccinated as peak flu season nears; Lyndon Institute students fix barrier at historic covered bridge
Former Stowe Mountain Resort owner faces second exec sex scandal this year
American International Group, the longtime owner of Stowe Mountain Resort until 2017, is facing a sudden leadership reversal after its incoming president, John Neal, withdrew from the position earlier this week. The decision came shortly after The New York Times questioned A.I.G. about a previously undisclosed romantic relationship involving Neal at a former job.
The battle over the future shape of affordable health care about to begin
The talking points for all sides are taking shape for next month’s likely congressional struggle over the future of subsidized health insurance – a/k/a Obamacare.
Van shop owner and Reggae Festival operator ripped off customers, owes $477,502
Matthew Strong, who owned and operated East Coast Van Builds in Bradford between 2021 and the end of 2024, also has agreed to forfeit at least $477,502 from his fraud, court records show.
Vermont considering tolls? Maybe not….
Vermonters are driving more fuel efficient cars. More of us are working from home or just plain driving less. That’s a good thing for air quality and other ways but it’s bad news for the bean counters in the Legislature who depend on these receipts to pay for the state’s share of the transportation fund.
Community Drivers needed
The Community Driver program, coordinated through Go! Vermont and local transit providers, relies on volunteers using their own vehicles to transport neighbors to critical destinations. According to the program, most trips involve medical care — including dialysis, radiation therapy, physical therapy, counseling, and preventive treatment — though drivers may also bring riders to senior centers, food-access sites, and other services.
Unpaid U.S. Attorney’s Office delivered justice during shutdown
Like federal employees across the country, during the lapse in funding that began on October 1, and ended during the evening of November 12, the men and women of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont were not paid for the work they performed.
Soulia: Becca and the policy cliff
The situation Vermonters are being warned about is not just a story of one spending bill or one vote. It is the product of a deeper policy design choice: treating a major subsidy as a temporary “emergency” measure, extending it in short increments, and allowing that structure to create a recurring policy cliff that repeatedly hangs over consumers and taxpayers.
Klar: Harvard revamps grading integrity, students howl
Gen Z wants straight A’s.
Hyde Park’s 20% electric rate hike: how many Vermont towns are next?
Vermont has 14 municipal electric departments, most with fewer than 3,000 customers. Several have recently filed significant rate increases or faced operational challenges.
BLOTTER: Child left out in the cold
Also, speeding in Milton leads to arrest, as well as a transient arrested for allegedly stealing alcohol, crashing a vehicle, fleeing officers.
Vermont Secretary of State announces Vermont’s 2026 Kid Governor-elect
The winner of the election is Roslyn Fortin, a fifth-grade student at Highgate Elementary in Highgate Center. Teacher Courtney Kiser brought the Kid Governor program to Highgate.
VT Headlines: Trump official Kelly Loeffler visits Vermont small business
Burlington city councilors are concerned as mayor cuts mental health response team; Vermont’s largest food shelf sees increased need this year; Newport mental health urgent care center expands its services to offer overnight stay; Hyde Park Electric customers will see 20% rate increase to cover utility’s financial crisis
Balint opposes state transgender sports bans before Supreme Court
They cite several incidents in which cisgender girls were subjected to investigations or public accusations after being perceived as not looking “feminine enough.”
Epoch Times profiles MAHA advocate John Klar
If you follow Vermont news, you know John Klar. Now the rest of the world is getting to know him, too.
CLG: House votes overwhelmingly to force DOJ to release Jeffrey Epstein files
Israel fires on UN troops in southern Lebanon; NATO nation’s top general tells population to prepare for attack; Zelensky’s ratings have tanked after corruption scandal; Mexican president issues ferocious warning to Donald Trump after he threatened to launch strikes in fight against drugs
Keelan: Trouble in Vermont’s rural communities?
From a physical landscape perspective, Vermont offers interesting views: mountains, lakes, rivers, and miles of working farmland. In contrast, semi-congested urban areas begin on VT RT 7, entering Shelburne and extending northward to Burlington and its surrounds.
Warner: School mandates ‘trans-positive’ book for middle schoolers
“The novel includes passages suggesting to children that hating one’s body to the point of wanting to mutilate it might be normal for some of them.”
Wheels for Warmth initiative raises over $100,000 to help Vermonters heat their homes
Governor Phil Scott, Community Action Agencies, Wheels for Warmth volunteers and partners announced the record-breaking year for the annual Wheels for Warmth initiative, which began in 2005.
UVM researchers find nitrogen feeds algae blooms
Nitrogen is a bit of a conundrum. In its gaseous form it’s the most abundant element in the atmosphere, but few organisms can readily use it. And while all living organisms contain nitrogen, a new University of Vermont study finds that even tiny amounts of nitrogen can fuel cyanobacterial blooms and disrupt lake ecosystems.
VT Headlines: Comedy artist Weird Al to play at Champlain Valley Expo
Burlington moves to form permanent racial equity department; Burlington to cut mental health clinicians from police department; Federal aid still available to farmers impacted by 2023, 2024 floods
Keep it, kill it, change it: Act 73 report elicits strong reaction, disagreement
Neither the lengthy time frame nor the details were what either most legislators or Gov. Phil Scott had in mind when they passed the law this spring.
Roper: So, Act 73 imploded
And Republicans have a second chance to avoid disaster.
Fentanyl lurks in 62% of Vermont overdoses
Understanding Vermont’s overdose crisis: what the 2025 social autopsy reveals
Chester A. Arthur, film star/ Land conserved at northern end of Long Trail/ Top Notch to add 27 luxury units
History takes a Netflix look at the Vermont president who cracked down on illegal immigration.
The wild turkey’s contribution to Thanksgiving
More than 140,000 servings of Vermont wild turkeys are harvested each year – that’s 140,000 servings of free-ranging, wild and sustainably harvested protein.
Letters: Peyton on climate collapse from cell towers
Mazur on national leadership
Fraud expert and software developer find 13,000 voted ballots from undeliverable addresses in VT 2024 election
This is among several concerns in their new report titled the Vermont Voter Roll Integrity Analysis, prompting a response from the Secretary of State’s Office, sent to VDC by its chief of staff Bryan Mills on Friday, November 14.
BREAKING: Teen under home curfew charged with Burlington assault
Court releases again; Business owner blasts Burlington
Lawmaker describes ‘troubling encounter’ between ICE and local store operator
The owner’s wife told Luneau that her husband had been taken for questioning in what she believed was a case of mistaken identity.
VT Headlines: Vermont’s Chester Arthur is an unlikely star in a new Netflix series
VSP investigating alleged homicide in West Pawlet; It’s deer season, when Vermonters don orange, unplug and head to camp; In Morristown, floods end an era at Cadys Falls Nursery
Despite new law, Vermont police get more DHS cash than ever for patrols along border
The funding flows from the federal government to Vermont’s Department of Public Safety, which then distributes it to local agencies, who then conducts patrols coordinated with the U.S. Border Patrol.
Soulia: What IS a “fair share”?
Searching for truth behind the buzzword.
Martin: On the restoration of liberty in education
What was once a proud and local endeavor to cultivate the minds of our youth has become a labyrinth of policy, regulation, and bureaucratic entanglement—so dense and disjointed that even the most earnest reformers find themselves ensnared.
Convicted felon charged with brandishing a loaded handgun with a partially defaced serial number
David A. Zapata, 32, who is wanted in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, was later linked to more than 5 ounces of fentanyl found in a bag in an apartment at 33 Ethan Allen Ave. that he had been using recently, officials said.
BREAKING: SBPD officer fired after Sarah George refuses to take cases
“Wilson made a patently false statement in a probable cause affidavit and neglected to include exculpatory evidence which was in the possession at the time of writing the affidavit,” George maintained in her letter.
Will Witt to speak at Dartmouth Turning Point USA
Witt became PragerU’s first in-house personality, hosting its “Man on the Street” series from 2018 to 2022 and drawing hundreds of millions of views on social media.
Dems pick 2024 Red Wave post-mortem author as new chair
Francis becomes one of the youngest state party chairs in Vermont Democratic Party history and among the youngest in the nation.
Car chases thru city downtowns end in crashes, injuries, arrests
The driver, a 23-year-old transient, fled at speeds topping 95 mph before crashing in East Montpelier.
Ode: Medical debt relief coming soon
The state partners with a nonprofit that buys medical debt from hospitals at a small fraction of the original amount.
Benjamin: Freedom from trauma
Healing hearts in Vermont
Vermont cemeteries face urgent wreath shortages as Dec. 1 deadline nears
The Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph has the largest remaining need in the state, with 2,584 wreaths still lacking sponsorship.
Energy Town Hall Nov. 18
ANR Secretary Julie Moore scheduled to speak at energy town hall meeting.
Man dies of brain injuries after assault in quarry
An autopsy conducted determined the cause of death to be pneumonia and severe traumatic brain injury resulting from an assault.
VT Headlines: Blue Cross Blue Shield VT postpones controversial change to therapy billing
New Vermont scam targeting 3SquaresVT recipients; Hundreds show up for UVM’s first Rail Jam of the season; Burlington students honor civil rights icon on National Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
Babylon Bee: Heartwarming: Group of senile senior citizens finally finds employment
In a bit of uplifting news, a group of senile senior citizens in the D.C. area will finally be able to say that they have jobs. The federal government is set to hire just over five hundred elderly, mentally incapacitated individuals.
Town Hall on Energy
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
How skeptics and no-voters filled Vermont’s task force to bury Education Reform Act 73
The task force’s 10-to-1 split meant the legislature controlled nearly all the seats, while the Governor—a primary advocate for mandatory consolidation—had minimal influence.
Press groups urge Truth & Reconciliation Commission to lift media restrictions
The restrictions violate Vermont’s Open Meeting Law, the press groups say.
Man indicted for stealing $225,000 from veteran in nursing home
Estes had the veteran sign an agreement granting Estes access to the victim’s bank account. He then used the funds to buy a snowmobile, a vacation, and jewelry for ex-girlfriends.
VT Headlines: Vermont may appeal federal decision on disaster aid
Burlington man injures officer after crashing car into pole downtown; Country star Jordan Davis to play 2026 Champlain Valley Fair; Rutland’s library hoped to close the book on a building saga. Instead, it’s opening a new one; Grammy-nominated pianist Adam Tendler returns home to Barre Opera House
Bossange: Our aging Presidents
America deserves better
10-year redistricting roadmap focuses on change for small, rural schools
“We face hard choices,” the document continues. “Some people in Vermont are going hungry and going without health care. Others are taking vouchers away from the academies and public schools to fund taxpayer funded ski schools that require parents to ‘top off’ the tuition…”
Deal: Housing-first plan CHIPing away at school funding?
Because CHIP draws its repayment funds from the education portion of the property tax, it also touches the broader statewide education fund.
Green Mountain Power’s home battery lease program isn’t for everyone: Here are the details
The program matches the pricing of GMP’s existing Tesla Powerwall lease program, which charges the same $55 monthly rate, but installation can be costly.
Feedback Friday video: Is Democrat senator planning a statewide run?
Kesha Ram Hinsdale ran for lieutenant governor once. Is she thinking about a second run – or maybe she has her sights set higher? Call in at 11:05 today to 802-244-1777.
State trooper injured after tractor-trailer rear-ends cruiser in snowstorm
The tractor-trailer operated by Mikhail Nikulin, 53, of Saint-Hubert, Quebec, lost control on the icy roadway.
Breaking: State funding for SNAP ends
The two weeks of state taxpayers funding SNAP benefits is over. Now, what about health care subsidies?
House Agriculture to meet Friday re: shutdown, adverse weather impacts
Scheduled to participate are the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, NOFA-VT, the Vermont Farm Bureau, Migrant Justice, the Vermont Foodbank, and the Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast.
Vermonters take on Children’s Health Defense National conference in Austin, Texas
My biggest takeaway was that people with autism are genuinely no different than any of us and that they are fully aware and capable of understanding things but their speech and motor skills have been severely damaged by vaccines and other poor medical practices
Reward offered for man missing one year
Harper, 37, was last seen in late November 2024. His family says they have not heard from him since, which they describe as completely uncharacteristic.
Letters: Rep. Cina claims ‘Read my lips, new taxes’ statement taken out of context
“I ask that if you are going to quote me, that you quote me correctly and not take words out of context. For the record, I do not support new taxes for everyone.”
VT Headlines: Deer rifle season set to begin in Vermont
The government shutdown is officially over after President Trump signs funding bill; Wary of Northfield’s ‘murky’ politics, Berlin police chief seeks compensation to cover policing gap; Burlington baker uses sweet skills to help feed the community
Shorts: Part of new Task Force plan could save millions, CFV says
Vermont grads earn loan aid for staying in-state; Nuclear panel to hear from California expert; Scott to attend New England–Canada summit; Rutland GOP plans veterans celebration
Town manager resigns after embezzlement charge
A Vershire woman arrested last week for embezzling $186,000 from the Tunbridge Volunteer Fire Department over the last decade has been forced out as town manager in Williamstown.
Roper: Courts say NY MUST implement unaffordable climate law
What does this portend for Vermont?
Feds detain accused dangerous drug dealer
Franklin County man denies six felony charges.
Man denies shooting at Border Patrol Agents with ghost-made machine gun
A wanted Rhode Island fugitive, who assaulted five U.S. Border Patrol Agents in the Northeast Kingdom with an unregistered machine gun last year, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Burlington to four felony gun charges.
Caller pretends to be cop
A town resident reported being contacted by someone who appeared to be calling from the department’s official number.
7 busted in Windsor drug raid
Inside the home, officers reported finding evidence for the sale, manufacture, and possession of fentanyl, crack cocaine, and methamphetamine. A firearm and ammunition were also seized.
VT Headlines: Veterans Day celebrated throughout Vermont
Seven cited in Windsor on narcotics charges; South Burlington residents brace for blasting at Wheeler Nature Park as opposition efforts falter; Hinesburg fire truck sale turns into a win for firefighters and taxpayers
Latest redistricting plan: 10 years, new layer of bureacracy, voluntary mergers
Barre bones of new report. More details soon!
VT GOP pans Dem’s Trump pinata pix
Dame said Dodge’s decision to photograph the piñata and post images from the event on social media showed poor judgment for an elected official.
CLG: Former Capitol Police officer a forensic match for Jan. 6 pipe bomber, sources say
House J6 subcommittee chair requests interviews with Kamala Harris’s security detail on DNC pipe bomb; BBC head Tim Davie resigns over doctored footage of Trump’s Jan. 6 speech in documentary; Senate reaches temporary truce to end record shutdown, but January battle looms
Letters: Veterans Day is not a political weapon
Politicizing Veterans Day dishonors the sacrifice of those who fought under the same flag for the same country. It turns a day of unity into one of division.
Vermont named second-best state in nation for entry-level job seekers
The findings come at a time when entry-level opportunities are increasingly scarce. A 2025 Randstad report found that entry-level postings nationwide have dropped 29 percent since January 2024.
Sanders, Welch, Balint rejects shutdown-ending deal
About 30,000 residents of Vermont get their health insurance via the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace. The Public Assets Institute reports that Vermonters would experience the most substantial premium hikes if the federal healthcare premium tax credits are not extended, given that Vermont already has the highest premiums nationwide.
VTGOP calls out Essex lawmaker for opposing veteran tax break bill
Rep. Black said she couldn’t vote for a veterans’ tax break in light of looming Medicaid cuts.
Vermont’s congressional delegation rejects shutdown-ending deal, cites extreme spike in health care costs
“I’m voting no on the continuing resolution that would double healthcare premiums for 20 million Americans, kick 15 million people off Medicaid & allow 50,000 Americans to die unnecessarily every year”
VT Headlines: Multiple crashes reported on Interstate 89 in St. Albans due to snow
Task force charged with Vermont education reform narrows proposal; Veterans Day events adjust plans due to serious weather conditions; Veterans Day documentary ‘The Green Box’ explores one family’s search for answers; Newport man pleads guilty to child cruelty after grandson nearly drowns in pool
Privately-financed astroturf school field faces blowback about chemicals
Imprecise data muddles turf field debate at Champlain Valley Union
Burlington eyes shifting property tax burden to business, wealthy
Charter Committee hits pause on tax fairness measures, ponders advisory vote
Soulia: Vermont traditions: Regulatory collectivism and administrative creep
Vermont’s forests are not dying; they are being managed into bureaucracy. The danger is not fragmentation of trees but fragmentation of responsibility—where the authority to decide is collective, but the obligation to pay is individual. The landscape that once symbolized independence is now the backdrop for rulemaking by committee.
Family of raped girl protests outside courthouse
Several posters read “#You chose the wrong girl,” alongside photos of the alleged victim.
Cartoon: For all of us civilians, some perspective
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