An anonymous user had utilized the Department of Defense Self Helpline chat function to make threats against several middle and high schools across Vermont.
Defense Dept. chatline used to call in fake shooting threats to 12 VT schools
Vermont Republican Lieutenant Governor bashes Trump administration
“As a Republican who supports women’s rights, LBGTQ community, local farmers and loggers, our manufacturers and other great Vermont businesses, the free press, United States Constitution and the rule of law, I am appalled with what the Trump administration is doing to our state and our country,” said John Rodgers to the crowd of around one thousand protesters gathered in Montpelier.
VT Headlines: Elementary school to close
Ripton Elementary School students will be bused to Salisbury.
With feds ready to pull $$, state doubles down on DEI
Legal precedent from court cases across the nation further establishes that Vermont is positioning itself unfavorably if its pro-DEI stance were put to the scrutiny of courts.
Turkish pro-Hamas detainee has 13 lawyers for VT hearing
Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, who is in America on a student visa, is currently detained at the Southern Louisiana Correctional Facility in Basile, Louisiana in a case that has drawn international attention for Free Speech reasons.
Barre barn fire kills almost 200 animals
Over 100 adult pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens plus 70-80 piglets were lost in the fire.
Rugby history continues at Norwich University
One of the prodigious certitudes behind the triumphant Norwich rugby programs is that they routinely compete against much larger universities and colleges.
Tiemann: It’s time to protect young and developing minds
Are you aware of what your children are seeing?
Warner: Hartford is becoming lawless
It is becoming lawless and it will reap what it sows.
Committees grapple with bad weather fund for farms, rodent control, school reform and more
Collective bargaining for farm workers and good cause firing of employees are on the House Committee on General and Housing agenda.
Roper: “Make Big Oil Pay!” flounders
Lawmakers can’t open $ million-plus spigot to pay for hopeless lawsuit.
KVS: Derby man seriously injured in hit-and-run on Route 5A
Troopers say Laprade showed signs of impairment and was later processed for DUI while being treated for serious injuries.
State sticks with DEI despite Trump ban
“Nothing about this directive requires a change to our diversity, equity and inclusion practices, and we’re not going to change,” Clark and Saunders said.
Rodgers knocks Trump tariffs
“Vermonters cannot afford another $3800 a year to subsidize the President’s games,” Rodgers said.
Senate seeks hospital rate review transparency
The bill would require the Green Mountain Care Board to make public all materials in the record of a rate review proceeding.
Happening NOW: Pro-Hamas detainee court hearing in Burlington
Backed by ACLU lawyers, Rumeysa Ozturk is be the subject of a federal hearing in Burlington right now.
MAGA meets ‘Hands Off!’ on sidewalk at rally
The young man told VDC he had previously wandered through the crowd where he heard someone say “I hope he dies” and another person say “I hope they hang him.”
VT Headlines: Fires in Barre, Colchester
Vermont police searching for suspect in hit-and-run; The skyrocketing cost of weight-loss drugs has state Medicaid programs looking for a solution
House leaders’ refusal to exempt military pensions stalls tax reform bill
Momentum ground to a halt on March 25 when Rep. Jed Lipsky (I-Stowe) proposed a floor amendment to add a military pension tax exemption to the package.
‘Tariff-iying’: Vermont economy could lose $1 bil to tariffs
Vermont’s typically steady economic boat won’t have as much federal money to keep her afloat if a stormy recession hits. Also, ‘Medicaid cuts’ talk explained.
Breaking: Parents’ Rights rally moved to Room 11 in State House
Wednesday, Noon – 1 PM in Room 11 of the Vermont State House.
Eshelman: Welcome to Vermont Daily Chronicle University
We are all teachers and students simultaneously. Lifelong learners in the most technical sense.
Keelan: Bernie is providing some welcoming news
Senator Sanders and his traveling companion, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D.NY), should have learned from last November’s election.
Letters: Aberth on the Trump Tumor, Mazur on Trump Tariff, Brown on gratitude
The implications of not having access to vaccines is dire.
Lawmakers move to restrict ‘misleading’ health care sharing ministries
“Vermonters deserve to know what they’re buying when it comes to their health care. Too many of these plans have left people vulnerable…”
Suspect in chef stabbing arrested
The former employee of Cafe Provence had been ordered to stay away from the Center Street restaurant, but he showed up about 4:30 p.m. Saturday and used a knife to attack the owner/chef multiple times in the head.
CLG: Stock market plunges over Trump tariffs
Canada’s parliament on lockdown after man barricades himself inside; Hamas ready to free all hostages at once for end to war – Palestinian official
Roper: Clean cars & trucks heading for a crash
Policy will cost Vermonters money, jobs, tax revenue, and likely increase emissions.
Inmate found dead in Newport once sued state for getting guard pregnant
Ingerson, who has a lengthy criminal record including at least nine felony convictions, was most recently sentenced in U.S. District Court in Rutland in January to two years in prison for a federal charge of possession of a Savage 20-gauge shotgun at his residence on June 7, 2023.
Scott vetoes latest budget adjustment bill
I’m hopeful the Legislature will stop sending me bills they know I will veto and instead send me a clean budget adjustment bill without controversial policy, so we can move forward with the many challenges we face,” Scott said.
Pushing back against proposed Amazon distribution center
Some neighbors and not-neighbors oppose the project for environmental, quality of life, anti-corporate, and anti-growth reasons.
700 recruits short, National Guard general urges tax-free pensions
Knight also highlighted the Guard’s Jan. 6 deployment and the flood search and rescue teams saving 19 human lives and their pets.
VT Headlines: Vermont Foodbank loses 20% of food stock due to Federal cuts
New federal charges filed for October shoot-out in Vermont; Vaccine access for underserved communities in Vermont at risk after CDC funding cuts
Warner: Hartford HS still pushing trans agenda
Transgender “women” athletes (teenage boys or men) have been raising concerns for female students and parents with regards to girls’ safety from them.
Letters: Peyton on geoengineering tax resistance
Smith on Parental Rights and responsibilities; An open letter to Governor Scott regarding homelessness
New questions emerge in Congress about Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue
Concerns have been raised that Democrats might be using the platform to circumvent campaign finance laws, incl. VT Dem candidates.
Lawmakers look to expand unpaid time off
The bill would guarantee employees can take two weeks of unpaid time off from work after the death of a family member.
Soulia: What vaccine risk really means
Beyond the talking points
Murray: Building a stronger Vermont
For years, Montpelier’s answer to any problem has been more spending—paid for by Vermonters already stretched to the breaking point. Gov. Scott rejects that.
Silverstein: Low education outcomes by the numbers
Part 3 of a 3-part commentary.
The metrics of student learning (or lack thereof).
The legend of Boots Berry
The life and afterlife of Stowe’s tap-dancing ghost
Vermonter busted in Virgin Islands for death threats against Grand Isle prosecutor
Hoyte has a long history of making other threats to now retired Judge A. Gregory Rainville, former Attorney General T.J. Donovan and members of the Franklin County State’s Attorney’s Office, records show.
Vermont swiftwater rescue headed to Kentucky floods
The Vermont Coalition for Palestinian Liberation is going to the Indivisible rally, invited or not.
VT Headlines: VT swiftwater rescue team heads to KY to aid with flood response
CVMC Support Staff Rallies in Barre; Vulnerable adult missing from Shelburne; Feds increasingly relying on Vermont’s prisons for immigration detention
McGuinness: House Health Care hears Outright Vermont youth leaders
Bills to expand health insurance coverage for gender-affirming care and to stockpile gender -affirming care drugs, H.55 and H.56, were introduced and referred to the Committee on Health Care but have not taken up this session.
Creemee Cast: “Fighting Oligarchy” in Vermont, with Alison Despathy
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is out touring the country on his ‘Tour to End Oligarchy,’ harvesting the energy, fury, and rage of unsuspecting supporters and college students, when instead (as Alison and I explain) their energy would be far better used taking action locally and engaging with the political process and system amongst their peers and communities.
Contact Vermont House & Senate members
Names, districts and email addresses of every Vermont legislator.
Vermont Foodbank seeks $5 million amid lost fed $$, reduced donations
Carrie Stahler emphasized the importance of ongoing base support due to reduced donations and federal resources, particularly highlighting previous support through S. 310 for food security in disaster planning.
Parents’ rights rally at State House April 9
Parental awareness is of the utmost importance, yet that is not being supported now. It is time for us to take action.
Top Israeli sources reveal U.S. about to bomb Iranian nuclear sites – report
Toddler, aged 3 or 4, ‘kicked out of nursery for being transphobic’; ‘No elections are being prepared’ – Zelensky ally; Germany to target ‘internal EU enemies’
Vermont history competition Saturday, April 5
Vermont Historical Society announces Vermont History Day, April 5
VT conservatives push for renewal of Trump’s tax cuts amid Left’s opposition
The groups face an uphill battle to convince Democrats, who hold most of the congressional seats in the New England region.
Detained pro-Hamas Turkish student routed through Vermont
Gov. Phil Scott’s “We should be ashamed” statement is at odds with a Homeland Security spokesperson’s claim that the arrest is “common sense security.”
Montpelier considers phone-free school
Montpelier HS Principal Jason Gingold will present a draft of a cell phone-free school day policy to the Montpelier-Roxbury School Board tonight, Wed., April 2.
VT Headlines: Hinesburg resident attacked by coyote
We are in a crisis situation,’ Vermont’s top health care regulator says; Concerns over tariffs have Vermonters worried about natural gas bills
Migrant Justice claims 2-3 ICE arrests per week, longer detention
The detainees are not gang members, as Vermont’s migrant population is not gang-connected, she said. Most of the detainees were arrested for failure to make court dates or otherwise comply with federal law and regulations.
Senate Clean Heat ‘soft repeal’ lacks votes, returned to committee
Senate Republicans showed they now have the swing to back a potential veto by Gov. Phil Scott of too-aggressive carbon reduction legislation.
Out-of-state drug dealer suspect charged with murder-for-hire/ Online child sex victim
A Hartford, CT man is charged with offering a confidential informant $10K to kill someone who had disrespected and stolen from him.
Government’s job to pick tax winners and losers, legislator says
Barre Rep. Wazazek: “The market picks winners and losers. And it’s the job of the Government to right size that. So yes we are picking winners and losers, because the market is already starting that dynamic for us, and it’s our job to make sure the right people are winning.”
New Yorkers, citizens of India charged in illegal entry into Vermont
Surveillance cameras later captured several individuals running toward the stopped vehicle in a gas station parking lot.
Shorts: Scott to speak to Norwich grads/Slow down for salamanders
Watch out for road-crossing salamanders.
KVS: Undercover informant brings down alleged fentanyl dealer
…All as a synthetic super-drug dominates police reports
VT Headlines: A third UVM administrator could be headed to Arizona
Some lifts reopen at Killington after weekend weather caused resort wide power outage; Vermont’s Spay Neuter Incentive Program faces financial struggles
Consuelo Northrop Bailey, first woman lieutenant governor in U.S.
Despite the fact that women would not win the right to vote until she was 19, Bailey pursued and succeeded in a career in law and politics.
Clean Heat Standard repeal on Senate floor this AM
The Senate also is expected to focus heavily on finalizing its stance on the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Adjustment Act (BAA), a contentious issue following Governor Phil Scott’s veto of an earlier version last week.
Roper: Special interests versus the Children
“Reform” is propping up a failing system, not fixing it.
CLG: French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen sentenced to jail for embezzlement
Trump threatens Zelensky with ‘big problems’; ‘Coalition of the Willing’ to Expand Ukraine War; Judge blocks Trump from firing Voice of America propagandists
Breaking: House to vote this morning on new homeless housing program
A new program to replace the state’s current emergency housing programs is up for a vote in the House this morning.
Silverstein: The cost and educational outcomes of public-school education in South Burlington
Another real-world example of how “equity” in Vermont is a word, not a societal reality.
Vermont pro-lifers join nationwide call to defund Planned Parenthood
Peaceful protests to de-fund Planned Parenthood are planned for Wednesday, April 2.
Bananas: Vermont declares April 1 National Tesla Vandals Day
National Tesla Vandals Day won out over other popular suggestions like National Tesla Vandals Visibility Day and National Nazi Logo-A-Tesla Day.
Soulia: When good intentions backfire
The revisited hidden costs of Vermont’s Plastic Bag Ban, and how this hurts Vermont’s environment.
If Congress cuts funding, 10 Vermont legislators take the wheel
If federal cuts exceed 1% of the current budget, the Joint Fiscal Committee will execute a spending reduction and transfer plan.
SHORTS: Price Chopper truck carrying 20,000 pounds of food crashes in Irasburg
Supermarket truck crashes. Indivisible plans big April 5 rallies.
CBP cites security concerns, defends Haskell access changes
Restricting access to the Haskell Free Library has sparked concern in communities on both sides of the international boundary.
Changes in federal funding for healthcare to impact vaccine funding, other health services
Vermont faces $7M in federal healthcare cuts as HHS reprioritizes funding under new administration
VT Headlines: Teenager seriously injured in hit-and-run crash in St. Albans
Spring ice storm strikes Vermont leaving thousands without power; Electric co-op turning to AI to weatherize grid against future storms
Farmer-led project gets grant to recycle agricultural plastics
Guy Crosby collects plastic waste from farms and brings them to a landfill in New Hampshire, where they are compacted into a bale.
Pickup truck strikes school bus with passengers
The 31-year-old driver of the pickup truck was traveling north when he experienced a suspected medical event.
Harrison: Guv checkmates Legislature
House passes stormwater revision, ’26 budget, yield bill, and housing and data privacy bills.
Silverstein: School data shows more spending, worse results
Part 1 of a 3-part commentary
POW escapee Nahum Baker’s odyssey
1,600 miles as a prisoner of war and escapee across a collapsing Confederacy
Friday at Four: Scott breaks homeless hotel logjam (or tries to)
Sometimes the Breaking News is the best.
Failure to continue Trump tax cuts would cost average VT family $2000+, AFP says
‘My warning to everybody who is thinking about letting these tax cuts fade into history: if you hit households who are already struggling to make ends meet with an unexpected loss of household income, you are going to be in for a whirlwind of a surprise when 2026 comes around,” Roper said.
Kauffman: From State House Room 11 to the usurpation of parental rights
March 13th wasn’t just about free speech. It was a demonstration of the current State control of winners and losers. The protected and unprotected under Article 22 .
Children Health Defense prez, National Guard general coming to State House
The president of a medical freedom advocacy group is coming to the State House next month. So is the leader of the Vermont National Guard.
Education Secretary says teacher pay discrepancy a problem and larger districts would help
“In that modeling you will see there’s potential for pay raises from $5,000 up to $20,000 for teachers across the state,” she said.
Alerts to crime victims in Vermont are full of flaws
For one woman, an “unbelievable gap” led to life-altering danger.
VT Headlines: Protest outside VA hospital on Veterans’ behalf
Fires at School for International Training in Brattleboro displace dozens, officials say; Bill Calfee: Amazon’s expansion threatens Vermont’s small businesses
North Troy man accused of drug/firearms violations destroyed seven police cars in 2012
A decade plus earlier, Pion was in the news for running over multiple police cruisers with a tractor and then driving away without a chase.
Contractors provide much of services approved at Town Meeting
On the lower end of the scale, Andover’s budget is a relatively small $1.24 million, while South Burlington’s comes in at a much larger $55.8 million.
“Bills Lumber,” the movie, at Dutton Gym
“Bills Lumber,” is a 45-minute documentary about the last days of the Bills family’s beloved 86-year-old sawmill in Wardsboro, Vermont.
No adjournment without school reform, Scott tells House
The Burlington charter change banning guns in bars, S.131, got an initial run-through in Senate Government Operations today
Secretary of State condemns Trump order for voter ID
“I think it’s something that Vermont could consider,” Sen. Brian Collamore (R-Rutland) said. “Certainly other states are.”
With Sen. Vyhovsky in Europe, vote on Clean Heat repeal delayed
Tanya is a left-wing State Senator in Vermont, a strong advocate for Ukraine, for democracy and for workers’ struggles,” wrote The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign on X in announcing Vyhovsky’s visit.
VT Headlines: British consul visits Burlington
VT Coyotes announce Jose Ortiz as first player in franchise history; Arlington Arts Day returns; Partial solar eclipse Saturday morning
Roper: Treasurer’s report: “Cap & Invest” Program on Fossil Fuels requires 80¢/gal gas tax to meet GWSA mandates
Low-income, rural Vermonters hit hardest; no safety net program possible.
KVS: State trooper honored with Carnegie Medal for saving girl from icy pond
According to the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, the medal recognizes people who risk serious injury or death in extraordinary acts to save others.
CLG: U.S. appears to be significantly increasing its military presence in the Middle East
4 American soldiers killed after they went missing on training mission in Lithuania; EU tells the public to hold 72 hours of emergency supplies
Geoengineering ban discussed in House Environment Committee
The bill specifically includes language on cloud seeding because as Representative Gregg Burt (R-Cabot) stated, Vermont doesn’t need more rain.
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