The decision deals with the expiration of the repose period, which is similar in concept to the limit to how long a person can claim injury from a past event.
Supreme Court says VT Yankee not liable for worker cancer death
Keelan: Vermont non-profits competitive, proprietary, and secretive
What has evolved is the building of ‘silos’ by NGOs and the avoidance of collaboration.
Two distant towns united in drug-related violence and fear
“We’ve had people from New York City and Massachusetts living in there with the woman for months, gang members, all these people. So many drugs. It’s not any secret,” a neighbor of Gras said.
Governor Scott lets Ghost Gun Ban pass without signature, signs drug crime and bail reform bill
Scott lets Ghost Gun bill pass without, signature, signs bail reform and youthful violent/drug offender law.
Standoff in Hartford, DUI crashes, and assault in Fairlee
Hartford standoff; assault at Fairlee beach; crash with DUI and child cruelty charges.
Champlain Housing Trust expands home-buying help based on race
The land trust has a program to help people of color make a down payment on their house.
Klar: Social Justice ideology compromises “real” science
Scientific inquiry jeopardized by ideological taint
New uses for YMCA, Goddard College hit snags
Harder than it looks to turn Burlington YMCA into housing.
Video: Third gen VT heating business owner says over-regulation hurts Vermonters
“I think what these legislators think is they’re helping the poor, but they’re not, they’re just making it worse,” Tatro said.
Breaux: Vermont tries and fails to tax unrealized gains
There’s a compelling reason that even the most progressive states can’t generate any momentum for taxing unrealized gains: it’s pure guesswork.
UVM researchers on how nature benefits Americans
Two UVM scientists will contribute to the First National Nature Assessment.
Newport tightens safety after second sludge spill in Clyde River
Jason Herman, the facility’s chief operator, confirmed that these incidents are becoming more frequent.
Read all about it: Taxes for Thee, But not for Me
Just as the Sheriff of Nottingham could stiff the toll collector to ride his horse across a bridge, electrical vehicle drivers don’t have to pay for the upkeep of Vermont highways.
Leaving Big Pharma for mushroom farming, Wiseman family finds purpose in Worcester
The products, the Wisemans say, can boost immune systems, improve memory and energy and spur a range of other healthy body functions.
Amid record budgets, Vermont among states with tax revenue problems
Red states with prospering economies, such as Florida and Texas, are among the top performers in exceeding tax revenue predictions.
Letters: Mazur on govt. corruption, Malloy on media
“I am one of those serious VTGOP challengers you neglected to see,” Senate candidate tells editorial writer.
Home builders ask U.S. Supreme Court to rule on wildlife corridor regs
Developers who invested in land to build in South Burlington argue that the City is unfairly enforcing restrictions on development within wildlife corridors.
Klar: Tyson Foods and water pollution
The environmental costs of food production. Biden’s “Social Justice” undermines food supplies
Roll Call! How YOUR rep, senator voted on vetoed Renewable Energy Standard
“Factoring in all the other taxes, fees and higher costs the Legislature has passed over the last two years, I simply cannot allow this bill to go into law,” Scott said.
Evslin: Tale of two districts
What has the legislature done?
John Rodgers: Energy developers making “giant contributions to political candidates”
Former State Senator John Rodgers noted while on the Morning Drive Radio show Friday the amount of special interests influencing state energy policy.
Angwin: Memorial Day thoughts
Mostly about productivity
Busted for serial littering
Police credit a local group of anti-litter investigators with solving the ongoing case of littering at a scenic pull-off.
Play Ball! Lake Monsters return
Baseball’s back at Centennial Field. Our honored dead remembered in parades, at cleaned-up cemeteries. Tourist town starts rental registry.
LETTERS: Rev. Wheeler at VTGOP convention and H.887 veto
“Another kicking the can down the road, with no relief for Vermont’s taxpayers.” – – George Verdon, Colchester
Congress moves $$ for Vermont dams, flood and nuisance plant control
Federal money ticketed for Wrightsville, East Barre and Waterbury dams, and more.
Ex-State Sen. Dick Mazza has died
Flags will be flown at half mast in Vermont this Thursday, the day of his funeral at Holy Cross Church in Colchester.
DNA test closes case of day-old baby found dead in garbage bag
Northfield, 1982. A one-day old baby is found dead in a garbage bag on the side of a road.
Aggressive bear euthanized, wardens warn about compost
The bear euthanized this morning in Underhill was attracted into an area resident’s yard by recycling left outside the front door this morning.
“Taxes for Thee, but not for Me”
Yes, that IS a sweet El Camino in the first al fresco episode of Friday at Four. It pays state highway taxes so EVs don’t have to. We discuss.
House leaders pledge to override Scott veto of renewable power bill
The guv’s path to 100% carbon free electricity is cheaper and quicker. The Legislature wants to take the longer, more expensive road, paved with solar farms and wind turbines.
House Primary GOP candidate: “Citizens losing trust in government, schools, healthcare, and media”
The current legislature is polling at just 49% approval meaning there could be some changing seats this November election. The primaries are on Aug. 13 for VT.
Roper: Welcome to the VT Republican Party, John Rodgers!
Lifelong Dem says his old party taken over by Progressives/ Socialists.
24 GOP governors – but not Scott – protest WHO treaty
Two dozen Republican governors wrote Biden in protest of the Pandemic Agreement.
Collins: Vermont State College administration fails to engage stakeholders
Current and future students, faculty, staff, and the greater community are left to grapple with the appallingly bad decisions that are being forced upon them.
Man behind Biden robocall indicted
Just stay home and save your vote for the November election, the robocaller told Democrat voters.
VT Headlines: Ambulance service honors, struggles
As one town ambulance service receives a national honor, another struggles to find EMTs.
Landowners paid to store carbon
Close to 500 landowners have expressed interest in being paid around $300 an acre, dispersed over a 20-year period, for preserving forestland.
Cops provide photo of suspect in brutal day-time beating
If the courts won’t jail violent repeat offenders, can we at least know what they look like?
New laws shield abortion/transgender care providers from lawsuits
The law forbids police, courts, and other public institutions from cooperating with litigation against abortion/transgender services providers in some circumstances.
John Rodgers to run for Lt. Governor
A former Democratic Legislator and State Senator to run for Statewide office as a Republican
Banzhaf: Some pro-Hamas campus protests violate IRS Code – others don’t
Aid illegal Palestine protests, lose tax exemption
VT Headlines: Direct flight to North Carolina for under $100
Heading south? New flight will get you there on the cheap. Black restaurant owner honored with statue in Rutland. GOP optimistic.
Public defender emerges as federal judge frontrunner
Lanthier, a public defender for more than 20 years, oversees a handful of lawyers who represent indigent defendants in Rutland County.
Scott opposes methods, not goals, of likely veto bills
“Sometimes the Legislature focuses so much on their goals they don’t consider the unintended consequences. And the reality is, there are almost always some negative consequences as the result of new policies,” Scott said.
Feds selling emergency gasoline reserve to lower prices for July 4 weekend
A million barrels of gasoline set aside for emergency use in the next disaster will be sold to reduce prices at the pump this summer.
Langer: Vermont’s energy affordability conundrum
When it comes to energy affordability, 2024 may be the year Vermonters look back on as the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Fernandez: Pro-HAMAS activities at UVM and Middlebury
Many of these impressionable imps of ignorance hide their entities behind keffiyehs and hijabs, but remain oblivious to this conflict’s facts.
Beekeeper abuzz about vetoed neonicotinoid ban
It is increasingly more expensive to keep and repopulate his hives, the vetoed bill’s sponsor said, because colonies are dying at faster rates in recent years.
Chicken predation and how to protect them
Many first-time small-scale poultry farmers are discovering that several species of wildlife like the taste of chicken as much as we do.
Vermont search and rescues are rising
More and more people are trekking off-path without being prepared, increasing the danger, say those in the field.
Despathy: Tap Trees. Not Vermonters!
Vermonters hold legitimate fears and anxiety about the decisions made by our Democratic supermajority.
LaMarche: The Progressive pass
Somehow it is OK when their former equity contractor, now mayor, who ran on equity, defunds the very equity initiatives they fought for.
Judge says bye-bye to ‘Bye-Bye!’ pipe bomber
Bye bye to the federal pen for six years for a Valley Street, Springfield heroin dealer convicted of possession of a pipe bomb.
State to issue summer EBT cards to supplement school meals
This new benefit provides $120 per child, which families can use to purchase fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, and fish, dairy products; breads and cereals, and other foods such as snack foods and non-alcoholic beverages.
Christopher Rufo peers inside Pritzker transgender empire
by Aaron Warner Christopher Rufo has emerged as one of the most strident opponents to woke culture. Raised by a family who embraced communist ideology, Rufo broke from his family’s way of […]
UVM cancels big housing project
UVM can’t afford to build new housing it proposed last year, due to unexpectedly high costs. That, and the City of Burlington has yet to follow through with necessary zoning changes.
Gov. Phil Scott appoints Andy Julow to Vermont Senate
Julow replaces Richard T. Mazza, who resigned last month after serving 39 years in the Vermont Senate.
Zito plans ‘Vermont Awakening’ camp meeting week of July 4
Tommie Zito’s American Awakening Tour
Miss Vermont 2015 awarded UVM medical degree
Family, friends, faculty and staff will gather in UVM’s Ira Allen Chapel on Sunday, May 19, at 3:00 p.m. to celebrate the more than 100 students receiving M.D.s
Kansas City Chiefs owner Tavia Hunt supports Harrison Butker
“Defending Motherhood is not bigoted”
Klar: Police forces finally see a post-Floyd rebound
Hiring increases reported for first time since 2020.
Roper: Media Bias at NPR, the New York Times… and Vermont Media?
Will national mea culpas from Uri Berliner and Nellie Bowles be followed by anyone at, say, VTDigger?
Pesticide ban won’t help bees but will hurt farmers, Scott veto says
Agreeing that “pollinators are essential,” Gov. Scott said “the same is true of farmers” and that the bill is “more anti-farmer than it is pro-pollinator.”
Friday at 4: Trafficked women in VT forced into abortions
Last Friday’s episode unveils disturbing truth about human trafficking victims who do NOT have freedom of choice about abortions. This Friday we discuss “Taxes for Thee, But Not For Me.”
VT Headlines: 3 years to replace crashed fire truck/ VT-made car charger installed
The crash that led to the death of a responding state trooper and eventually to the resignation of the local fire chief now also means a three-year wait for a new fire truck.
Scott picks press Maulucci to lead re-election
Turnover at top of the Scott administration. Sanders applauds international arrest warrants for Israel, Hamas. Sportsmen flag animal welfare bill.
Taxes the Legislature passed, taxes it didn’t
The Wealth Tax passed the House but not the Senate this year. One tax hike that went through with little notice: landline and postpaid wireless phone use taxes will be assessed differently and collect $3 million more new revenue.
State senate primary races develop
Ledbetter said, “We need a lot more housing that working people can afford or we risk losing a generation of young Vermonters now spending almost all of their paychecks on rent.”
On the court or on the mound, VT Miss Basketball Elise Berger does it all
The best player in Vermont girls hoops this year is set to play college baseball — get to know Elise Berger.
Vermont postal woes linger long after pandemic
Staffing shortages in Waterbury are among post office problems across Vermont that have disrupted deliveries and inconvenienced residents.
MEMORIAL MONTH: Seth Warner: Vermont’s oft-neglected hero
In the tumultuous political landscape of late 1770s and early 1780s Vermont, Battle of Bennington hero Seth Warner found himself at odds with the dominant forces shaping the state’s future.
LETTERS: Salat on Zuckerman, Green on pro-Hamas writer
Responses to Marxist victimizing and anti-Semitic statements.
Angwin: The unknowns of offshore wind power
It is clear to me that offshore is not as steady as the pro-wind rhetoric would have you believe.
Suspect in brutal, random beating of elderly man cited, released by court
In what Vermont city did a transient this weekend approach an 82-year-old man at random, knock him unconscious, then get released with a citation by the court hours later?
A letter from poets to the Governor and Vt. Legislature
Recently the State government has chosen to diminish the quality and diversity of Vermont’s educational offerings at our State colleges.
Dawson: Vermont pollen season longer, worse now
By taking steps to improve indoor air quality during these seasons, Vermonters can keep their homes healthy and allergy symptoms at bay.
Bronze Star recipient runs for State Representative
The ribbon isn’t “his,” it’s “theirs.”
Breaking: Dean won’t run
“Gov. Scott’s a popular governor. My polling shows that the most important issue for Vermonters is taxation. And the governor has talked a lot about this,” Dean told reporters.
VT Headlines: DQSH protests in Lyndonville
Protesting drag queen story hour at library. EV forklifts. Support after miscarriage. BIPOC professionals survey. UVM graduation, bass, bus fares.
Stack: Young people, you’re being punked
In layman’s terms, the Fed is going to keep the financial heroin in the system.
Tunbridge couple shelters farm animals
The couple formed the sanctuary in 2017, first in the town of Washington, then in 2019 they moved their setup to Tunbridge.
Fellow governor stumps for Trump while Scott looks on
Make America Great Again!, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum urged the state GOP convention as Trump foe and fellow Gov. Phil Scott watched.
Volatile health trends, Covid drive big health insurance rate hikes
Blue Cross Blue Shield and MVP health insurance companies each are requesting state approval of rate increases for monthly health insurance premiums.
Judge challenges State lawyer on pregnancy center law
Judge Sessions rejoined, “They may very well be saying things that you perceive to be false. Say, about the consequences of abortion….I wonder if that would be a reasonable concern for them.”
More claims added in Woodstock Foundation lawsuit
The ongoing legal battle has generated considerable interest because the Foundation and Holdings play a major role in the economy of the Woodstock region.
Roper: The Clean Heat Standard public engagement fiasco
No public show up; person hired to explain the program admits he doesn’t understand it; reveals chaos behind the scenes.
Federal trial ends for Moffitt
A Bennington man, who is awaiting a state court trial in a 2019 homicide case, was convicted in Fed. court in Burlington on three gun and drug charges Thursday.
Hucking hatchets: Axe throwing shop opens in Hardwick
Palilonis and Benham have been in Hardwick for 12 years and run their taqueria for eight years. “This is just an extension of the taqueria,” Palilonis said. “We’re trying to draw people here to Hardwick, and it’s not easy.”
VT announces 14-bed youth treatment site in Vergennes
The new site on state-owned land will have more than double the capacity of the now-abandonred planned facility in Newbury.
Burlington man pleads innocent to child luring
Charbonneau allegedly initiated contact online via Kik messenger with a Hartford investigator posing as a 14-year-old minor and engaged in sexual conversations, attempting to arrange a meeting for sexual acts.
VT Headlines: Well, THAT didn’t take long
Days after Notch opens, truck escapes stuckage. 8 new invasive species. Welch all about Rural Prosperity. VT goes to Drone Championships.
Hairstyle hiring law really about racial discrimination
If someone chose not to hire a person due to their hairstyle, it could be construed as an act of racism.
Klar: Vermonters strive to preserve their way of life against false charges of racism
Vermont is a culture of individualism, not government dependency; farming, not commuting; free speech, not stifling autocracy; of seeing all people as equal.
Pregnancy resource centers challenge Vermont law in court today
Vermont’s law impedes women’s ability to receive critical services during a difficult time in their lives and suppresses the free-speech rights of faith-based pregnancy centers, ADF lawyers argue.
State effort to reduce Lake Carmi algae makes it worse
Aeration “resulted in much higher surface water total phosphorus and stronger, more protracted cyanobacteria blooms.”
Judge shaves off sentence of drug dealer turned barber
As Judge William Sessions put it, he had “earned his freedom” by leaving the business of drug trafficking entirely and working hard to alter the direction of his life.
SHORTS: Cops, math whizzes honored/ masked intruder slain
Cops honored for saving lives. Man with drug record shot and killed while invading St. J. home. Postmaster presses pause on WRJ relo plan.
VT Headlines: Child injured after running in front of moving school bus
The 12-year-old suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Weight loss drug could bankrupt health care system, Sanders warns
Sanders releases report exposing how weight loss drugs could bankrupt American health care.
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