ICE pushed ahead over state and local objections as Dorset Street raid escalated, police reviews conclude
“At what point does it become not worth it for one person,” a South Burlington officer asked ICE, referring to the man they sought.
Forest Service uses controlled burns for wildlife and wildfire prevention
The Forest Service burned 28 acres on a parcel adjacent to the Pomfret town line in order to maintain early successional habitat in the opening and limit available fuel for wildfires.
Green Mountain Transit weighs cutting Essex bus route
The proposal to eliminate the No. 4 route comes as the agency has already reduced or cut the equivalent of 20% of its bus service over the past two years.
Regulators think few contractors are registered with the state — and they want to reel them in
Also in Final Reading: Conflicting tax ideas and the long wait for education reform.
Governor appoints Burlington rep, bypassing Dems’ recommendations
Former Burlington Police Chief Kevin Scully was appointed Thursday to fill the vacant seat left by Bob Hooper’s resignation.
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Vermont’s top court pulls Addison County prosecutor’s law license following DUI conviction
The ruling late Friday afternoon calls for the immediate suspension of the law license for Eva Vekos pending the result of disciplinary proceedings before a state panel that oversees lawyers in the state.
Concert for a cause: Global ensemble’s debut concert to pave the way for more
Following a successful debut show, a local band of global musicians unveil plans to build bridges with their music in Vermont and beyond.
State return-to-office policy remains in limbo as Vermont Supreme Court declines to immediately intervene
Last week, the Vermont Labor Relations Board ordered that the Scott administration rescind its policy requiring state employees to return to their offices three days per week.
On Montpelier’s edge, a vast tract becomes a possible bellwether of the city’s future
Between three developer proposals and the complex math of balancing affordability with economic opportunity, city councilors say there’s still a lot to consider about what to do with the former Elks Country Club.
Vermont State eliminates residential option in Williston
Through an agreement with Saint Michael’s College, Williston’s residential students will live in the dorms at St. Mike’s, roughly 5 miles away in Colchester.
Windsor County sheriff facing more sex crime charges, including soliciting prostitution
“The charges allege (Ryan) Palmer paid a woman on multiple occasions to participate in sex acts and that he sent unsolicited sexual material to another woman,” Vermont State Police said in a press release Thursday.
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Rural Vermont showed up. And Montpelier listened.
Gradually, and then suddenly, Vermonters revealed a new model in the push to repeal Act 181’s road rule and Tier 3.
Vermont’s rural revolt is just getting started
A grassroots rural uprising beat back two controversial land use laws. The harder fight — changing how Vermont makes policy — is just beginning.
When the landline is a lifeline, don’t cut it without fair warning
A proposed law would require telecom companies to warn Vermonters before retiring landline services.
Vermont shut down its power. Here’s how to turn it back on.
A decommissioned nuclear site, a data center boom and a senator whose moratorium push could cost thousands of jobs
In a divided statehouse, Vermont lawmakers weigh increased taxes on the rich
Also in Final Reading: An herbicide ban, a salt bill and an arrested prosecutor.
Vermont Conversation: One year after arrest, Mohsen Mahdawi refuses to be silent
When the Palestinian student activist walked out of federal detention in Vermont a year ago, he declared to President Trump: “I am not afraid of you.”
Grand Isle County’s top prosecutor cited for DUI
State’s Attorney Douglas DiSabito was arrested Tuesday in a St. Albans courthouse on suspicion of drunken driving.
Vermont House poised to roll back portions of Act 181
“We don’t need our shared interest in protecting our environment to divide Vermont, particularly at this moment,” said Rep. Amy Sheldon, D-Middlebury.
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Vermont’s Champlain Valley poised to become a federally recognized wine region
“It gives us validity,” said Kenneth Albert, former president of the Vermont Grape and Wine Council, who originally submitted the petition for recognition in 2022.
