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• Jamie Dansereau: Imagine what’s possible when after-school becomes essential
  Jamie Dansereau: Imagine what’s possible when after-school becomes essential -

  

  There’s a shared understanding now more than ever that these programs matter, and that they should be available to all students, not just some.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Jamie Dansereau: Imagine what’s possible when after-school becomes essential.

• Trump takes Vermont’s climate superfund law to court
  Trump takes Vermont’s climate superfund law to court -

  

  Following an Executive Order, the Justice Department has filed a complaint against the state’s climate superfund, among a suite of suits against other state climate actions.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Trump takes Vermont’s climate superfund law to court.

• Judge orders state to give motel voucher recipients more notice before evicting them
  Judge orders state to give motel voucher recipients more notice before evicting them -

  

  In some instances, state employees told motel program participants that they were ineligible to remain sheltered the very same day that they needed to leave, according to an attorney at Vermont Legal Aid.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Judge orders state to give motel voucher recipients more notice before evicting them.

• Final Reading: A big swing at the Big Bill
  Final Reading: A big swing at the Big Bill -

  

  Senate Republicans tried to add environmental rollbacks to the 2026 budget bill. The chamber voted against taking up the amendments.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: A big swing at the Big Bill.

• Vermont Senate approves 2026 budget proposal, but legislators expect to cut spending further amid Gov. Phil Scott’s criticism
  Vermont Senate approves 2026 budget proposal, but legislators expect to cut spending further amid Gov. Phil Scott’s criticism -

  

  “We're working with the governor's folks to see how we can move closer in his direction,” the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee said.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Senate approves 2026 budget proposal, but legislators expect to cut spending further amid Gov. Phil Scott’s criticism.

• Green Up Day celebrates 55 years in Vermont
  Green Up Day celebrates 55 years in Vermont -

  

  “Green up day just naturally fits into our tradition. It's the way we're built, and I think it's a great example of what Vermont's all about,” Gov. Phil Scott said during a Wednesday press conference.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Green Up Day celebrates 55 years in Vermont.

• A pair of Castleton University grads join Olympian sister in new podcast
  A pair of Castleton University grads join Olympian sister in new podcast -

  

  Vermont native and Olympic Rugby star Ilona Maher captivated the world with her athleticism, bronze medal and social media prowess. Now she is joined by her two sisters in a new podcast called “House of Maher.”

  Read the story on VTDigger here: A pair of Castleton University grads join Olympian sister in new podcast.

• Sara Rice
  Sara Rice -

  

  When she wasn’t helping others, her calendar was filled with hikes, bike trips, Zumba classes, Friends in Council, ski club, book club and countless other activities which she enjoyed with the many dear friends she made along the way.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Sara Rice.

• Vermont businesses: Getting data privacy right
  Vermont businesses: Getting data privacy right -

  

  At the end of the day, we have to strike a balance.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont businesses: Getting data privacy right.

• Vermont shelter providers: Homeless legislation overhaul risks existing successful programs
  Vermont shelter providers: Homeless legislation overhaul risks existing successful programs -

  

  H.91 as written is not bold, it is reckless.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont shelter providers: Homeless legislation overhaul risks existing successful programs.

• Vermont Conversation: Bill Lippert on the 25th anniversary of Vermont’s landmark civil unions law and the backlash against LGBTQ+ people
  Vermont Conversation: Bill Lippert on the 25th anniversary of Vermont’s landmark civil unions law and the backlash against LGBTQ+ people -

  

  “One of the lessons that I take from civil unions (is) that there are still people of tremendous, personal moral courage, personal moral courage and political courage,” Lippert said.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Conversation: Bill Lippert on the 25th anniversary of Vermont’s landmark civil unions law and the backlash against LGBTQ+ people.

• Final Reading: Regulators prepare to roll out medical cannabis sales at Vermont’s recreational dispensaries
  Final Reading: Regulators prepare to roll out medical cannabis sales at Vermont’s recreational dispensaries -

  

  Starting as soon as July, cannabis retailers with a new medical-use endorsement will be able to sell medical-grade pot products to select patients enrolled in the state’s medical program.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: Regulators prepare to roll out medical cannabis sales at Vermont’s recreational dispensaries.

• ‘Shameful, horrific and unconscionable’: Federal efforts to revoke legal refugee status could affect hundreds in Vermont, advocates say
  ‘Shameful, horrific and unconscionable’: Federal efforts to revoke legal refugee status could affect hundreds in Vermont, advocates say -

  

  At least two new Afghans and several hundred asylum seekers from Venezuela, Haiti and Ukraine who resettled in Vermont were set to lose their legal status this month due to recent federal orders.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: ‘Shameful, horrific and unconscionable’: Federal efforts to revoke legal refugee status could affect hundreds in Vermont, advocates say.

• Feds cut more AmeriCorps programs, jeopardizing 200 positions in Vermont
  Feds cut more AmeriCorps programs, jeopardizing 200 positions in Vermont -

  

  The $2.4 million in terminated Vermont grants funded positions that focused on “everything from housing placement services, food security, to job training, to after school programming” and flood recovery, said Philip Kolling, who oversees AmeriCorps programs in the state.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Feds cut more AmeriCorps programs, jeopardizing 200 positions in Vermont.

• Jamie Dansereau: Imagine what’s possible when after-school becomes essential
  Jamie Dansereau: Imagine what’s possible when after-school becomes essential -

  

  There’s a shared understanding now more than ever that these programs matter, and that they should be available to all students, not just some.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Jamie Dansereau: Imagine what’s possible when after-school becomes essential.

• Trump takes Vermont’s climate superfund law to court
  Trump takes Vermont’s climate superfund law to court -

  

  Following an Executive Order, the Justice Department has filed a complaint against the state’s climate superfund, among a suite of suits against other state climate actions.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Trump takes Vermont’s climate superfund law to court.

• Judge orders state to give motel voucher recipients more notice before evicting them
  Judge orders state to give motel voucher recipients more notice before evicting them -

  

  In some instances, state employees told motel program participants that they were ineligible to remain sheltered the very same day that they needed to leave, according to an attorney at Vermont Legal Aid.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Judge orders state to give motel voucher recipients more notice before evicting them.

• Final Reading: A big swing at the Big Bill
  Final Reading: A big swing at the Big Bill -

  

  Senate Republicans tried to add environmental rollbacks to the 2026 budget bill. The chamber voted against taking up the amendments.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: A big swing at the Big Bill.

• Vermont Senate approves 2026 budget proposal, but legislators expect to cut spending further amid Gov. Phil Scott’s criticism
  Vermont Senate approves 2026 budget proposal, but legislators expect to cut spending further amid Gov. Phil Scott’s criticism -

  

  “We're working with the governor's folks to see how we can move closer in his direction,” the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee said.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Senate approves 2026 budget proposal, but legislators expect to cut spending further amid Gov. Phil Scott’s criticism.

• Green Up Day celebrates 55 years in Vermont
  Green Up Day celebrates 55 years in Vermont -

  

  “Green up day just naturally fits into our tradition. It's the way we're built, and I think it's a great example of what Vermont's all about,” Gov. Phil Scott said during a Wednesday press conference.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Green Up Day celebrates 55 years in Vermont.

• A pair of Castleton University grads join Olympian sister in new podcast
  A pair of Castleton University grads join Olympian sister in new podcast -

  

  Vermont native and Olympic Rugby star Ilona Maher captivated the world with her athleticism, bronze medal and social media prowess. Now she is joined by her two sisters in a new podcast called “House of Maher.”

  Read the story on VTDigger here: A pair of Castleton University grads join Olympian sister in new podcast.

• Sara Rice
  Sara Rice -

  

  When she wasn’t helping others, her calendar was filled with hikes, bike trips, Zumba classes, Friends in Council, ski club, book club and countless other activities which she enjoyed with the many dear friends she made along the way.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Sara Rice.

• Vermont businesses: Getting data privacy right
  Vermont businesses: Getting data privacy right -

  

  At the end of the day, we have to strike a balance.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont businesses: Getting data privacy right.

• Vermont shelter providers: Homeless legislation overhaul risks existing successful programs
  Vermont shelter providers: Homeless legislation overhaul risks existing successful programs -

  

  H.91 as written is not bold, it is reckless.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont shelter providers: Homeless legislation overhaul risks existing successful programs.

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