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• Tracking immunizations so you don’t have to
  Tracking immunizations so you don’t have to -

  

  By connecting the dots across the health care system, VITL is making it easier for providers to help patients stay up-to-date on immunizations — a win for individuals and for public health across the state. It’s one more reason Vermont continues to rank among the healthiest states in the country.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Tracking immunizations so you don’t have to.

• Vermont fathers: This Father’s Day, let’s commit to saving rural Vermont
  Vermont fathers: This Father’s Day, let’s commit to saving rural Vermont -

  

  Vermonters asked for tax relief, not a complete transformation of the education system.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont fathers: This Father’s Day, let’s commit to saving rural Vermont.

• Young Writers Project: ‘The Girl and the Sky’
  Young Writers Project: ‘The Girl and the Sky’ -

  

  This week’s Young Writers Project entry is “The Girl and the Sky” by Fiona Bock, 15, of Glover. Artwork is “Starry Skies” by Miles Witters, 15, Richmond.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Young Writers Project: ‘The Girl and the Sky’.

• Sultana Khan: When it is hard to know what to believe in, believe in the power of connection. And summer camp.
  Sultana Khan: When it is hard to know what to believe in, believe in the power of connection. And summer camp. -

  

  At camp, you can learn to change the world.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Sultana Khan: When it is hard to know what to believe in, believe in the power of connection. And summer camp..

• Ski resort visits bolstered by successful snow year
  Ski resort visits bolstered by successful snow year -

  

  Nordic skiing outpaced alpine, with 37 percent increase.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Ski resort visits bolstered by successful snow year.

• Rik Palieri, an old folk soul still singing in Hinesburg
  Rik Palieri, an old folk soul still singing in Hinesburg -

  

  Palieri’s songs seem perfect for the protest line; like folk singers of the past, his pro-labor music works responds to a volatile political climate.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Rik Palieri, an old folk soul still singing in Hinesburg.

• New Vermont law creates roadmap for making doula services more accessible
  New Vermont law creates roadmap for making doula services more accessible -

  

  If all goes as planned, a pregnant person working with a state-certified doula could have their expenses covered by Medicaid.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: New Vermont law creates roadmap for making doula services more accessible.

• ‘No Kings Day’ draws more than 16,000 to Burlington to protest Trump and authoritarianism
  ‘No Kings Day’ draws more than 16,000 to Burlington to protest Trump and authoritarianism -

  

  Vermonters unified in one of the largest protests in recent Burlington history to defend democracy, health care and migrant rights.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: ‘No Kings Day’ draws more than 16,000 to Burlington to protest Trump and authoritarianism.

• Pro-Trump gathering at Vermont Statehouse ends in frosting fiasco
  Pro-Trump gathering at Vermont Statehouse ends in frosting fiasco -

  

  A small event at the Vermont Statehouse celebrating Flag Day and Donald Trump ended messily after a man with the last name Baker destroyed a cake.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Pro-Trump gathering at Vermont Statehouse ends in frosting fiasco.

• Burlington Beer Co.: Where fermentation meets imagination 
  Burlington Beer Co.: Where fermentation meets imagination  -

  

  When Joe Lemnah’s savings ran dry, VEDA’s support let BBCo.’s beer flow.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Burlington Beer Co.: Where fermentation meets imagination .

• Legislative leaders and Gov. Phil Scott strike deal on education reform for lawmakers to consider next week
  Legislative leaders and Gov. Phil Scott strike deal on education reform for lawmakers to consider next week -

  

  After a week of stalled negotiations between House and Senate members over private school funding, compromise prevailed. But the bill — a generational transformation of Vermont’s education system — still requires a majority vote in both chambers.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Legislative leaders and Gov. Phil Scott strike deal on education reform for lawmakers to consider next week.

• Florida business owner charged in Vermont in an alleged nationwide Medicare fraud scheme
  Florida business owner charged in Vermont in an alleged nationwide Medicare fraud scheme -

  

  Donald Jani was indicted this week by a federal grand jury in Burlington on charges accusing him of submitting fraudulent claims to the federal health care program for reimbursement.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Florida business owner charged in Vermont in an alleged nationwide Medicare fraud scheme.

• Hundreds of ‘most vulnerable’ households to lose emergency shelter as governor’s order expires
  Hundreds of ‘most vulnerable’ households to lose emergency shelter as governor’s order expires -

  

  Gov. Phil Scott’s three-month extension for this group is set to expire June 30 – and local service providers say the state’s interpretation of the governor’s order caught them off guard.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Hundreds of ‘most vulnerable’ households to lose emergency shelter as governor’s order expires.

• Eden property owners look to solve problems with South Pond dam
  Eden property owners look to solve problems with South Pond dam -

  

  The century-old dam is a crucial one. Not only is it responsible for maintaining the water level in South Pond, but it also controls the flow of water out of the pond and into the lowlands.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Eden property owners look to solve problems with South Pond dam.

• Tracking immunizations so you don’t have to
  Tracking immunizations so you don’t have to -

  

  By connecting the dots across the health care system, VITL is making it easier for providers to help patients stay up-to-date on immunizations — a win for individuals and for public health across the state. It’s one more reason Vermont continues to rank among the healthiest states in the country.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Tracking immunizations so you don’t have to.

• Vermont fathers: This Father’s Day, let’s commit to saving rural Vermont
  Vermont fathers: This Father’s Day, let’s commit to saving rural Vermont -

  

  Vermonters asked for tax relief, not a complete transformation of the education system.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont fathers: This Father’s Day, let’s commit to saving rural Vermont.

• Young Writers Project: ‘The Girl and the Sky’
  Young Writers Project: ‘The Girl and the Sky’ -

  

  This week’s Young Writers Project entry is “The Girl and the Sky” by Fiona Bock, 15, of Glover. Artwork is “Starry Skies” by Miles Witters, 15, Richmond.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Young Writers Project: ‘The Girl and the Sky’.

• Sultana Khan: When it is hard to know what to believe in, believe in the power of connection. And summer camp.
  Sultana Khan: When it is hard to know what to believe in, believe in the power of connection. And summer camp. -

  

  At camp, you can learn to change the world.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Sultana Khan: When it is hard to know what to believe in, believe in the power of connection. And summer camp..

• Ski resort visits bolstered by successful snow year
  Ski resort visits bolstered by successful snow year -

  

  Nordic skiing outpaced alpine, with 37 percent increase.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Ski resort visits bolstered by successful snow year.

• Rik Palieri, an old folk soul still singing in Hinesburg
  Rik Palieri, an old folk soul still singing in Hinesburg -

  

  Palieri’s songs seem perfect for the protest line; like folk singers of the past, his pro-labor music works responds to a volatile political climate.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Rik Palieri, an old folk soul still singing in Hinesburg.

• New Vermont law creates roadmap for making doula services more accessible
  New Vermont law creates roadmap for making doula services more accessible -

  

  If all goes as planned, a pregnant person working with a state-certified doula could have their expenses covered by Medicaid.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: New Vermont law creates roadmap for making doula services more accessible.

• ‘No Kings Day’ draws more than 16,000 to Burlington to protest Trump and authoritarianism
  ‘No Kings Day’ draws more than 16,000 to Burlington to protest Trump and authoritarianism -

  

  Vermonters unified in one of the largest protests in recent Burlington history to defend democracy, health care and migrant rights.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: ‘No Kings Day’ draws more than 16,000 to Burlington to protest Trump and authoritarianism.

• Pro-Trump gathering at Vermont Statehouse ends in frosting fiasco
  Pro-Trump gathering at Vermont Statehouse ends in frosting fiasco -

  

  A small event at the Vermont Statehouse celebrating Flag Day and Donald Trump ended messily after a man with the last name Baker destroyed a cake.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Pro-Trump gathering at Vermont Statehouse ends in frosting fiasco.

• Burlington Beer Co.: Where fermentation meets imagination 
  Burlington Beer Co.: Where fermentation meets imagination  -

  

  When Joe Lemnah’s savings ran dry, VEDA’s support let BBCo.’s beer flow.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Burlington Beer Co.: Where fermentation meets imagination .

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