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- Ruling allows religious school students access to vouchers. Now what?
Ruling allows religious school students access to vouchers. Now what? -Vermont is defending itself against two separate lawsuits that argue it’s unconstitutional to exclude religious schools from the state-funded “town-tuitioning” program.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Ruling allows religious school students access to vouchers. Now what?.
- Vermont Conversation: Local media reckons with its own racism and sexism
Vermont Conversation: Local media reckons with its own racism and sexism -Following a letter urging journalists to address bias in their reporting, two media leaders and two signatories of the letter discuss the need for change.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Conversation: Local media reckons with its own racism and sexism.
- Public vaccinations begin, offering people hope ‘to be free again’
Public vaccinations begin, offering people hope ‘to be free again’ -Nearly 150 people received their first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in a high school gym in Hardwick, one of 25 sites across Vermont that opened Wednesday.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Public vaccinations begin, offering people hope ‘to be free again’.
- 10% of Chittenden County residents vaccinated against coronavirus
10% of Chittenden County residents vaccinated against coronavirus -Burlington opens its first state-run vaccine site for people age 75 and older; another will open soon in Winooski.
Read the story on VTDigger here: 10% of Chittenden County residents vaccinated against coronavirus.
- What happened in Springfield? State in talks on fate of 860 doses of vaccine
What happened in Springfield? State in talks on fate of 860 doses of vaccine -Two hospital temperature sensors found that the vaccine storage temperature was fine, but a state monitor said it may have inched too high. A decision was expected Wednesday night on whether the vaccine can still be used.
Read the story on VTDigger here: What happened in Springfield? State in talks on fate of 860 doses of vaccine.
- Sen. Patrick Leahy attributes hospital visit to muscle spasms
Sen. Patrick Leahy attributes hospital visit to muscle spasms -Vermont’s senior senator said Wednesday he has a "clean bill of health” and is confident he’ll be able to serve out the remainder of his term.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Sen. Patrick Leahy attributes hospital visit to muscle spasms.
- Thousands sign up for vaccines; age 75 and older will take five weeks
Thousands sign up for vaccines; age 75 and older will take five weeks -The state reported positive trends in Covid case counts, both in Vermont and in nearby states.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Thousands sign up for vaccines; age 75 and older will take five weeks.
- Vermont Guard staying in D.C. through March; other soldiers head to Europe
Vermont Guard staying in D.C. through March; other soldiers head to Europe -100 soldiers from the Vermont National Guard will remain in the capital in case of unrest over the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Guard staying in D.C. through March; other soldiers head to Europe.
- McClaughry: Closing the educational performance gap
McClaughry: Closing the educational performance gap -Editor’s note: This commentary is by John McClaughry, the vice president of the Ethan Allen Institute and a former member of the House and Senate. In the coming fiscal year, the Vermont Legislature will vote to spend over $1.7 billion to educate our pre-K to 12th-grade students. What are students, parents and taxpayers getting for […]
Read the story on VTDigger here: McClaughry: Closing the educational performance gap.
- Clift: ‘Build Back Better’ calls for bold change
Clift: ‘Build Back Better’ calls for bold change -Elayne Clift writes about politics, women and social justice from Saxtons River. www.elayne-clift.com “How Far Should Biden Go?” a recent piece in The Atlantic asked. The answer, in my opinion, is as far as he and his administration can go over the next several years, keeping in mind all that’s on their plate. Atlantic staff […]
Read the story on VTDigger here: Clift: ‘Build Back Better’ calls for bold change.
- Prado: Green Mountain College took the familiar, and failing, route
Prado: Green Mountain College took the familiar, and failing, route -This commentary is by William Prado, who was dean of graduate and online programs at Green Mountain College and worked there for 15 years. Currently he lives in Colchester and is dean of graduate and online programs and sustainable management faculty at Prescott College, which was selected by Green Mountain College as the preferred teachout […]
Read the story on VTDigger here: Prado: Green Mountain College took the familiar, and failing, route.
- Smolker: Let’s resolve to protect Vermont’s forests
Smolker: Let’s resolve to protect Vermont’s forests -Rachel Smolker is co-director of Biofuelwatch and a member of the Global Forest Coalition. She has worked with networks around the world for climate justice and biodiversity protection for the past twenty years and lives in Hinesburg. She has a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Michigan. As we bid farewell to one of […]
Read the story on VTDigger here: Smolker: Let’s resolve to protect Vermont’s forests.
- Final Reading: Leahy sworn in as presiding impeachment officer
Final Reading: Leahy sworn in as presiding impeachment officer -After taking the oath, Leahy then swore in all 100 senators as jurors in the impeachment process.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: Leahy sworn in as presiding impeachment officer.
- Petition calls on Scott to leave Republican Party
Petition calls on Scott to leave Republican Party -Essex Republican Party chair Ron Lawrence, who organized a bus trip to then-President Donald Trump's Jan. 6 rally, is behind the petition.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Petition calls on Scott to leave Republican Party.
- Ruling allows religious school students access to vouchers. Now what?
Ruling allows religious school students access to vouchers. Now what? -Vermont is defending itself against two separate lawsuits that argue it’s unconstitutional to exclude religious schools from the state-funded “town-tuitioning” program.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Ruling allows religious school students access to vouchers. Now what?.
- Vermont Conversation: Local media reckons with its own racism and sexism
Vermont Conversation: Local media reckons with its own racism and sexism -Following a letter urging journalists to address bias in their reporting, two media leaders and two signatories of the letter discuss the need for change.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Conversation: Local media reckons with its own racism and sexism.
- Public vaccinations begin, offering people hope ‘to be free again’
Public vaccinations begin, offering people hope ‘to be free again’ -Nearly 150 people received their first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in a high school gym in Hardwick, one of 25 sites across Vermont that opened Wednesday.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Public vaccinations begin, offering people hope ‘to be free again’.
- 10% of Chittenden County residents vaccinated against coronavirus
10% of Chittenden County residents vaccinated against coronavirus -Burlington opens its first state-run vaccine site for people age 75 and older; another will open soon in Winooski.
Read the story on VTDigger here: 10% of Chittenden County residents vaccinated against coronavirus.
- What happened in Springfield? State in talks on fate of 860 doses of vaccine
What happened in Springfield? State in talks on fate of 860 doses of vaccine -Two hospital temperature sensors found that the vaccine storage temperature was fine, but a state monitor said it may have inched too high. A decision was expected Wednesday night on whether the vaccine can still be used.
Read the story on VTDigger here: What happened in Springfield? State in talks on fate of 860 doses of vaccine.
- Sen. Patrick Leahy attributes hospital visit to muscle spasms
Sen. Patrick Leahy attributes hospital visit to muscle spasms -Vermont’s senior senator said Wednesday he has a "clean bill of health” and is confident he’ll be able to serve out the remainder of his term.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Sen. Patrick Leahy attributes hospital visit to muscle spasms.
- Thousands sign up for vaccines; age 75 and older will take five weeks
Thousands sign up for vaccines; age 75 and older will take five weeks -The state reported positive trends in Covid case counts, both in Vermont and in nearby states.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Thousands sign up for vaccines; age 75 and older will take five weeks.
- Vermont Guard staying in D.C. through March; other soldiers head to Europe
Vermont Guard staying in D.C. through March; other soldiers head to Europe -100 soldiers from the Vermont National Guard will remain in the capital in case of unrest over the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Guard staying in D.C. through March; other soldiers head to Europe.
- McClaughry: Closing the educational performance gap
McClaughry: Closing the educational performance gap -Editor’s note: This commentary is by John McClaughry, the vice president of the Ethan Allen Institute and a former member of the House and Senate. In the coming fiscal year, the Vermont Legislature will vote to spend over $1.7 billion to educate our pre-K to 12th-grade students. What are students, parents and taxpayers getting for […]
Read the story on VTDigger here: McClaughry: Closing the educational performance gap.
- Clift: ‘Build Back Better’ calls for bold change
Clift: ‘Build Back Better’ calls for bold change -Elayne Clift writes about politics, women and social justice from Saxtons River. www.elayne-clift.com “How Far Should Biden Go?” a recent piece in The Atlantic asked. The answer, in my opinion, is as far as he and his administration can go over the next several years, keeping in mind all that’s on their plate. Atlantic staff […]
Read the story on VTDigger here: Clift: ‘Build Back Better’ calls for bold change.
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