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- Final Reading: House panel taking up major labor reforms passed last year in Senate
Final Reading: House panel taking up major labor reforms passed last year in Senate -Too often, “the upper hand is with the employer,” one House leader said.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: House panel taking up major labor reforms passed last year in Senate.
- Lawsuit accuses Norwich University, former president of creating hostile environment, sex-based discrimination
Lawsuit accuses Norwich University, former president of creating hostile environment, sex-based discrimination -A complaint filed Monday by a former top Norwich administrator alleges that former president Mark Anarumo and other administrators engaged in years of inappropriate, sexist and demeaning behavior toward women.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Lawsuit accuses Norwich University, former president of creating hostile environment, sex-based discrimination.
- Incarcerated man dies in palliative care at New Hampshire facility
Incarcerated man dies in palliative care at New Hampshire facility -Roy Patten, 73, had been taken from Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield to the Springfield Hospital emergency department “after exhibiting signs of medical distress” earlier this month, corrections officials said.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Incarcerated man dies in palliative care at New Hampshire facility .
- Mitch Wertlieb to take over as host of ‘Vermont This Week’
Mitch Wertlieb to take over as host of ‘Vermont This Week’ -Vermont Public’s weekly television news show has been helmed by guest hosts, including Wertlieb, since longtime moderator Stewart Ledbetter stepped down in May 2023.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Mitch Wertlieb to take over as host of ‘Vermont This Week’.
- In divided decision, Senate committee votes to recommend Zoie Saunders as education secretary
In divided decision, Senate committee votes to recommend Zoie Saunders as education secretary -The entire Senate is expected to vote on Saunders’ confirmation next week.
Read the story on VTDigger here: In divided decision, Senate committee votes to recommend Zoie Saunders as education secretary.
- Kurn Hattin Homes for Children fined for water system violations
Kurn Hattin Homes for Children fined for water system violations -Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources said the organization has not completed a mandatory testing of its water filter vessels since 2022, and the system’s operation and maintenance manual was outdated.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Kurn Hattin Homes for Children fined for water system violations.
- VTDigger spring members support local journalism and send 2,072 new books to Vermont children
VTDigger spring members support local journalism and send 2,072 new books to Vermont children -A free and independent press is critical to a healthy democracy. Thank you to all of our members for stepping up to support our work.
Read the story on VTDigger here: VTDigger spring members support local journalism and send 2,072 new books to Vermont children.
- Cheryl Burghdurf
Cheryl Burghdurf -Cherie’s connection to Nature was evident in her celebration of all living things — except ticks and gout weed — and in her joyful discovery of another special rock for her collection.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Cheryl Burghdurf.
- Judge denies delay of Montpelier-Roxbury school budget revote
Judge denies delay of Montpelier-Roxbury school budget revote -The new budget, revised after the first version was shot down on Town Meeting Day, would close the Roxbury Village School.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Judge denies delay of Montpelier-Roxbury school budget revote.
- Jean Waltz: To guarantee equitable education in Vermont, we must protect Act 127
Jean Waltz: To guarantee equitable education in Vermont, we must protect Act 127 -It’s tragic that Act 127 is under scrutiny just as it’s poised to be implemented in the coming school year.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Jean Waltz: To guarantee equitable education in Vermont, we must protect Act 127.
- Joanna Lidback: Banning neonicotinoids will put our farms and nature out of balance
Joanna Lidback: Banning neonicotinoids will put our farms and nature out of balance -Neonicotinoids have been a game changer for farmers in Vermont and the rest of America.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Joanna Lidback: Banning neonicotinoids will put our farms and nature out of balance.
- Citing devastation in Gaza, Sanders and Welch oppose aid package for Ukraine and Israel
Citing devastation in Gaza, Sanders and Welch oppose aid package for Ukraine and Israel -After a monthslong journey, the bill cleared the Senate by a vote of 79 to 18. The two Vermonters were among only three progressives to oppose it.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Citing devastation in Gaza, Sanders and Welch oppose aid package for Ukraine and Israel.
- Final Reading: Vermont lawmakers respond to ‘ghost guns’ case addition to SCOTUS docket
Final Reading: Vermont lawmakers respond to ‘ghost guns’ case addition to SCOTUS docket -Of concern to some is not just whether a Supreme Court decision would impact a proposed state Senate bill. “That's going to take them ultimately to the question of serialization itself,” Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth hypothesized. “And if they overturn that, all bets are off.”
Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: Vermont lawmakers respond to ‘ghost guns’ case addition to SCOTUS docket.
- Poll: Majority of Vermonters want Scott, Sanders to run for reelection
Poll: Majority of Vermonters want Scott, Sanders to run for reelection -According to a poll conducted last week by the University of New Hampshire, more than half of Vermonters surveyed want to see Republican Gov. Phil Scott and independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ names on the ballot this fall.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Poll: Majority of Vermonters want Scott, Sanders to run for reelection.
- Final Reading: House panel taking up major labor reforms passed last year in Senate
Final Reading: House panel taking up major labor reforms passed last year in Senate -Too often, “the upper hand is with the employer,” one House leader said.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: House panel taking up major labor reforms passed last year in Senate.
- Lawsuit accuses Norwich University, former president of creating hostile environment, sex-based discrimination
Lawsuit accuses Norwich University, former president of creating hostile environment, sex-based discrimination -A complaint filed Monday by a former top Norwich administrator alleges that former president Mark Anarumo and other administrators engaged in years of inappropriate, sexist and demeaning behavior toward women.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Lawsuit accuses Norwich University, former president of creating hostile environment, sex-based discrimination.
- Incarcerated man dies in palliative care at New Hampshire facility
Incarcerated man dies in palliative care at New Hampshire facility -Roy Patten, 73, had been taken from Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield to the Springfield Hospital emergency department “after exhibiting signs of medical distress” earlier this month, corrections officials said.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Incarcerated man dies in palliative care at New Hampshire facility .
- Mitch Wertlieb to take over as host of ‘Vermont This Week’
Mitch Wertlieb to take over as host of ‘Vermont This Week’ -Vermont Public’s weekly television news show has been helmed by guest hosts, including Wertlieb, since longtime moderator Stewart Ledbetter stepped down in May 2023.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Mitch Wertlieb to take over as host of ‘Vermont This Week’.
- In divided decision, Senate committee votes to recommend Zoie Saunders as education secretary
In divided decision, Senate committee votes to recommend Zoie Saunders as education secretary -The entire Senate is expected to vote on Saunders’ confirmation next week.
Read the story on VTDigger here: In divided decision, Senate committee votes to recommend Zoie Saunders as education secretary.
- Kurn Hattin Homes for Children fined for water system violations
Kurn Hattin Homes for Children fined for water system violations -Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources said the organization has not completed a mandatory testing of its water filter vessels since 2022, and the system’s operation and maintenance manual was outdated.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Kurn Hattin Homes for Children fined for water system violations.
- VTDigger spring members support local journalism and send 2,072 new books to Vermont children
VTDigger spring members support local journalism and send 2,072 new books to Vermont children -A free and independent press is critical to a healthy democracy. Thank you to all of our members for stepping up to support our work.
Read the story on VTDigger here: VTDigger spring members support local journalism and send 2,072 new books to Vermont children.
- Cheryl Burghdurf
Cheryl Burghdurf -Cherie’s connection to Nature was evident in her celebration of all living things — except ticks and gout weed — and in her joyful discovery of another special rock for her collection.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Cheryl Burghdurf.
- Judge denies delay of Montpelier-Roxbury school budget revote
Judge denies delay of Montpelier-Roxbury school budget revote -The new budget, revised after the first version was shot down on Town Meeting Day, would close the Roxbury Village School.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Judge denies delay of Montpelier-Roxbury school budget revote.
- Jean Waltz: To guarantee equitable education in Vermont, we must protect Act 127
Jean Waltz: To guarantee equitable education in Vermont, we must protect Act 127 -It’s tragic that Act 127 is under scrutiny just as it’s poised to be implemented in the coming school year.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Jean Waltz: To guarantee equitable education in Vermont, we must protect Act 127.
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