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By ETHAN WEINSTEIN

Last week, two state senators announced they were suing Gov. Phil Scott over his appointment of Interim Education Secretary Zoie Saunders. In a Friday press conference, Sens. Tanya Vyhovsky, P/D-Chittenden Central, and Dick McCormack, D-Windsor, said...

By COREY MCDONALD

Holger Hoock admits his most recent job change was a “slightly unusual” move. Leaving the University of Pittsburgh, a school with the highest level of research classification and a member of the American Association of Universities, he joined the...

By EMMA COTTON

Officials from the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife are warning that a viral video showing two black bears in a Waitsfield, Vt., backyard — one of which appears to be relaxing on a hammock — isn’t as cute as it looks. Instead, it’s an example of...

By PETER D’AURIA

For decades, the city of Vergennes was host to some of Vermont’s most troubled youth. Between 1874 and 1979, the Addison County city was the site of an institution most recently known as the Weeks School, a detention and reform facility for juveniles....

By ETHAN WEINSTEIN

While studying economics and education at Yale University, Grace Miller found a surprise topic on the agenda: Vermont’s one-of-a-kind school funding formula. The 22-year-old from Newport and her classmates learned about the “Brigham decision,” a 1997...

By JUAN VEGA DE SOTO

The precipitous fall of Vermont’s net metering payment rates shows no signs of stalling. For years now, the compensation Vermonters receive when they install solar panels and send excess power back to the grid has been declining — and the state’s...

By GRAHAM KREWINGHAUS

For as long as there’s been the internet, there have been internet scammers. For people like 40-year-old Windsor resident Brendan Dangelo, that risk feels more or less easy to navigate with a few simple rules: Be careful which download button you...

By ETHAN WEINSTEIN

Gov. Phil Scott vetoed the annual property tax bill on Thursday, setting up a veto session showdown on a piece of legislation that must pass for schools to be funded as normal. “We must provide property tax relief now. This can’t wait for another...

By PETER D’AURIA

Two Vermont couples are suing the state’s Department for Children and Families, alleging that foster parent requirements intended to protect LGBTQ+ youth are unconstitutional and discriminate against Christians.The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday by...

By SOPHIA KESHMIRI

It was a big year for biking in Barre. In 2017, the Vermont Bicycle Shop opened, and Barre resident and avid cyclist Kristopher Hunt hosted the state’s first Pride Ride. Although the lifelong Vermonter grew up riding the state’s rural roads, it wasn’t...

By SHAUN ROBINSON

A new annual fee on electric vehicle drivers is slated to take effect next year after Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Monday signed this year’s annual transportation funding bill into law.The law, H.868, primarily allocates nearly $880 million to the...

By THEO WELLS-SPACKMAN

Bear euthanized in Underhill displayed ‘exceptionally rare’ predatory behaviorVermont has seen a dramatic increase in human-bear interactions over the past decade, as climate change and human food-conditioning change bear behavior.By Theo...

By KRISTEN FOUNTAIN

Longtime Bennington County Senator Dick Sears has died at age 81, Vermont Senate leadership announced Sunday morning. A Democrat, he was remembered by colleagues as an indefatigable advocate for at-risk youth with drive and compassion developed...

By JUAN VEGA DE SOTO

Roughly 30 people will lose their jobs at a distribution center for the former apparel brands of the Vermont Teddy Bear Company, according to a letter the new owner sent to the Vermont Department of Labor. The first round of layoffs were expected to...

By PETER D’AURIA

Gov. Phil Scott on Monday evening signed H.766, a bill that takes aim at health insurance company practices such as “prior authorization” and seeks to free health care practitioners from burdensome paperwork. “The intent of this bill is to improve the...

By EMMA COTTON

Over the last several years, a debate over how to manage wildlife has become a symbol of a broader cultural divide in Vermont. During the recently concluded legislative session, that debate culminated in S.258, a bill that would have changed the...

By SHAUN ROBINSON

Sen. Jane Kitchel, D-Caledonia, is leaving the Vermont Senate.Kitchel announced her retirement from the body Friday morning in a press release issued by Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth’s office. She’s set to leave office after 20 years and,...

By CARLY BERLIN

A few years ago, when Corinne Cooper was considering leasing a lot at a manufactured home park in Berlin, she had some sense that the park had experienced minor flooding in the past. But, she said, she didn’t receive much information from the property...

By SARAH MEARHOFF and SHAUN ROBINSON

After a tumultuous day of dealmaking on housing, land use and property tax measures, the Vermont Legislature adjourned its 2024 session in the early hours of Saturday morning. The Senate gaveled out at 1:18 a.m. and the House at 2:07 a.m.The session...

By SARAH MEARHOFF

Gov. Phil Scott isn’t ready to hang up his hat.In an announcement issued Saturday evening, the four-term Republican governor said he will seek another two-year term in this year’s election cycle. “During my four terms as Governor, my team and I have...