Despite discomfort, Senate committee advances Vermont’s landmark education bill, setting up clash with House

Jason Malucci, an aide to Gov. Phil Scott, speaks with Sen Seth Bongartz, D-Bennington, right, chair of the Senate Education Committee, in a hallway at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday, May 16, 2025. (VtDigger - Glenn Russell) Glenn Russell—Glenn …

Vermont DEC Offers Guidance to Help Property Owners Protect Shorelands

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release – May 19, 2025 Media Contact: Alison Marchione, Lake Shoreland Coordinator Department of Environmental Conservation 802-490-6128, Alison.Marchione@Vermont.gov Vermont DEC Offers Guidance to Help Property Owners Protect …

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders Agrees Democrats Are ‘Threat To Democracy’

Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders agreed with comedian Akaash Singh during a podcast on Monday that the Democratic Party is “a threat to democracy” based on its presidential primary process. Sanders ran for president in 2016 and 2020, with Americans …

Vermont Parks Forever has a plan to aid Vermonters to visit state parks

Vermont Parks Forever launched a pilot program offering free state park entry to low-income Vermonters. The program runs from late May through October 2025 and covers over 100,000 residents. Eligible Vermonters include those receiving state economic …

Opioid Overdose Deaths Fall in Vermont for Second Straight Year

Updated at 1:35 p.m. Opioid overdose deaths fell in Vermont for the second consecutive year, the state Department of Health reported on Monday, mimicking a national trend that has encouraged experts despite uncertainty over which interventions are having …

Vermont H.S. sports scores for Monday, May 19 

CBP issues report on vehicle stop near Canada-Vermont border in which agent was fatally shot

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released a summary report on a vehicle stop in Vermont this winter in which an agent and motorist were killed in an exchange of gunfire. A female U.S. citizen opened fire on agents after they asked her and her …

Infantry APS-2 set, more issued to Vermont Army National Guard in Greece for DEFENDER 25

KOMOTINI, Greece – When the Vermont Army National Guard Soldiers touched down in Greece at 1 a.m. May 18 for DEFENDER 25, they were traveling light. Each Soldier from the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) was carrying a couple of bags each – the …

Infantry APS-2 set, more issued to Vermont National Guard in Greece for DEFENDER 25

Vermont fire towers getting tuned up this summer

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont’s historic fire towers will get a 21st-century tuneup this summer. State officials say there are 16 fire towers spanning the Green Mountains. A new project focuses on eight towers standing on state land, including notable …