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Vermont Natural Resources Council As Vermont enters the 2026 legislative session, we do so at a moment where environmental protections and funding that Vermonters have long relied upon are increasingly at risk, even as the impacts of climate change, housing instability, and rising costs are felt more acutely in our communities. Right now, VNRC & VCV are grounded in a s

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Vermont Business Magazine Today, the Vermont Futures Project released the Vermont Competitiveness Dashboard, a comprehensive new data tool that shows how Vermont compares to other states across key indicators shaping long-term economic vitality, including population trends, housing production, workforce dynamics, affordability, and economic momentum.

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Vermont Business Magazine Northfield Savings Bank announces year-end community contributions totaling $127,500 to support organizations addressing housing and food insecurity across Vermont. 

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Vermont Business Magazine On December 23rd, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI) announced Evernorth Rural Ventures, a subsidiary of Evernorth, was awarded a $70 million allocation of New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) to continue its successful economic and community development work in low-income areas.

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Vermont Business Magazine The annual Yankee Sportsman’s Classic show will be held January 16, 17 and 18 at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction, and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is inviting you to visit their exhibits and attend their seminars at the show.

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Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont will host the 13th Annual Schlesinger Global Family Enterprise Case Competition from Jan 7-10. This four-day event will feature over 100 student competitors and 21 teams from universities around the world.

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Vermont Business Magazine Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released a new report revealing that President Donald Trump has violated or likely violated the First Amendment in 17 cases related to college campuses, according to federal courts. 

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Vermont Business Magazine Mascoma Community Development (MCD), based in Lebanon, NH, has announced an award of $85 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) authority from the U.S. Treasury's Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund.

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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today delivered the 2026 State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly, outlining the need, and obligation, to follow through on education transformation this session.

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Vermont Business Magazine This morning, to celebrate National Bobblehead Day, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled an officially licensed University of Vermont Catamounts Bobblehead featuring the school’s mascot Rally. The limited-edition bobbleheads are being released in conjunction with National Bobblehead Day, which is celebrated annually on January 7th.

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Vermont Business Magazine Today in Montpelier, Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth, Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Representative Barbara Rachelson, Burlington City Council Chair Ben Traverse, Laurel Papel of Students Demand Action, and Mary Sullivan of GunSense Vermont joined parents, students and gun safety advocates to call for the passage of S.131, a bill that

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Vermont State Police At about 1:36 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, VSP Williston received a report of a wrong-way driver on Interstate 89 in Williston.  Multiple reports confirmed a vehicle was traveling north in the southbound lane of travel.