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Vermont Business Magazine On April 23, 2026, the Vermont General Assembly read into public record a Resolution recognizing University of Vermont (UVM) Distinguished Professor and Vermont State Climatologist Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux for her many years of service to the State of Vermont and her recent receipt of the Mani L.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, Speaker Jill Krowinski issued the following statement after the appointment of Kate Webb to the State Board of Education: “I am pleased to announce I have appointed Kate Webb to the State Board of Education,” says Krowinski.
Public Assets Institute Vermont’s federal workforce decreased by over 600 workers—or 11 percent—between the end of the fiscal year in September 2024 and February 2026. This count includes personnel at federal agencies but excludes the U.S. Postal Service. It is the lowest number of federal employees in at least 10 years.
by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $4.03 per gallon, down 5 cents per gallon from last week, up 17 cents/g from last month and up 94 cents/g from this time last year. The lowest price in the state this week was $3.83/g while the highest was $4.19/g, a difference of 36.0 cents per gallon.
by Kristen Munson, UVM Scientists are homing in on a mysterious wasting disease that has killed billions of sea stars along the Pacific coast of North America since 2013. Sea star wasting disease can rapidly wipe out entire populations, leaving gooey puddles of tissue in its wake.
Vermont Business Magazine In a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F.
by Steven Berbeco Ready, set, pause? Vermont’s education reform debate has the distinct energy of a race that never quite starts. Lawmakers stretch, posture, check their laces, and then… linger at the line. Governance overhaul, funding fixes, bold ideas about consolidation in the name of equity all circle the track, but none break into a sustained stride.
Vermont Business Magazine The Green Mountain Council will hold the 2026 Eagle Scout Recognition Day at the Vermont State House on Friday, honoring the remarkable achievements of Vermont youth who earned Scouting’s highest rank in 2025.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board will hold two more public hearings on May 5 and 7 to solicit input on deer and the department’s 2026 Antlerless Deer Harvest Recommendation. The hearings are scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m.
Vermont Business Magazine If you’re a wildlife enthusiast itching for spring then be sure to check out the Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival on Sunday, May 3, at beautiful Herricks Cove on the Connecticut River in Rockingham, Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, Treasurer Pieciak’s proposal to create a free prescription drug discount card program in Vermont (H.577) passed out of the Senate Health and Welfare committee on a unanimous, bipartisan vote. The program would provide immediate relief at the pharmacy counter—lowering drug costs, supporting
Vermont Business Magazine On Wednesday at 10:53 am, troopers of the Vermont State Police Shaftsbury Barracks were notified of a two-vehicle crash in the area of 1660 Vermont Route 9 in the town of Searsburg. It was reported one of the operators was entrapped and unresponsive.