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by Devon Green, Sr. Vice President of Policy & Strategy, VAHHS We’re in a bit of a holding pattern this week when it comes to bills in committee because legislators are “on the floor” of the House and Senate for long stretches to get all the bills that were passed out by crossover out to the other chamber so we can start the dance again.
Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine Dartmouth College has announced a $5 million gift from Patty and Doug Sacks ’80 that will endow two early career professorships at the Geisel School of Medicine. The Patricia R. and Douglas L.
by Maggie Lenz and Gwynn Zakov Two weeks ago, we wrote about how the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy threaded a difficult needle with S.325, producing a unanimous committee vote on a bill that extends deadlines for Act 181's most contentious provisions while preserving the law's fundamental framework.
Vermont Business Magazine Franklin County State's Attorney Bram Kranichfeld today announced his campaign for Chittenden County State’s Attorney, launching a campaign he said is focused on a justice system that is compassionate, accountable, and responsive to the whole community. Current Chittenden SA Sarah George said earlier this month that she is running for re-election.
by Julie Lowell, Public Assets Institute The events this month during the ICE raid in South Burlington have prompted a lot of questions, and a number of investigations at the state and local levels about the conduct of Vermont law enforcement that day.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Gas (VGS), the Champlain Housing Trust (CHT), and Evernorth are partnering to bring high efficiency, renewable geothermal energy to the occupants of a new permanently affordable housing development slated for construction in Hinesburg.
Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.90 a gallon, up 5.9 cents per gallon from last week's $3.84/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $3.63/g while the highest was $4.19/g, a difference of 56.0 cents per gallon. The national average price of gasoline has risen 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.95/g today.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) announced Sunday evening the death of Jonathan Stone, a sentenced individual hospitalized at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC). Jonathan Stone, 37, of St.
Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets The Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB) announces 34 awards totaling $1,047,320 to Vermont businesses and organizations in 2026. The award categories are: Service Provider & Producer Association Grants - $370,000 awarded to 10 businesses and nonprofits.
Vermont Business Magazine Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vermont) and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore), introduced a bill on Friday to strengthen privacy protections against unreasonable government searches and seizures that could chill reporting critical of the government. The bill follows Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) raiding the home of a Washington Post reporter.
The Vermont State Police is investigating the death of a skier at Sugarbush Resort in the town of Warren. At about 3:26 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2026, the Vermont State Police in Berlin was notified that a skier had died following a fall on Stein's Run at Sugarbush Lincoln Peak. Subsequent investigation revealed the male victim fell and slid into a wooded area off the trail.
by Michael Donoghue A hospitalized gunman, who officials say was wounded after firing at a U.S. Border Patrol Agent last month in Northern New Hampshire near the Vermont border, is now due for his first federal court hearing on Friday April 10. Blu Zeke Daly, 26, also known as Cullan Zeke Daly, of Manchester, N.H.