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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) announced today the promotion of Deborah Flannery to Deputy Executive Director, a new leadership role created to support the agency’s rapid growth in housing investments and mission impact statewide.

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Vermont State Police An autopsy was completed Thursday, March 19, 2026, at the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington. The Vermont State Police is able to identify the victim as Alton Wheeler, 79, of Brownington. The medical examiner determined the cause of Mr. Wheeler’s death was a stab wound to the neck, and the manner of death was a homicide.

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Vermont Business Magazine Following the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)’s approval of Vermont’s Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) plan on February 9, Maple Broadband has announced that this confirmation of its provisional BEAD award will fully fund broadband throughout the 20-town Addison County Communications Union District.

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Vermont Business Magazine Open Approach, a premier managed IT and security provider, proudly announces it has achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 Level 2.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation (VDHP) has announced that significant historic preservation and restoration projects are underway at five state-owned historic sites.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont House unanimously approved H.775, a major housing bill that would free up an additional $30 million for local investment in housing and economic development through Treasurer Pieciak’s 10% in VT program.

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The Vermont State Police arrested a suspect late Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in connection with the killing of a man in Brownington. Ariana Rodger, 43, of Newport was taken into custody on charges of second-degree murder, first-degree aggravated domestic assault, and violation of conditions of release.

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Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) today filed three Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) that would block the sale of nearly $658.8 million in offensive U.S.

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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.72 per gallon, up 22 cents per gallon from last week. Prices are up 72 cents/g from a month ago and 60 cents/g from this time last year, according to AAA.

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by Senator Anne Watson and Senator Kesha Ram Hinsdale We were glad to reach unanimous agreement in the Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee on S.325.

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Vermont Business Magazine The following is a statement from Sharron Harrington, Executive Director of the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VTAEYC) and Emilie Tenenbaum, Executive Director of Let’s Grow Kids Action Network (LGKAN) on the Vermont Senate’s passage of S.206, the Early Childhood Educator Profession Bill: The Senate’s passage of S.206 brings V

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VNRC & VCV Now that we’ve passed the “crossover” deadline in the VT Legislature - when bills need to have passed out of policy committees - we wanted to provide a snapshot of what’s still moving, and what got left behind. There are a LOT of environmental bills in play this year, so buckle up.