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Vermont Business Magazine The Liberty Justice Center filed a lawsuit challenging Vermont’s recently enacted Act 73, a 2025 law that drastically restricts the state’s historic town tuitioning system and unlawfully limits families’ educational options, including access to religiously affiliated independent schools.
Vermont Business Magazine Fidium has announced that its 100% fiber-to-the-home network earned 62 top performance rankings in Vermont in Ookla’s analysis of Q3-Q4 2025 Speedtest Intelligence data. The results reflect consumer-initiated testing and highlight standout performance as a fiber network provider, including upload speed and latency.
Vermont Business Magazine The Attorney General’s Office has announced that Dylan Gratton, 34, of Shelburne, Vermont, was sentenced in Vermont Superior Court, Franklin Criminal Division, after pleading guilty to two felony counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials and one count of Promoting a Recording of Sexual Conduct.
by Devon Green, VAHHS A huge thank you to the House Health Care Committee, which advanced H.573, a bill that allows PAs to perform the initial determination that an involuntary patient in need of mental health treatment requires inpatient care. The bill seeks to reduce patient wait time for care and reflects the changes put into place by Act 123 of 2020.
Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont Board of Trustees today reelected Cynthia Barnhart to serve as chair and welcomed two new members following a special meeting. Barnhart, now serving her second year as chair, was first elected to the Board on August 1, 2014, then re-elected in December 2019 and October 2024. Her current term expires in March 2030.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) is pleased to announce 7 awards totaling $272,895 to provide farm to school training, technical assistance, and resources to schools and early childhood programs across the state. This grant opportunity is a new offering from the Vermont Farm to School and Early C
by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health reported last week that the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations have edged back up to over 5 cases statewide. Other indicators through wastewater analysis show COVID-19, Norovirus and especially RSV in Vermont and nationally are active.
Vermont Business Magazine The cost of long-term care services in Vermont increased year-over-year, according to the 2025 Cost of Care Survey conducted by CareScout. Vermont is in the top 10 highest costs in all categories nationally, including ranking 7th in private room nursing home care at $186,333 per year.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott has issued a proclamation recognizing March as Red Cross Month to honor the 288 Vermonters who deliver care and comfort through the American Red Cross of Northern New England.
Vermont Business Magazine Many people living in Vermont are eligible to get thousands of dollars in tax refunds from the government, even if they earned little or no income last year. Some residents may qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit and/or the Vermont Child Tax Credit. Every year, more than $15 billion in federal tax benefits go unclaimed in the United States!
Vermont Business Magazine The Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce hosted its Mid-Session Legislative Breakfast this week at the Bennington Elks Carriage Barn, bringing together local employers, nonprofit and community leaders, and a delegation of Bennington County Senators and Representatives for a candid discussion on Vermont’s policy direction at the midpoint o
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets Vermont producers now have access to new federal support as USDA opens enrollment for the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program and the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) program.