as scott threatens veto, vermont budget faces...
With a gubernatorial veto fitting more likely — and with the current budget set to expire in 44...
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james fallows urges uvm grads to be a force for...
Always vote,consider a run for office and subscribe to a newspaper even whether there's a...
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vermont legislature votes to legalize marijuana,...
The Vermont House on Wednesday voted to legalize marijuana possession,a miraculous revival for...
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walters: donovan sought outside review of ag s...
Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan has requested,and received, a “management review” of his...
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freshmen revolt: why did 16 democrats break with...
On Wednesday night,eight freshman Democrats in the Vermont House played a key role in the most...
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montpeculiar: allo montpelier!
One sure sign of a stranger in our midst: they exhaust the French pronunciation of our capital...
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south burlington students post on white fragility...
A South Burlington High School student’s message approximately white fragility” is getting...
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as lawmakers return to vermont statehouse, budget...
Despite several closed-door meetings and many impromptu huddles,Vermont legislative leaders failed...
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montpeculiar: statehouse crowd sweats on a...
At 6:30 a.m. on Fridays during the legislative session,a ragtag collection of lawmakers, lobbyists...
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third syrian family arrives in rutland,...
After months of uncertainty and waiting,a third Syrian family arrived in Rutland last Thursday,...
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walters: scott stands his ground on teacher health...
At his weekly press conference Wednesday,Vermont Gov. Phil Scott made it plainer than he ever has...
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vermont house backs paid family leave
The House voted 89-57 on Tuesday for a program that would provide Vermonters up to six weeks of...
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burlington city council to consider biking and...
The Burlington City Council is scheduled Monday to discuss,and vote, on a long-awaited blueprint...
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south burlington death threat suspect released...
A South Burlington tall School student accused of threatening to kill students and staff was...
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a divided south burlington tries to unite with two...
Community members convened at two separate gatherings a few miles apart in South Burlington...
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bernie sanders campaign war chest nears $3.9...
During the first three months of 2017,Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) campaign fundraising reflected...
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vna considers joining the growing uvm health...
Vermont's largest home health and hospice agency,Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and...
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media note: atlanta company to buy wcax from...
Updated at 3:12 p.m. The family that founded Vermont’s first television station,WCAX-TV, has...
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the room where it all happens: an afternoon in...
At 1 o’clock final Thursday afternoon,the seats in the Senate Finance Committee room started...
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walters: house panel puts a wrap on ethics bill
“I can’t believe it,” said Rep. Maida Townsend (D-South Burlington), chair of the Vermont...
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walters: senate panel quizzes dmv chief over ice...
Top officials from the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles testified before a state Senate...
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vermont senate leaders dubious of marijuana...
As a Vermont House committee continued to hear testimony Tuesday on a bill to legalize...
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south burlington rebels defender hit with no...
Police on Monday ordered a man to stay off South Burlington school district property amid a...
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walters: scott names two to green mountain care...
Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday appointed two new members to the Green Mountain Care Board,the body...
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final days at statehouse bring new plans, new...
With two weeks to disappear before the legislature adjourns for the year,political grandstanding...
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montpeculiar: feeling spurned, house republicans...
Everyone wants to feel needed. That’s perhaps the takeaway from a dramatic clash Friday involving...
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weinberger discusses refugees and plans in state...
Mayor Miro Weinberger said a reduced number of refugees will be moving to Burlington in the coming...
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vermont school districts must save $13 million...
Updated,1:15 p.m. Gov. Phil Scott and Democratic leaders in the Vermont legislature have struck a...
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senate makes late session push for marijuana...
With the 2017 legislative session winding down Friday afternoon,Sen. Dick Sears made one final push...
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walters: plenty of time for scott s new plan
Gov. Phil Scott is continuing to promote his proposal for statewide negotiation of teacher health...
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the man who built bolton valley resort buys it...
Bolton Valley Resort has come full circle. The DesLauriers family — including patriarch...
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vermont lawmakers float carbon combating proposals
It’s been a tough legislative session for Vermont progressives,big 'P' and small. ...
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walters: backroom deal settles budget standoff
How last-minute was the deal over the Vermont state budget and teacher health care benefits? Try...
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vermont delegation disturbed, troubled by comey...
Vermont's three-member congressional delegation expressed alarm Thursday at former Federal...
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walters: scott vetoes budget, teacher health care...
Updated at 7:20 p.m. Gov. Phil Scott sent a message Tuesday morning to the Vermont legislature...
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at odds with gov. scott, vermont legislature...
Updated at 7:55 p.m. Unable to find common ground with Gov. Phil Scott,Vermont legislative leaders...
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verexit? secession movement gains steam after...
A new poll found that nearly 21 percent of Vermonters consider the state should consider...
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walters: house panel trims ethics bill
If you ever want to witness a world-class blizzard of hypotheticals,just check out a roomful of...
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walters: wdev radio for sale
Ken Squier,owner of the Radio Vermont Group, has confirmed that his company is for sale. It's a...
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burlington bike path construction to begin as...
More construction is expected to start Monday on the Burlington Bike Path as the city launches a...
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vermont supreme court hears high stakes public...
The Vermont Supreme Court voiced skepticism Wednesday approximately the Attorney General's...
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migrant justice advocate accepts voluntary...
An undocumented Migrant Justice advocate arrested in Burlington has been sent back to Mexico. Cesar...
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walters: vermont senate scorns scott on teacher...
One of the Vermont legislature's frequent set pieces was performed once again on Friday: A...
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walters: plenty of time for scott s new plan
Gov. Phil Scott is continuing to promote his proposal for statewide negotiation of teacher health...
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caution urged as vermont house panel weighs pot...
Anybody who hoped that a Vermont House committee hearing on marijuana legalization Tuesday would...
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auditor: government construction projects blow...
State construction projects frequently fade over budget,sometimes by millions of dollars, and drag...
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walters: bernie sanders made more than $1 million...
Thanks in large fraction to his successful foray into authorship,Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) made...
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sinex to proceed with btc mall redevelopment after...
A judge from the environmental division of the Vermont Superior Court has cleared another obstacle...
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walters: house speaker, union leaders very...
Tuesday morning brought an extraordinary moment in the Vermont legislature's...
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welch votes hell no on obamacare repeal
Updated at 8:11 p.m. [br] Calling it a "dark day in the history of the United States Congress," U.S....
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walters: dog gone?
unhappy news for consumers of partisan right-wing journalism. The online outlet called Vermont...
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republican vince dober to run for burlington city...
Republican Vince Dober is hoping to return to the Burlington City Council. Dober declared his...
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montpelier widow remembers uss fitzgeralds...
From 6500 miles absent,Betty Ann Fitzgerald has closely watched the news out of Japan, where the...
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walters: scott decries politics — but delivers...
Gov. Phil Scott called Wednesday for an end to political rhetoric over the issue that led to an...
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walters: bernie sanders headed across the pond for...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is taking his message to powerful Britain and Ireland,appearing at six...
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more meetings but little movement on statehouse...
Gov. Phil Scott and leaders of the Vermont House and Senate continued to meet in private...
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senate votes to keep farmers waterway cleanup...
Thursday morning,the Vermont Senate took environmentalists by surprise, voting to shield a key...
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with code violations pending, bove empties...
A historic Burlington building owned by the Bove family near their now-closed Italian eatery has...
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walters: housing deal angers environmental groups
For a while Wednesday afternoon,it looked as though the Vermont Senate had resolved one of the...
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vermont senate votes 21 9 for marijuana...
The Vermont Senate voted 21-9 on Friday to legalize,tax and regulate marijuana, a permissive stance...
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house nixes lottery liquor merger, but senate has...
Who holds the power in the Vermont Statehouse? The House,the Senate or the governor? That appeared...
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vermont delegation says trump must seek approval...
Vermont’s congressional delegation expressed adamancy Friday that President Donald Trump seek...
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house panel rejects scotts plan to merge liquor,...
A House committee voted Thursday to reject Gov. Phil Scott’s executive order that would merge the...
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jane omeara sanders turns to legal help for fbi...
Updated,1:30 p.m. [br] Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) wife, Jane O'Meara Sanders, and has...
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weinberger, scott announce coalition to fight...
A unique coalition will set Vermont on a path to meet statewide — and worldwide — goals for...
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potential buyers submit bids for burlington...
As the bidding deadline for Burlington Telecom neared Monday evening,the utility’s general...
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work begins on crafting new vermont marijuana bill
Days after Gov. Phil Scott vetoed marijuana legalization legislation,the work of making adjustments...
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vermont legislature adjourns without fanfare as...
Vermont's 2017 legislative session came to an abrupt and unceremonious discontinuance early...
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welch: its premature to seek trumps impeachment
Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.) isn't alert to use the I-word. [br] At least two of his...
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vermont legislature delays adjournment again as...
In an attempt to appease Gov. Phil Scott and avert a veto showdown,the Vermont Senate voted 20-9...
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burlingtons pine street deli closes its doors
The Pine Street Deli closed early on Wednesday,its final day in business. By 3 p.m., the coolers...
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secure lockers for the homeless proposed in...
From his popcorn stand on Church Street in Burlington,Paul Buschner has seen people walk by with...
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despite questions, senate plans to vote on shumlin...
For months final year,D.C. politicians dickered over the validity of the president’s U.S. Supreme...
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vermont court ruling leaves gaping loophole in...
A Vermont Superior Court judge has given state officials an easy way to circumvent the public...
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south burlington man arraigned in rebels stalking...
A defender of South Burlington tall School's "Rebels" nickname pleaded not guilty Thursday to...
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media note: stowe reporter owners buy shelburne,...
The owners of three central Vermont newspapers — the Stowe Reporter,Waterbury Record and the...
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house dems narrowly win vote on teacher health...
Vermont House Republicans nearly pulled off a stunning upset late Wednesday night as they faced off...
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losing streak: state pays $8,000 a month for idle...
This legend was first published at 1:38 p.m. This gamble didn’t pay off. Since final June,25...
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walters: no, bernies not running (yet)
Vermont Public Radio led off its Wednesday afternoon newscast with a bit of a bombshell: Sen....
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mall company pledges financing for burlington town...
Burlington Town Center owner Don Sinex has locked down a partnership and secured the funding needed...
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border patrol arrests two mexican farm workers in...
Updated at 6:15 p.m. [br] The arrests of two young Mexican farm workers over the weekend sparked a...
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montpeculiar: legislators at leisure
Two camera-laden tourists walked through the Vermont Statehouse’s Cedar Creek Room Thursday....
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walters: proposed wind noise rules head to...
This week,the Vermont Public Service Board issued new noise standards for utility-scale wind...
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budget standoff escalates between scott and...
As their extended stalemate with Republican Gov. Phil Scott dragged on another day,Democratic...
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suspect in burlington college burglary wont face...
A man suspected of stealing computers last year from Burlington College after it had closed down...
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welch votes hell no on obamacare repeal
Updated at 8:11 p.m. Calling it a “dark day in the history of the United States Congress,” U.S....
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walters: vermont shield bill passes key house vote
A bill that would protect reporters from being forced to divulge confidential sources and hand over...
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scott struggles to articulate immigrant...
Gov. Phil Scott was trying Thursday afternoon,he said, to clarify his position on undocumented...
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walters: panel ices wind rules until october
A committee of the Vermont legislature has postponed action on proposed noise rules for wind...
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a vergennes father is being forced to return to...
Juan De La Cruz runs his own farm in Vergennes,is involved in his community, works a full-time...
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vermonts biggest pill dealer gets nine year prison...
A New York City drug dealer who brought thousands of prescription opioid pills into Vermont was...
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walters: did the governor just wave the white...
After the Vermont legislature adjourned early Friday morning,passing budget and property tax bills...
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campbell expands states attorneys department with...
Over the past four weeks,the tiny Montpelier office that assists Vermont's county prosecutors...
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montpeculiar: rain, not politics, postpones...
Gov. Phil Scott still plans to return to the race track this year,but persistent sprinkles Sunday...
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house, senate clash over fentanyl penalties
After the House quashed a Senate bill final week that would establish additional criminal penalties...
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vermont marijuana legalization stalls in the...
Vermont lawmakers once again came close — but once again failed — to pass legislation to...
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new england culinary institute merges with ohio...
unusual England Culinary Institute in Montpelier has merged with an art school in suburban...
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footage of car might help solve racist graffiti...
Police asked for the public's back Wednesday to identify a vehicle that was captured on...
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stiffed? women say a retail shop that is closing...
The 2nd Time Around shop will close by the end of the month and might not pay consignors who are...
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vermont has fined dollar general stores $200,000...
Vermont has fined Dollar General stores more than $200000 since 2013 for nearly 50 different price...
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raymond james firm to pay $145.5 million to settle...
A $145.5 million settlement with the financial services firm Raymond James & Associates will allow...
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suit challenges what vermont s ag can keep...
A lawsuit filed by a free-market nonprofit in Washington,D.C., is raising questions about how...
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governor and legislators announce teachers health...
Vermont’s legislative leaders bear reached an "agreement in principle” with Gov. Phil Scott...
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health records company settles whistleblower suit...
Updated at 4:15 p.m. Acting U.S. Attorney Eugenia Cowles announced Wednesday that her office had...
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house passes ethics bill despite qualms about...
The House passed an ethics bill Tuesday by a vote of 144-1,overcoming objections approximately a...
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a legislative showdown over teacher health...
As the 2017 legislative session approaches its final days,teachers’ health insurance looms as the...
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environmental groups raise cash to purchase exit 4...
After a years-long battle between conservationists and a Connecticut developer,the parcel along the...
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walters: panel postpones action on wind rules
A joint legislative committee took no action Thursday on a set of rules governing new large-scale...
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scott vetoes marijuana legalization in vermont
Updated at 4:17 p.m. [br] Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday vetoed pending legislation that would...
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montpeculiar: sen. dick mazza, statehouse tie...
Sen. Dick Mazza (D-Grand Isle) cuts a commanding figure with his broad frame,solemn suits and...
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walters: the day after the big vote
It was,unquestionably, the most dramatic moment of a generally drama-challenged legislative...
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after months of delays, house backs marijuana...
The Vermont House debated late into the night Tuesday before finally backing — in a close vote...
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burlingtonians of all stripes remember matt young
A diverse crowd filled the Unitarian Church in Burlington Monday to memorialize Matt Young,a...
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independent ali dieng to run for open burlington...
A West Africa native has announced his tender for an open Burlington City Council seat that...
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leahy, scott tap prosecutor christina nolan for...
U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Gov. Phil Scott maintain recommended that Assistant U.S....
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vermont senate passes marijuana bill but full...
Updated at 6:12 p.m. The Vermont Senate passed a bill that would legalize adult possession of up to...
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racial bias lawsuit against bennington police...
A federal judge has rejected a Bennington police request to dismiss a racial bias lawsuit filed by...
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senate votes to keep farmers waterway clean up...
Thursday morning,the Vermont Senate took environmentalists by surprise, voting to shield a key...
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south burlington police search for person who made...
Someone threatened South Burlington students and school district staff in a video Friday that...
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south burlington school budget voted down for...
South Burlington residents on Thursday voted down their school budget for the moment time and by a...
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burlington telecom draws eight bids, none from...
The city received eight bids for Burlington Telecom — and none came from the 10 biggest national...
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fbi continues to investigate jane sanders ...
Updated at 6:14 p.m. A federal investigation into a Burlington College land deal orchestrated by...
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leahy, scott tab prosecutor christina nolan for...
U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Gov. Phil Scott hold recommended that Assistant U.S. Attorney...
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vermont state finance chief calls for 4 percent...
Finance Commissioner Andy Pallito has directed Vermont state agency and department heads to produce...
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senators plan renewed push for marijuana...
As the 2017 legislative session nears completion,two senators have plans to revive prospects for...
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conservation groups buy exit 4 land once slated...
Randolph developer Jesse "Sam" Sammis spent well more than half a decade seeking the permits for a...
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massive grand isle solar project gets the go ahead
A solar array that will be one of the state's largest will be built this summer in Grand...
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wrongful eviction lawsuit against city of...
A lawsuit filed on behalf of a Burlington man who claims that city authorities persuaded his...
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south burlington school board wont put rebels...
The push to bring the Rebels nickname question to a public vote in South Burlington hit a major...
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digital forensics led to charge against south...
The student accused of making death threats against South Burlington students and teachers posted...
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south burlington student charged with making death...
Updated at 9:23 p.m. Police arrested 18-year-old Josiah Leach,a South Burlington tall School...
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updated: south burlington student arrested for...
Updated at 9:23 p.m. Police arrested 18-year-passe Josiah Leach,a South Burlington High School...
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vermont legislature passes budget compromise,...
Though it was anything but easy,the Vermont legislature broke its stalemate with Gov. Phil Scott...
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two democrats join contest for open burlington...
Two more novel North stop residents have stepped up to run for Burlington's open city council...
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in high gear: burlington moves forward with bike...
The city of Burlington is moving full speed ahead to promote bike transportation,and projects are...
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leahy, sanders slam trump over comey firing
Vermont's two U.S. senators strongly rebuked President Donald Trump Tuesday night over his...
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conduct board removes side judge over estate case
A Windham County assistant judge accused of mismanaging the estate of an elderly woman has been...
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media note: stowe reporter owners buys shelburne,...
The owners of three central Vermont newspapers — the Stowe Reporter,Waterbury Record and the...
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dmv suspends facial recognition program pending...
The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles suspended its facial recognition program on Thursday...
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legislative leaders declare budget impasse with...
After more than a dozen meetings and multiple counterproposals,Vermont House Speaker Mitzi Johnson...
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protesters rally at the statehouse over climate...
Thousands of protesters converged at the Vermont Statehouse for a spirited rally held Saturday in...
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knodell to serve a third year as burlington city...
Jane Knodell has secured her seat as Burlington City Council president though it won't be...
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world cup ski race set to return to killington
The World Cup ski race that drew record crowds to Killington Resort final year is booked for a...
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ex of accused wrong way driver asks court to allow...
The ex-girlfriend of a man charged with killing five Vermont teens in October would like to bring...
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bernie sanders brings his message to ben jerrys...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took his economic populist message to the Ben & Jerry's plant...
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vermont house to vote on senate approved marijuana...
The Vermont House appears headed for a vote Wednesday on a Senate-passed bill to legalize...
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lisman buys ads promoting scotts health insurance...
Gov. Phil Scott's former political foe,Bruce Lisman, is spending thousands of dollars on...
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feds: south burlington student admitted sending...
The South Burlington tall School senior charged with threatening to slay students and staff final...
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despite scotts concerns, senate united on lunge...
Despite concerns from Gov. Phil Scott,the Vermont Senate appears poised to confirm Green Mountain...
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south burlington schools to be closed friday after...
South Burlington schools will be closed Friday after someone threatened teachers and students alike...
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walters: a shield for vermont media
Here's a valuable lesson for politicians: The best way to get maximum media coverage for a...
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leahy changes tune, backs gorsuch filibuster
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) did an approximately-face Monday and joined his caucus in an attempt to...
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vermont to join climate change coalition
Vermont will join a coalition of states intent on countering President Donald Trump’s decision to...
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rutland welcomes applauds news that more refugees...
More Syrian families are expected to arrive in Rutland,a member of the local grassroots refugee...
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vermont senate rebuffs attempt to raise smoking...
The Vermont Senate on Tuesday shot down a last-ditch attempt to raise the state’s smoking age...
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vermont house to vote next week on marijuana...
With just a week to go in the legislative session,a much-anticipated marijuana legalization bill is...
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tom ayres plans to move, resign from burlington...
Burlington City Councilor Tom Ayres said he plans to resign from the council after accepting a...
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mulvaney stanak resigns vermont progressive party...
Updated at 2:54 p.m. After four years at the helm of the Vermont Progressive Party,Emma...
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scott appoints lawyer anthony roisman to vermont...
Gov. Phil Scott has chosen Anthony Roisman,a private attorney with years of experience in nuclear...
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btv ignite hires new executive director
Burlington tech nonprofit BTV Ignite has hired a new executive director from across the pond. ...
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scott appoints retired lobbyist jim harrison to...
Gov. Phil Scott has selected Statehouse veteran Jim Harrison to fill a seat in the Vermont House...
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vermont senate backs budget 30 0, setting stage...
With a 30-0 vote,the Vermont Senate unanimously stood behind its $5.8 billion budget proposal...
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morning read: new york times profiles burlington...
The novel York Times profiled the Burlington Police Department's efforts to battle the...
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south burlington athletic field tagged with racist...
South Burlington police are investigating after someone spray painted the tall school's...
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federal judge upholds vermonts end of life law
A federal judge this week dismissed a legal challenge of Vermont’s 2013 end-of-life law that...
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house republicans pull their support for budget...
Four weeks after heaping uncharacteristic compliment on the House budget,Republican lawmakers...
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walters: congressional shooter campaigned for...
The man who allegedly shot several people at a baseball practice for Congressional Republicans was...
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burlington incumbent wins inspector of elections...
Andrew Champagne spent 12 hours in Burlington's mature North End campaigning in the rain...
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former champlain college student accused of 2015...
Authorities in Texas arrested a former Champlain College student on Monday and charged him with...
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vermont marijuana legalization bill could be...
The reports of the marijuana legalization bill's death may have been greatly exaggerated. The...
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gov. scott appoints killington golf pro to open...
Gov. Phil Scott has picked Killington golf professional David Soucy to be the newest Rutland County...
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marijuana legalization bill hits vermont governors...
Gov. Phil Scott has until the end of the day next Wednesday to settle whether to sign into law a...
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to veto budget, scott may have to kill his own...
Vermont lawmakers locked in a showdown with Gov. Phil Scott appear intent to make it harder for...
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senate confirms lunge for the green mountain care...
Without a word of debate Thursday,the Senate unanimously confirmed the controversial appointment of...
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ali dieng earns dem nomination for burlington city...
Ali Dieng claimed victory Thursday at Burlington's Ward 7 Democratic caucus,earning the chance...
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burlington police investigate reported bike path...
Burlington police are still investigating an "strange" incident in which a 13-year-conventional boy...
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prison email company pays $8,000 for holding...
A private company that provides a pay-per-email service for Vermont inmates and their families has...
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rutland gop nominates three for vermont senate...
Rutland County Republicans nominated three candidates Thursday night for a empty Vermont Senate...
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feds: canadian man smuggled guns through haskell...
A Montréal man has been indicted on charges that he led a firearms smuggling operation that...
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its tax refund scam season, warns vermont ag...
With the tax filing deadline two weeks absent, Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan and Vermont...
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scott keeps lisa menard as corrections...
Gov. Phil Scott announced Thursday that he will preserve Lisa Menard in charge of the Department of...
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vermont lawmakers walk back plan to keep water...
After an outcry from environmentalists,Vermont lawmakers decided against shielding farmers'...
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