Burlington Vermont Links and Resources

After a month of litigation between Vermont Legal Aid and the state, Vermont Federal Judge Christina Reiss ruled that homeless Vermonters who self attested a disability can remain until litigation is resolved. Read the story on VTDigger here: […]

Within weeks, the colleges paused the program and established a waitlist, having maxed out available funding. “Student interest has far exceeded our expectations,” state colleges Chancellor Sophie Zdatny said. Read the story on VTDigger here: […]

The group responsible for planning ways to reduce emissions and to prepare the state for climate change gave preliminary recommendations Monday morning. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Climate Council committees present draft […]

The judge vacated the 2018 conviction of Dylan Cote and agreed that his public defender provided ineffective counsel in his criminal case. Read the story on VTDigger here: NEK judge throws out drug conviction, rules public defenders failed.

The Department of Corrections will fund 15 community organizations to provide transitional housing for incarcerated individuals released from correctional facilities. Read the story on VTDigger here: Corrections department to fund 15 agencies for […]

Lawrence Bouchard, 66, and Cheryl McLellan, 65, of Glover, Vermont, took their pontoon boat out with their dog Saturday afternoon. Police found their bodies the next morning, marking the at least the third boat-related fatality in Vermont this […]

Leonard Forte, 80, is accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in 1987. He was convicted in 1988, but that was later overturned and prosecutors have alleged he has faked illness to avoid facing a new trial for several years since. Read the […]

I’ve heard from Vermonters across the state who fear we’re truly facing an existential crisis for our democracy. We all want another way forward, another frame for understanding each other and avoiding high conflict and the demonization of those […]

If there is a reasonable legal, medical or ethical case to be made in support of unrestricted abortion on demand, it has yet to be articulated in Vermont. Read the story on VTDigger here: Tim Kane: Seeing through the smoke of abortion rights […]

Norma Hardy’s appointment comes after law enforcement in the politically progressive town was ranked among “the worst” in the state for disproportionately stopping and searching people of color. Read the story on VTDigger here: Brattleboro […]

Vermonters could see whether the fledgling districts are the answer to a problem that’s spanned gubernatorial administrations Read the story on VTDigger here: New 10-year telecoms plan prioritizes broadband districts, private partnerships.

Wild native brook trout face competition for food from baitfish released by anglers. Vermont Fish & Wildlife hopes new signs will help protect the state’s cold-water fish. Read the story on VTDigger here: Fish & Wildlife to post signs […]

The federal legislation would grant legal status to undocumented farmworkers and offer a path to citizenship, but Vermont organizations say it would limit farmworkers’ rights to unionization and legalization and trap them in economic […]

Because single-family home values rose faster than commercial properties, more of the tax burden is being shifted to their bills. On average, homeowners face an 11% bill increase, whereas commercial properties had a 4% decrease. Read the story on […]

America has been a racist nation since its inception and we’ve never come to grips with that reality. Congress has a voting rights bill ready to be voted on. Will it pass? I doubt it. Read the story on VTDigger here: Bob Stannard: Why all those […]

Good teachers work to have students develop critical thinking skills by examining and analyzing different points of view in order to reach valid, defensible, fact-based opinions. Read the story on VTDigger here: Frances Brock: McClaughry’s […]

School choice tuition vouchers made available to all Vermont parents will lead the way to our education freedom and the success that liberty brings to us all. Read the story on VTDigger here: Jay Eshelman: Imagine what an educational free market […]

Charles Fairbanks was one of 34,238 Vermonters to serve in the Civil War but one of the few to write a memoir of his experiences. He did so in 1899 at his daughter’s urging. Read the story on VTDigger here: Then Again: A sharpshooter from Bethel […]

With the 200-foot span in place, the Cross Vermont Trail Association plans to link several Central Vermont walking and biking trail networks. Read the story on VTDigger here: Bridge to connect Montpelier-area trails installed over Winooski River.

The family’s story backs up the word on the street: People are scrambling for apartments that aren’t there. Read the story on VTDigger here: ‘There’s literally nothing’: Northeast Kingdom family’s plight highlights rental market squeeze.

The pool was originally a joint venture between the city and town governments of St. Albans. But when town voters rejected the project, the city had to change its plans. Read the story on VTDigger here: St. Albans City breaks ground on new […]

The Lamoille County Field Days opened Friday in Johnson with attractions from fair rides to ox pulls to pie-eating contests — and of course, lots and lots of food. Read the story on VTDigger here: PHOTOS: Lamoille County Field Days.

David Sleigh, a lawyer in St. Johnsbury, has filed motions to dismiss criminal cases in Orleans County, which is still not open for jury trials, for more than 30 clients who have had charges pending since before the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the […]

After a lengthy discussion, the council also approved a license for outdoor music at the Old Post Pub. Read the story on VTDigger here: South Burlington city councilors fund 3 new positions with ARPA money.

Harvard professor Steven Levitsky warns that the possibility of a stolen presidential election represents a grave threat to democracy. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Conversation: Could the next election be stolen?.