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The surprising shifts climate change is bringing to Vermont farms: rice paddies, peaches, saffron
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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Vermont’s farmers are growing crops that better suit the state’s warmer and wetter climate — and branching into products that provide income even when traditional crops fail. Since 1900, annual temperatures in Vermont have increased by about 2...
Vermont Independence Day celebrations take on political overtones
WCAX - Vermont
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July 4, 2025
WARREN, Vt. (WCAX) - Whether it was themes of “standing up for democracy” or “taking the country back,” many Independence Day celebrations around Vermont on Friday took on decidedly political overtones. In the tiny Mad River Valley town of Warren,...
Business owners in Vermont shopping district demand changes to city policies
KUTV - Utah
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BURLINGTON , Vermont (TNND) — In Burlington, Vermont's Church Street Shopping district, a store called Homeport has been a fixture for about 40 years. In a recent interview with Sinclair, co-owner Mark Bouchette said a lack of police presence,...
Vermont adopted 9 new clean energy policies or incentives in 2024
Green Mountain Times - Vermont
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July 4, 2025
Vermont implemented at least nine new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state...
Mapped: U.S. Financial Crime Activity by State
Visual Capitalist
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July 4, 2025
Mapped: U.S. Financial Crime Activity by State Suspicious activity has been rising in the U.S., but is it spread evenly throughout all 50 states? Certainly not. This visualization, created in partnership with Inigo Insurance, maps the number of...
Vermont, Ohio, North Carolina, Oregon enact K-12 cellphone bans
Ballotpedia
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July 3, 2025
What’s the story? Vermont, Ohio, North Carolina, and Oregon have all enacted statewide bans on cellphone use in K-12 schools since June 27. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) signed H480 into law on June 27, directing the Secretary of Education to...
Vermont state parks see a spike in visitors, and revenue, as Fourth of July weekend kicks off
NBC5 - Vermont
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July 3, 2025
Vermont state parks see a spike in visitors, and revenue, as Fourth of July weekend kicks off WE WE EXPECT A BEAUTIFUL FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND, AND THAT MEANS LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE SPENDING TIME IN STATE PARKS ACROSS VERMONT AND NEW YORK. NBC5'S...
Vermont officials estimate 45,000 people to lose health insurance under Trump’s tax bill
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 4, 2025
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., seated, surrounded by Republican members of Congress, prepares to sign President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, July 3 Photo by...
'Vermont loves you:' Franklin County reacts to decline in Canadian tourism
Saint Albans Messenger - Vermont
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FRANKLIN COUNTY — At The INN in Montgomery, chef partner Jason Chartrand isn’t selling as many bottles of wine as usual. That might seem like a small detail, but for the restaurant and hotel located in the shadow of Jay Peak, it’s the sign of a...
Vermont hospitals file budget information
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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Vermont hospitals have submitted budget information to state health care regulators. Earlier this year, the Green Mountain Care Board released budget guidelines for the hospitals, asking them to submit budgets keeping their net revenue patient...
8 Vermonters: A plea from rural Vermont — our education system Is not the enemy
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 4, 2025
Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a...
Vermont State Police Log: Search warrant executed in Middlebury
Addison County Independent - Vermont
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July 3, 2025
ADDISON COUNTY — At the conclusion of a Vermont State Police investigation that included the execution of search warrants, the Attorney General’s Office this week announced that Jonathan Wieman, 48, of Middlebury had been arraigned on a...
Vermont Halts Dental Therapy Program, Shifts Focus to Expanding Dental Hygiene
Decisions in Dentistry
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July 3, 2025
After nearly a decade of planning, Vermont State University has officially ended development of its proposed Dental Therapy Program due to insurmountable financial and operational challenges. Instead, the university is doubling down on its...
Vermont Governor & Civil War leader slept here
The Brandon Reporter - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
By JAMES PECK Brandon has had its share of famous Vermont individuals, including Stephen A. Douglas and Thomas Davenport. They get most of the attention, due to their prominence on the national stage. But another man, Ebenezer Jolls Ormsbee,...
Gov. Pillen appoints interim economic development director
KSNB Local 4 - Nebraska
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July 3, 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Gov. Jim Pillen announced Thursday his appointment of Maureen Larsen to serve as the interim director of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development. Larsen currently serves as general counsel to Pillen and as deputy...
Commentary | Protect SNAP — Because no Vermonter should go hungry
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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July 3, 2025
As a longtime anti-hunger advocate, a former SNAP recipient, and a proud Vermonter, I am deeply alarmed by proposals moving through Congress that would gut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known here in Vermont as 3SquaresVT....
Pillen announces interim director of Nebraska economic development
Nebraska Examiner
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July 3, 2025
LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen on Thursday announced an interim director for the Nebraska Department of Economic Development: Maureen Larsen, who currently serves as the governor’s general counsel. Larsen, who earned her law degree from the University...
Gov. Pillen Appoints Interim Director of Economic Development
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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July 3, 2025
Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Maureen Larsen to serve as the Interim Director of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED). Larsen currently serves as General Counsel to the Governor and as Deputy Director of the...
AM Best upgrades National Guaranty Insurance Company of Vermont
Captive International
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AM Best has upgraded the financial strength rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent) of National Guaranty Insurance Company of Vermont (NGIC). The outlook of these...
Vermont Conversation: ‘Don’t back down’ — Vermont’s marriage equality revolution at 25
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
Then (2000) and Now (2024): Stacy Jolles, left, Nina Beck, right, with their son, Seth Jolles, center. Photos courtesy of Stacy Jolles and Nina Beck The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth...