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What passed in Vermont's 2025 legislative session
Vermont Public Radio
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July 3, 2025
Vermont lawmakers have finished their work for the year, culminating in a major education reform bill. Here are some highlights of the bills approved by the Legislature this year and signed by Gov. Phil Scott. State budget The $9 billion state...
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...
Nearly $17M in fed funds headed back to Vermont schools
News & Citizen - Vermont
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Vermont schools are slated to receive $17 million in federal Covid-19 funds that were canceled by the Trump administration in March. The U.S. Department of Education reversed its decision to cancel the funding after a lawsuit led by 16 states and...
Two local business celebrations mark a bright day for Okemo Valley economy
The Vermont Journal & The Shopper
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July 3, 2025
The Aubuchon ACE Ludlow store grand reopening. Photo provided REGION – The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce (OVRCC) proudly celebrated two milestone ribbon cuttings on a beautiful summer day, spotlighting the vibrant growth and community...
Researchers make disturbing discovery after analyzing sand along popular lake: 'It's just everywhere you look'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 2, 2025
"Our students find something on every transect on every beach." by Mike TaylorJuly 2, 2025 Researchers working to understand microplastic pollution in Lake Champlain have sounded alarm bells about the ubiquity of the problem. What's happening? The...
'Utterly deplorable': This MAGA tactic against political rivals 'sends a chill down the spine'
AlterNet
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July 3, 2025
Donald Trump is far from the first U.S. president to have an aggressive deportations policy. During former President Barack Obama's eight years in the White House, some of his Spanish-speaking critics on the left called him "El Rey de las...
John Bossange: Moving forward in Vermont after June 14
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 3, 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's Independent Schools Discussed at Length in Ed Reform
Seven Days - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
Help us pay for in-depth stories like this one by becoming a Seven Days Super Reader. Three senators and three representatives had been sitting across a table in a Statehouse conference room for two days. Their job: to reach a compromise on the...
Vermont’s new climate plan enters a challenging political landscape
Vermont Public Radio
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July 1, 2025
Amid a tumultuous federal landscape for climate policy, Vermont’s Climate Council has adopted a new Climate Action Plan. The document is a roadmap for how the state can comply with its statutory commitment to reduce climate warming greenhouse gas...
Vermont governor signs controversial education reform bill
WAMC - New York
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July 1, 2025
On Tuesday, Governor Phil Scott gathered legislative leaders and committee chairs to sign Vermont’s sweeping education reform bill. In January, Scott, a Republican, proposed an overhaul of the structure and finances of the state’s education...
Vermont immigration leaders were violently detained by border patrol, prompting emergency rally
Prism
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July 1, 2025
Immigrant communities across the U.S. are reeling from a wave of aggressive immigration enforcement actions that advocates say reflect an escalating pattern of racial profiling, unconstitutional detentions, and state-federal collusion. From rural...
Gov. Scott signs Vermont's new education reform law: What is in it?
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill to overhaul the state's public education system. The law changes the funding formula and aims to consolidate school districts. The changes will be implemented over three years and some details are still to be...
Commentary | Meg Mott: Want to end political violence? Try friendship
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
With an increase in political violence across the nation, one worries what could happen in Vermont. Do our legislators need more security? Are our public officials at risk of attack? The impulse is to focus on safety measures alone. But that...
Court rules against HHS restructuring; federal research going public; RFK Jr. cutting science subscriptions
Medical Economics
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July 2, 2025
Reorganizing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — including layoffs for thousands of workers — is on hold, at least for now, due to a new court ruling. Meanwhile, a change in policy will lead to more public access to...
VA issues more Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Vermont in Q1 2025 vs. Q4 2024
Green Mountain Times - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
The VA issued 59 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Vermont during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to 25 loans the previous quarter, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.Loans issued in the...
Could Calif. environmental law rollback have ripple effects in Vermont?
WCAX - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Could a major environmental rollback in California have ripple effects in Vermont? Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a law rolling back key components of the state’s landmark environmental regulations with the aim of...
Welch visits southern Vermont communities recovering from flooding
WCAX - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
LUDLOW, Vt. (WCAX) - Senator Peter Welch on Wednesday visited two southern Vermont communities hit hard by flooding the last two summers, highlighting a new bill he hopes will cut FEMA red tape. In July 2023, floodwaters rushed through Ludlow,...
Jonathan Gitelson Wins 2025 Vermont Prize
Seven Days - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
Brattleboro artist Jonathan Gitelson has won the 2025 Vermont Prize, organizers announced on Monday. The visual art prize, established in 2022 by the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Burlington City Arts, the Current gallery in Stowe and the Hall...
French historic district takes next step; New research rolled out by St. Albans City
Saint Albans Messenger - Vermont
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Statues of St. Mary and St. Alban, as seen outside the Holy Angels Church. The building was initially constructed in the 1870s as the center of French Canadian civic life. ST. ALBANS CITY – Researching history can take some time. Almost two years...
30-year strong Vermont Summer Festival horse show returns to Dorset
Bennington Banner - Vermont
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EAST DORSET — The long-running Vermont Summer Festival horse show returned to Dorset this week for six weeks of jumping, riding, competition, and a celebration of all things equestrian. Equine show-jumping lovers from all over the East Coast,...