Vermont news

• How Bernie Sanders Is weighing 2026 endorsements

  01-12-2025 23:49 via vtdigger.org
  Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders raise their arms after addressing supporters during a rally for El-Sayed on Aug. 5, 2018, in Detroit. File photo by Carlos Osorio/APThis story by Torrie Herrington was first published in NOTUS on Nov. 24, 2025.A Bernie Sanders endorsement doesn’t always mean a primary win — some voters might even see it as a red flag. But for progressive and populist candidates, the Vermont senato
  
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• Vacancy sign is out but Vermont’s top federal prosecutor says he’s in charge

  01-12-2025 23:34 via vtdigger.org
  The Federal Building in Burlington on Sept. 5, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThe U.S. Department of Justice lists the top prosecutor position in Vermont as vacant, but the person who has been running that office for nearly a year said he is running the show.The situation in Vermont is not unique, and has led to confusion and court cases around the country regarding who is legally carrying out federal law. Michael Drescher — a longtime federal prosecutor in Vermont — has
  
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• Pride Center of Vermont gets $350K donation and works to revive operations

  01-12-2025 22:40 via vtdigger.org
  The Pride Parade marches down Lake Street in Burlington on Sept. 18, 2022. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThe Pride Center of Vermont, which announced in October it was closing its doors, has received a $350,000 anonymous donation that will help it reopen.In announcing the financial contribution, the organization stated that the donation will not mean an immediate reviving of the group’s operations, but instead will allow it “breathing room” to develop and implement a sus
  
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• Clearing the path for more accessible outdoor spaces

  01-12-2025 22:33 via vtdigger.org
  Edie Perkins takes in the view from the end of the accessible trail at the Raven Ridge Natural Area, Monkton, Vermont.Before Edie Perkins heads out to explore a new trail, she runs through a mental checklist.Is there accessible parking? How far is it from her car to the trail? Is the surface hard-packed or uneven? For most people, those questions barely register. For Perkins, who uses a wheelchair, they determine whether she can venture out at all.“Exploring new places is always exciting.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Inside Vermont’s education overhaul with VTDigger’s Corey McDonald

  01-12-2025 21:53 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont’s public education system is undergoing its most significant overhaul in years. Act 73 is already reshaping how schools operate, and readers have been asking pointed questions about what’s changing, what’s uncertain and what lawmakers may take up next.In this live, one-hour conversation, education reporter Corey McDonald answers those reader questions and breaks down the early impacts of the reform. The discussion is moderated by Libbie Sparadeo, VTDigger’s direc
  
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• WATCH: Inside Vermont’s education overhaul with VTDigger’s Corey McDonald

  01-12-2025 21:53 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont’s public education system is undergoing its most significant overhaul in years. Act 73 is already reshaping how schools operate, and readers have been asking pointed questions about what’s changing, what’s uncertain and what lawmakers may take up next.In this live, one-hour conversation, education reporter Corey McDonald answers those reader questions and breaks down the early impacts of the reform. The discussion is moderated by Libbie Sparadeo, VTDigger’s direc
  
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• Judge denies injunction to stop state return-to-office

  01-12-2025 21:45 via vtdigger.org
  State employees enter the state office complex in Waterbury as the Vermont State Employees Association opposes Gov. Phil Scott’s return to work mandate on Oct. 23, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerA Superior Court judge ruled Saturday that he would not grant an injunction of the state’s return-to-office policy, paving the way for the state to enforce its Dec. 1 deadline for employees to begin in-person work. The Vermont State Employees’ Association had filed the lawsu
  
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• Judge denies injunction motion to stop state return-to-office

  01-12-2025 21:45 via vtdigger.org
  State employees enter the state office complex in Waterbury as the Vermont State Employees Association opposes Gov. Phil Scott’s return to work mandate on Oct. 23, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerA Superior Court judge ruled Saturday that he would not grant an injunction of the state’s return-to-office policy, paving the way for the state to enforce its Dec. 1 deadline for employees to begin in-person work. The Vermont State Employees’ Association had filed the lawsu
  
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• Nearly 12% property tax increase projected for next year

  01-12-2025 21:17 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont Tax Commissioner Bill Shouldice speaks during Gov. Phil Scott’s weekly press conference at the Statehouse in Montpelier on May 14, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerVermonters could see a nearly 12% property tax increase in 2026, according to early estimates from the state. The news arrived Monday in the form of the “Dec. 1 letter,” an annual Tax Department projection that represents the first public-facing estimate of the average expected education property ta
  
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• E. Thomas Pierce, Jr.

  01-12-2025 18:58 via vtdigger.org
  Born June 24, 1947Stamford, ConnecticutDied Nov. 28, 2025Burlington, VermontDetails of servicesA Celebration of Life will take place at The Catholic Center on the Redstone Campus at UVM in Burlington on Saturday December 6th at 10AM. Please wear your finest haberdashery attire to honor TP, a City of Burlington iconic businessman, art enthusiast, and loving friend to all those whose lives he touched throughout his stellar career and wonderful lifetime here among the gardens and Green Mountains th
  
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• Chaunce Benedict: The school redistricting task force did indeed fail

  01-12-2025 13:05 via vtdigger.org
  Dear Editor,
  Whether one thinks school district consolidations or mergers would be beneficial for Vermont or not is immaterial in regard to the fundamental issue raised by the Vermont school redistricting task force’s move to thwart the intent and requirements of Vermont law concerning the future of our pre-K-12 schools.The task force has grossly abused its privilege as an appointed policy group by deciding to, essentially, disobey the law and thwart the process that our elected represent
  
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• Rutland man helps fill gap with peer-run sober living community 

  01-12-2025 12:52 via vtdigger.org
  Timothy Farr-Maccione, founder and executive director of Common Ground Recovery in Rutland.Seen in his room at the sober living residence on Sunday, November 23, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerTimothy Farr knows the importance of having strong support after leaving residential treatment for people with substance use disorder: Now sober, he once faced addiction and homelessness.  These days he is working to help bridge a gap in services for people facing the same challenges he di
  
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