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• Vermont’s congressional delegation condemns attack on Venezuela and capture of Maduro

  04-01-2026 16:05 via vtdigger.org
  Sen. Bernie Sanders, left, Rep. Becca Balint, center, and Sen. Peter Welch. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerVermont’s congressional delegation condemned the U.S. military’s attack on Venezuela over the weekend that led to the capture of the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro.U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, and Vermont Democrats U.S. Sen. Peter Welch and U.S. Rep Becca Balint, all labeled Maduro a brutal authoritarian but said President Donald Trump’s attacks on the
  
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• Eyeing cuts to federal support, Vermont lawmakers face tough decisions over food and heating assistance

  04-01-2026 12:54 via vtdigger.org
  Rep. Theresa Wood, left, and Sen. Ginny Lyons. File photos by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerTheo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger.Facing federal funding cuts and potentially faltering tax revenues ahead of this week’s legislative session, Vermont lawmakers say decisions over food and heating assistance programs serving their most vulnerable constituents will be particularly difficult.“We’re coming back to the basic hierarchy of needs he
  
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• Corinth studio offers a window into an artist’s life

  04-01-2026 12:30 via vtdigger.org
  Kathy Chapman works on cleaning a segment on a stained-glass window. Photo by Amelia Cunningham.Amelia Cunningham is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s journalism internship for Bradford Journal Opinion.CORINTH — At the end of a long, wood-lined road in Corinth, Kathy Chapman’s studio stands nestled among the trees. The modest workspace — with panoramic views of the surrounding forest — serves as a quiet refuge from the
  
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• U.S. Nordic skiing’s future is a Vermonter with a pioneering family past

  04-01-2026 12:00 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont cross-country racer Ben Ogden competes in the 2023 Nordic World Ski Championships in Slovenia. Photo by Matthias Schrader/Associated PressUniversity of Vermont graduate Ben Ogden — a two-time NCAA Nordic champion, 2022 Olympian and 2023’s fastest young male World Cup sprinter — “just might be on the verge of taking American cross-country skiing where it hasn’t been before,” the New York Times recently reported.“He’s never really seen a rac
  
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• Michael Long: Streamlining housing permits shouldn’t sideline the public

  04-01-2026 12:00 via vtdigger.org
  Dear Editor,The permitting and appeals process for housing and other development in Vermont should be streamlined. Legal challenges can be lengthy, expensive and onerous, and delay is often the central — and winning — strategy. But projects can be challenged, successfully or not, only by parties with substantial funding and sustained commitment. That reality leaves much of the public on the sidelines, even though public policy should serve the public interest first.From that perspec
  
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