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• Montpelier council chooses next city manager after months-long search

  12-01-2026 23:37 via vtdigger.org
  Montpelier Mayor Jack McCullough, right, with Kelly McNicholas Kury. Courtesy photo.This story by Carla Occaso was first published in The Bridge on Jan. 11, 2026.After a months-long process, the Montpelier City Council announced on Jan. 11 its choice of Kelly McNicholas Kury to be the next city manager of the city. McNicholas Kury, of Pitkin County, Colorado, is due to start Feb. 17. Meanwhile, Facilities and Sustainability Director Chris Lumbra is serving as acting city manager following the d
  
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• How Vermont pays for schools — and how it might change

  12-01-2026 23:17 via vtdigger.org
  Members of the House Ways and Means Committee listen to testimony on education finance during a remote joint meeting with other House and Senate committees at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Jan. 25, 2024. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerVermont’s education funding system is notoriously complicated and totally unique.Following years of rising property taxes — and a watershed 2024 election animated, in part, by a debate over how the state pays for its schools — lawmakers en
  
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• Lawsuit claims Burlington underrepresents Republicans on voter registration board 

  12-01-2026 23:10 via vtdigger.org
  Burlington City Hall. Photo via Adobe StockA civil lawsuit claims Burlington is flouting state law by avoiding appointing more Republicans to a board responsible for maintaining the voter registration list and ensuring fair elections. The city has filed a motion to dismiss.Filed Nov. 25 in Vermont Superior Court by two residents, the lawsuit alleges the city “has refused to permit Republicans their statutory-required, minimum representation” on the Board for Registration of Voters.T
  
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• Hundreds gather at Upper Valley ‘ICE Out for Good’ actions over the weekend

  12-01-2026 22:17 via vtdigger.org
  Brian Clancy, of Lebanon, joins a chant during a rally in Lebanon, NH, on Saturday, Jan. 10, condemning Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the killing last Wednesday of Renee Good in Minneapolis, Minn. “I’m pissed off, quite frankly,” said Clancy. “and I’m a middle class white male, and I’m terrified.” More than 300 people attended the rally. Photo by James M. Patterson/Valley NewsThis story by Marion Umpleby was first published in the Valley News
  
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• Parent Child Centers help families meet basic needs in critical moments

  12-01-2026 17:48 via vtdigger.org
  It is increasingly common for staff at the Parent Child Center of NCSS to receive daily requests from families seeking support to meet their basic needs. Many are facing impossible choices between buying groceries, diapers, or paying their heating bill. Inquiries regarding these necessities have steadily increased across the community, and both Parent Child Centers and VCP network agencies are providing the resources to meet these needs.The Role of Parent Child Centers in Supporting Vermont&rsq
  
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• ‘A once-in-a-generation opportunity’: Housing infrastructure program kicks off this month

  12-01-2026 11:00 via vtdigger.org
  Construction continues on a housing project in Colchester on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThis story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was produced through a partnership between VTDigger and Vermont Public.The city of St. Albans recently bought the longtime office building of the local newspaper. Officials want to build apartments there – but first, the place needs work, and a new state program could help foot the bill. Dirty soil must be clea
  
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