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• Briana Kohlbrenner: End-of-life care is under threat

  27-01-2026 13:05 via vtdigger.org
  This commentary is by Briana Kohlbrenner, a volunteer coordinator with University of Vermont Home Health and Hospice and a member of the Hospice United union bargaining team. University of Vermont Home Health and Hospice (UVMHHH) is at a crossroads. As Vermont’s population ages, the demand for hospice care is growing. We encourage community members to access hospice services early, as it allows patients and their families more time to focus on individualized goals and be support
  
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• Maryellen Griffin: Evictions cause homelessness. We can’t afford more.  

  27-01-2026 00:53 via vtdigger.org
  This commentary is by Maryellen Griffin, a staff attorney with Vermont Legal Aid who lives in Danville.The data confirms what common sense tells us: eviction is a leading cause of homelessness. Thousands of Vermonters are already homeless, including hundreds of children, and legislative proposals to speed up evictions will only make things worse.  Landlords filed 1,818 eviction cases in Vermont in 2024. If we speed up the eviction process, where will these households go? 
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• Vermont is failing to meet its energy-reduction targets, state auditor finds

  27-01-2026 00:43 via vtdigger.org
  Photo via Adobe StockVermont is failing to meet and monitor its own longstanding goals to formally reduce the amount of energy the state consumes — laws and systems aimed both at reducing cost and impact on the environment — according to a recent report from the State Auditor’s Office.At the center of auditor Doug Hoffer’s report are the shortcomings of two initiatives: the State Agency Energy Plan, which is an evolving document providing guidance since 1992 for state ag
  
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• Federal agency cancels sending Vermont workers to assist ICE in Minnesota

  27-01-2026 00:36 via vtdigger.org
  Federal immigration officers deploy tear gas Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reportedly canceled its plan to send some of its Vermont workers to Minnesota — for now.According to an employee who works for the federal agency in one of its Vermont offices, USCIS notified workers by email Monday that its plan to temporarily deploy a few employees to Minnesota to assist the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or
  
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• Snowed in — unless you’re skiing: Vermont schools close as slopes fill up

  27-01-2026 00:11 via vtdigger.org
  Winter storms blanketed Vermont with snow over the weekend and Monday, forcing schools to close, impacting road conditions and driving the masses to ski slopes. At least 8 inches of snow accumulation was reported across that state, with some locations reporting close to 15 inches over the course of the storm, according to the National Weather Services. Snow from the storm was lighter and more powdery because of the low moisture content, according to Adrianna Kremer, a meteorologist in
  
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