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• Proposed Senate bill would make plug-in solar easier to own

  03-02-2026 22:38 via vtdigger.org
  Ben Edgerly Walsh of Vermont Public Interest Research Group showing legislative committee members the plug-in solar system on Jan. 7, 2026. Photo courtesy Anne Watson/CNSKate Kampner is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program.Sen. Anne Watson, D/P-Washington, wants Vermonters to generate their own power. She said S.202, a bill that would loosen the reins on solar plug-in installation, would do ju
  
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• Michael Drescher to serve on Vermont Supreme Court after lieutenant governor breaks tie 

  03-02-2026 18:35 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont Supreme Court nominee Michael Drescher speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, January 13. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerUpdated at5:08 p.m.MONTPELIER — Lawmakers narrowly confirmed Michael Drescher’s seat on the Vermont Supreme Court after Republican Lt. Gov. John Rodgers cast a rare tie-breaking vote in the divided chamber Tuesday. The contentious vote on Drescher came after senators weighed their ethical questions in
  
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• Michael Drescher appointed to Vermont Supreme Court after Lt. Gov. John Rodgers breaks tie 

  03-02-2026 18:35 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont Supreme Court nominee Michael Drescher speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, January 13. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerMONTPELIER — Senators narrowly confirmed Michael Drescher’s seat on the Vermont Supreme Court after Republican Lt. Gov John Rodgers cast a rare tie breaking vote in the divided chamber Tuesday. The contentious vote on Drescher came after senators weighed their ethical questions in appointing him. Many
  
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• Jordan Hepburn: What we lose when we close rural schools

  03-02-2026 16:16 via vtdigger.org
  Dear Editor,On Tuesday, Feb. 10, Calais and Worcester residents will be asked to vote on whether to close their elementary schools as part of a broader consolidation effort.
  I choose to vote no because I value a small school in a rural farmland setting. In my view, the benefit of access to a chorus, art, a librarian and a nurse does not outweigh the value of Calais Elementary School’s physical, social and cultural setting.In a very rural town in the Northeast Kingdom, I attended a multigr
  
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• Jack Mayer: Health care delayed is health care denied

  03-02-2026 13:04 via vtdigger.org
  This commentary is by Jack Mayer, a retired Vermont pediatrician and public health epidemiologist and cancer researcher at Columbia University. My young patient — let’s call him Brian — had been sick for a few days and was getting worse. His dad’s job at the local mill didn’t provide health insurance, and the family paid out of pocket.  Their financial situation was difficult. Brian’s mom was trying to treat him at home, but finally called
  
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• Amid outcry, Montpelier council scraps proposal to gain veto power over citizen petitions

  03-02-2026 01:13 via vtdigger.org
  Montpelier City Hall. Photo by Carla Occaso/The BridgeThis story by Marisa D. Keller was first published in The Bridge on Jan. 30, 2026.A city charter change proposal was removed from the Jan. 21 Montpelier City Council agenda after an outcry from residents. The proposed change, submitted by District 2 councilor Pelin Kohn, would allow the council to veto non-legally-binding ballot items brought by citizen petition. If the councilors had voted to pass the proposal, it would then have appeared o
  
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