Vermont news

• Vermont funded lawyers for tenants facing eviction. The program is out of money. 

  18-09-2026 11:15 via vtdigger.org
  
  Vermont Legal Aid’s offices in Burlington on Sept. 17, 2026. Photo by Carly Berlin/Vermont Public and VTDigger
  Carly Berlin covers housing and infrastructure for Vermont Public, in partnership with VTDigger.Last year, Steve Koren slept on a friend’s sofa for nearly six months while searching for an apartment he could afford on his Social Security disability payments and gig work. When the 54-year-old with lupus landed a studio apartment at a subsidized building in downtown Brattlebo
  
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• Jason Eaton tries to fire his attorneys midway through his attempted murder trial

  18-09-2026 01:37 via vtdigger.org
  
  Jason Eaton attends his trial on charges of attempted second-degree murder in Chittenden Superior criminal court in Burlington on Thursday, September 17, 2026. Pool photo by Paul Heintz/Boston GlobeBURLINGTON — A Burlington man accused of shooting and wounding three Palestinian college students told a judge midway through his trial that he wanted to fire his attorneys, contending that his lawyers failed to properly question witnesses and present evidence.Jason Eaton’s request Thursd
  
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• Lincoln residents seek public hearing as state board weighs proposed airstrip

  18-09-2026 00:02 via vtdigger.org
  
  Vermont Lt. Gov. John Rodgers speaks to the crowd at a Sept. 14 forum at Burnham Hall focused on the proposed airstrip Lincoln residents Kyle and Katie Clark have been seeking approval to site at their property since 2022. Photo by Marin Howell/Addison IndependentThis story by Marin Howell was first published in the Addison Independent on Sept. 17, 2026.LINCOLN — The fate of a proposed personal aircraft strip in Lincoln no longer rests in the hands of that municipality, but some residents
  
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