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7:13

A new state task force is trying to 'get ahead of'...

News from Vermont Public ·

2025/02/03

In the two weeks since President Donald Trump took office, his administration has released dozens of orders reshaping federal policy and agencies. A new task force created by state Treasurer Mike Pieciak is focused on helping guide Vermont residents, businesses and nonprofits through the federal transition.

5:19

President Trump's pause on the refugee resettlement...

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2025/01/30

From work stoppages to canceled flights, here's how President Donald Trump's recent actions are impacting Vermont's refugee agencies and the communities they serve.

6:18

The psych unit saved their lives. Now the hospital is...

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2025/01/28

The inpatient psychiatry unit at Central Vermont Medical Center recently stopped admitting new patients. At the end of January, it will close altogether in an effort to save the hospital system money.

6:32

Federal funds for home repairs are running low for...

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2025/01/27

Pandemic-era federal funding allowed Vermont to double its budget for free weatherization for low income households, and, for the first time, help people with leaky roofs or dirt floor basements. Now, a key share of that money is about to dry up.

6:07

Vermont cannabis retailer's lawsuit argues...

News from Vermont Public ·

2025/01/24

A retail store in Middlebury, FLŌRA Cannabis, filed the lawsuit. It could have a large impact on the state's retail cannabis industry.

6:18

For Afghan refugees in Vermont, homeownership can...

News from Vermont Public ·

2025/01/23

Hundreds of Afghan refugees have settled in Vermont in recent years. Now, one of those families wants to make the state feel more like home by buying a house. And they’re taking advantage of a new partnership intended to make that dream more achievable.

5:07

As Fairlee takes over Lake Morey ice skating loop, a...

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2025/01/22

Lake Morey Resort, which has been maintaining the lake's skating loop, lost their insurance coverage. But at the eleventh hour, the town of Fairlee stepped in, agreeing to maintain the ice and provide insurance coverage for the activities there.

4:26

Vermont schools wonder: What if ICE comes knocking?

News from Vermont Public ·

2025/01/21

Obama-era rules, which Trump kept in place during his first administration, currently prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement from making arrests at so-called “sensitive locations,” including schools, churches and hospitals. But Trump reportedly wants to rescind that policy.

7:36

What Vermont’s dairy industry is expecting from...

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2025/01/20

In Vermont, many dairy farmers don’t seem immediately concerned about losing their workforce. But farmworker organizers say they’re worried about increased immigration enforcement worsening poor conditions on farms.

5:36

Many of us hope we'll die in our sleep. Most of us...

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2025/01/16

Death is one of the few sure things in life, but few of us talk through how we want our final days to go, or who we want to help us through them. Formalizing those things in an advance directive may be easier and more important than you think.

5:25

As public colleges begin to merge or shut down, one...

News from Vermont Public ·

2025/01/14

Increasingly common public campus closings face political and community hostility.

5:42

If you're looking for good news, Gordon Hayward has a...

News from Vermont Public ·

2025/01/13

Garden design author Gordon Hayward has been writing a series of profile pieces for the Brattleboro Reformer. He thinks knowing more about our neighbors is one way to address the global challenges we all face.

5:59

Pre-Dead Social Club invites Vermonters to talk in...

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2025/01/10

It happens to all of us, but isn't a topic that's easy to broach: death. Then New Hampshire entrepreneur Laura Cleminson founded a social club to do just that.

6:32

Vermont's newest Rhodes Scholar on animal ethics and...

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2025/01/10

Lena Ashooh is Vermont's 43rd Rhodes Scholar, and the state's first since 2006. After earning Harvard University's first ever animal studies degree, she'll head to the University of Oxford to study legal philosophy.

5:17

Neighbors of Addison County gas line say pipeline...

News from Vermont Public ·

2025/01/09

A gas pipeline that once generated a lot of buzz in Addison County has largely faded from the headlines. But a few years ago, investigators identified several issues with the line’s construction. And now, reenergized by a recent Supreme Court ruling, some neighbors are still fighting.

5:56

A creative collaboration allows this Addison County...

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2025/01/02

According to an oral health equity report recently published by the nonprofit Voices for Vermont’s Children, people without legal immigration status face particularly big barriers to dental care. But there are local efforts to overcome these challenges.

6:49

Upper Valley Guernsey cow 'Sassy' wins big at World...

News from Vermont Public ·

2024/12/24

Sara Forman and her cow Sassy shined at this year's World Dairy Expo, earning two ribbons. Sara and her mom, Angela Toms, joined Vermont Public's Jenn Jarecki to share more.

7:11

Horse-drawn sleigh rides in the Northeast Kingdom...

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2024/12/23

Jeff Simpson, owner of The Kingdom's Horse Drawn Wagon and Sleigh Rides, takes us on a winter journey in the NEK, highlighting this longtime holiday tradition.

7:54

Tankhun Thongjunthoug on growing up in an immigrant...

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2024/12/20

In this episode of "What class are you?" Tankhun Thongjunthoug talks about what it was like to grow up in an immigrant family, and how he experienced the undercurrents of the American class system.

4:35

A Colchester mobile home park rallied to become a...

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2024/12/19

The last new village in Vermont was established in 1933, so there wasn’t a modern roadmap. Westbury also didn’t have money for lawyers or professional support for guidance.

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