1+ week, 3+ day ago   (678+ words) Facing the prospect of a discrimination lawsuit, the Vermont Department of Corrections has agreed to provide federal immigration detainees in its prisons with better access to language interpretation, legal counsel and court hearings. The Vermont Human Rights Commission announced Tuesday…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (556+ words) The Vermont state Capitol building is seen, May 8, 2025, in Montpelier, Vt. Credit: AP/Alex Driehaus WASHINGTON — Vermont Democrats will try on Tuesday to do something they’ve been unable to do in five previous attempts: nominate a gubernatorial candidate who can…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1094+ words) For generations, air conditioning in Vermont has been treated less as a necessity and more like a luxury. That might be changing. “They don’t even look at the forecast,” Tony Rowell, owner of Premier Heating and AC in Barre, said…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (799+ words) Vermont State troopers and federal law enforcement officials clash with demonstrators outside a house in South Burlington, Vt., on March 11, 2026. Credit: AP/Glenn Russell The Chittenden County state’s attorney said Wednesday she will not charge six protesters arrested during a…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (331+ words) Children at the bottom of the Bennington Monument are dwarfed by the historic structure Nov. 6, 2007, in Bennington, Vt. Credit: AP/Vyto Starinskas Last year, state officials went to the Legislature with a problem: The 306-foot Bennington Battle Monument — an obelisk…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (535+ words) The Vermont Labor Relations Board has ordered that Gov. Phil Scott’s administration “rescind” a controversial requirement that state employees return to their physical offices three days per week. The board, a non-judicial body that makes decisions on the labor grievances…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1335+ words) Tracey Forest, the owner of a silent retreat call Spirit Hollow, describes relocating her business during logging of the Green Mountain Forest, Dec. 22, 2025, in Shaftsbury, Vt. Credit: AP/Glenn Russell In late November, Tracey Forest heard loud grinding and beeping…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1272+ words) In one of Vermont’s largest towns, most of the requests officials get for public records aren’t coming from local residents. Instead, said Renae Marshall, Colchester’s deputy town manager, they’re coming from people — and companies — around the country. When it comes…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (291+ words) An aerial look at the church in Stowe, Vermont during peak fall foliage. Credit: Getty Images/Nicholas Klein There are two seasons in Stowe, Vermont, that offer travelers fewer crowds and more quality time with Mother Nature: "mud season," the…...