8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (619+ words) MONTPELIER — An ethics complaint has been filed against Rep. Gina Galfetti and other state legislators who went on a trip to Israel in September on that government’s dime. Five state lawmakers participated in the trip, which ran from Sept. 15 to…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (440+ words) Vermont Business Magazine A new study by real estate company New Jersey Real Estate Network has revealed that Massachusetts families spend the highest percentage of their income on childcare, with parents dedicating over 30% of their earnings to centre-based childcare services....

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1032+ words) Nationally, 43.3 percent of homes considered equity rich; Seriously underwater homes account for 3.2 percent of mortgaged properties That was down from 44.6 percent in the previous quarter and marked the lowest rate of equity-rich residential properties since the fourth quarter of 2021. Nationwide,…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (907+ words) Theo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger. When Rep. Teddy Waszazak, D-Barre City, sat down with me after Wednesday morning’s legislative meetings, he was carrying a cupcake that bore the words “tax the rich....

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (713+ words) If there's one issue that every single American is dealing with these days, it's that costs are going up. Food, shelter, energy — the bills just keep getting bigger, and the affordability of daily life is being strained. But here's some…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (546+ words) CRANSTON − Help for blizzard-weary Rhode Island plow drivers arrived Wednesday, Feb. 25, from Vermont and other Northeast states with a few snow plows to spare. Five Vermont Transportation Agency dump trucks towing front-end loaders arrived at the Rhode Island Emergency Management…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1311+ words) MONTPELIER, Vt. — As politicians from around the country gathered in Washington, D.C., over the past week for a meeting of the National Governors Association, a single term was never far from their lips: affordability. It’s become an inescapable political buzzword…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (578+ words) Each time the nonrenewal notice came, Nora Aronds felt the same sinking feeling. This cycle of constant moves – amid an exceptionally tight rental market where costs have soared over the last half decade – has left Aronds with the impression that…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago   (841+ words) WILLISTON, Vt. — A gray-haired brigade of protesters entered a nondescript office park Monday and pledged to remain until a particular tenant was evicted — or they were arrested. The tenant in question was US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which operates its…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (90+ words) Vermont’s House Education Committee has introduced a new proposed school district map that would winnow the state’s 119 school districts down to just 26. An Atlanta man is dead after a skiing accident... Vermont home wins dubious honor as 'Ugliest House in…...