Local Columnists

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (954+ words) Curtis Hier uses “Planet Hank” as a verb. He used the controversial Brattleboro content creator’s moniker to describe the inspiration behind Flip Vermont Red, the political action committee dedicated to electing more Republicans to the State House that he founded…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (518+ words) More than 190 people gathered at Vermont's Killington Grand Resort Hotel on Sept. 23-24 for Efficiency Vermont's 15th annual Best Practices Exchange, where business leaders, facility managers and contractors explored ways to cut energy use and control operating costs. The event highlighted projects…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (205+ words) VERMONT (ABC22/FOX44) - The office of Vermont Governor Phil Scott wrote Friday that he had sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking for an increase in the number of refugees coming to the state. Officials say that around 125 refugees are expected…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (405+ words) For the last two decades relations between the Canadian Abenaki and the Vermont Abenaki have fractured. Amidst that animus, a bill has been introduced in Vermont's legislature to change how the state recognizes native tribes. The animosity was highlighted recently…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (725+ words) The first of a series of changes to Medicaid is set to take effect Oct. 1, put in motion by the federal budget bill passed in July 2025. The next round of changes begins in January. Combined, the changes to the state-federal…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (536+ words) Vermont Business Magazine A major new report is out this week focusing on energy affordability in Vermont. Average prices for fuel oil are now nearing $6.00 per gallon in Vermont and are over 70%... Amidst rising prices, new report analyzes energy affordability…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (223+ words) A black bear visited Ethan Tapper’s orchard in the foothills of Vermont’s Green Mountains this spring. It grabbed a young pear tree, bit down, and ripped the trunk in half. Days after Tapper cut the damaged branches, the tree started…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (655+ words) The state’s most powerful healthcare regulator thinks Vermont’s 14 hospitals can keep costs low, provide care and find financial sustainability. Not all the hospitals agree. In budget orders handed down Monday, the Green Mountain Care Board built on its efforts last…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1591+ words) One night in 2020, Grace Potter recalls, she and her family were watching “Tiger King” when a trespasser walked into their California home. While he never showed them the knife — authorities found it afterward — the man seemed to have wandered off,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (306+ words) Grounded in the Vermont Economic Action Plan, the Summit centered on solutions, connecting long-term planning with policy development and coordinated action. Leaders in business, education, community,... Business and policy leaders team up, turn strategy into action at Vermont Solutions Summit…...