News from Vermont Public

VPR Newscast for 7/25/2018 at 12:15 p.m.

VPR Newscast for 7/25/2018 at 5:15 p.m.

Some Vermont dairy workers say their wages and living conditions have improved, thanks to an agreement reached last year between the workers and Ben & Jerry’s , a division of global consumer products company Unilever.

The town of Brattleboro has been removing posters that were allegedly put up by a neo-Nazi group based in the South.

The VPR - Vermont PBS Poll shows a majority of Vermonters favor raising the state minimum wage to $15 per hour — and Democrats hope popular support for the wage increase will lead to electoral gains in November.

VPR Newscast For 7/24/18 At 7:30am

VPR Newscast for 7/24/2018 at 12:15 p.m.

VPR Newscast for 7/24/2018 at 5:15 p.m.

Thousands of Vermonters say they're more likely to consume cannabis now that the drug is legal in this state, according to results of the new VPR - Vermont PBS Poll. But experts say it’s tough to know precisely how the advent of legalization will affect usage rates in Vermont.

The panel that oversees Vermont’s utilities says alternative forms of regulation could help spur investment in renewable energy or additional energy conservation.