Vermont News

ALSO: A national survey ranks Vermont fifth in the nation for overall child well-being, but indicates there’s been a decline in key child mental health indicators in the state; Housing is so tight in Vermont that some job-seekers are turning down employment offers because they cannot find a place to live; Vermonters buying health insurance through the state’s Obamacare portal, Vermont Health Connect, will likely face much higher premiums next year, as state regulators have voted to allow double-digit increases.

ALSO: Across the country, private equity firms and real-estate investment trusts are buying up manufactured home communities from local owners and charging residents more to remain there; Fifteen Vermonters fatally overdosed on opioids in April, bringing the year’s total to 61; Amid a nationwide shortage of responders, southern Vermont’s largest emergency medical service provider is launching the state’s first EMS-specific training school.

ALSO: Voters looking to consider climate change have options for Vermont's U.S. House seat, with six candidates running; In March, Organic Valley announced it would take on many of the farmers dropped by Horizon and by Maple Hill and on Wednesday, the group celebrated the beginning of those contracts; About a dozen Isle La Motte residents spoke at a town selectboard meeting in response to the burning of two LGBTQ+ flags.

ALSO: A Republican candidate for lieutenant governor sees the race as a referendum on the future of the Grand Old Party in Vermont; A federal judge on Tuesday denied Nathan Carman’s request to be released on bail while awaiting trial for fraud in his grandfather's death and murder on the high seas in his mother's death; The Vermont state government has hired a design firm to plan a new women’s prison and reentry facility.

ALSO: If you haven’t mailed in your Vermont primary election ballot yet, the Secretary of State’s Office said it’s probably best if you hand-deliver it; A project by Yale and Harvard researchers says that Vermont’s Covid cases are actually five times higher than the official case count; Sen. Patrick Leahy announced that he had included more than $212 million in earmarks in a series of spending bills up for consideration in Congress.

ALSO: A nonprofit based at the Franklin County State Airport is developing an apprenticeship program teaching young people how to repair and maintain aircraft; U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders went on a three-stop tour in support of U.S. House hopeful Becca Balint; Vermont will be eligible to receive $37 million for transportation projects that would make the state more resilient in a changing climate.

ALSO: Three Progressive city councilors in Burlington are urging state lawmakers to pass charter changes related to guns that have been waiting since 2014; U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy has cast his ballot for Lt. Gov. Molly Gray in her Democratic bid for the U.S. House; Homelessness continues to rise in Vermont since pandemic’s onset, despite increased spending

ALSO: A new poll from the University of New Hampshire suggests that the Democratic primary for the state’s sole U.S. House seat could be a blowout win for Vermont Senate President Becca Balint; Jennifer Morrison has been appointed by Gov. Phil Scott to lead the Vermont Department of Public Safety; Winooski’s $60 million school reconstruction project should be ready when school starts this fall, but the work needed to wrap up the project will extend into late October.

ALSO: Chittenden County report shows more diversity, but persistent inequities; LandAir trucking company has filed for bankruptcy; U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine to headline fundraiser for U.S. Senate candidate Christina Nolan.

ALSO: Isle La Motte has seen several anti-LGBTQ+ incidents in the last few months; BA.5 is the dominant Covid strain in New England; Burlington city councilors are again attempting to allowed noncitizen voting.