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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Legislation takes aim at waste from Vermont’s only landfill
March 04, 2026
Advocates in the Northeast Kingdom are supporting a bill that would prioritize protecting their watershed from the potential contamination of forever chemicals.
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Vermont’s congressional delegation condemns US attacks on Iran
February 28, 2026
U.S. and Israeli forces targeted sites across Iran. Trump has declared he wants regime change.
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Even more mail delays, explained: How two quiet USPS changes are reshaping delivery in Vermont
January 26, 2026
Critics say changes could ripple outward — delaying bills, legal mail, prescriptions and mail-in ballots.
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How a middle-schooler got the Vermont Senate to upgrade its seating
January 22, 2026
Vermont’s state senators lounge in cushy, black leather. But the legislative pages who aid them on the floor have long had to settle for less.
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Drought cost Vermont farmers $15.9M
January 14, 2026
The majority of Vermont farmers claim 2025 was the worst drought they’d ever seen. Now, agricultural advocates are asking the state to fiscally support farmers facing climate extremes.
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Beds are back: Recovery center reopens Vergennes location for people needing low level treatment
December 19, 2025
Valley Vista reopened the doors of its previously shuttered Vergennes facility and nearly doubled the state’s capacity for low-level substance use residential treatment services.
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Southern Vermont school board moves to close two elementary schools, going against residents’ non-binding vote to keep them open
November 05, 2025
The two elementary schools both have fewer than 50 students, and are expected to see continued declines in enrollment, board members said.
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Vermont officials prepare state-funded stopgap as federal shutdown threatens food stamp funds
October 23, 2025
As the federal stalemate wears on, state officials are focusing on how they can get funds to households relying on food stamps, as well as heating benefits, if the shutdown continues into November.
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Vermont positioned to become gender-affirming care haven for New Hampshire families
October 20, 2025
More trans youth and their families are expected to seek gender-affirming care and community support following two New Hampshire laws that restricted access for minors.
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When their spring failed, a Northfield family turned to a town spigot. Then it was shut off.
September 26, 2025
As of Thursday, almost 70% of the state, including Washington County, remains in a severe drought, and 24% of the state is in extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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Loss of SNAP-Ed program leaves gaps in Vermont’s food assistance network
September 12, 2025
A SNAP-Ed needs assessment earlier this year … identified certain populations in the state with a disproportionately high need for food assistance, including rural Vermonters and people with disabilities.
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Vermont promised new tech to keep highway workers safe. It still hasn’t arrived.
September 09, 2025
A program piloting automated speed enforcement cameras, which Gov. Phil Scott signed into law last year, remains on the drawing board. “Why aren’t we being protected?” one worker asked.
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How a Koch-funded campaign is trying to reverse climate action in Vermont
August 28, 2025
Americans for Prosperity claims its mission is to make Vermont more affordable. But its founding and financing by some of the world’s richest oil men and a history of spreading climate disinformation has raised doubts.
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‘We had no choice’: Holland Food Shelf to shut down amid federal funding losses
August 28, 2025
As the Northeast Kingdom food pantry winds down, residents and advocates are concerned its absence will leave a vulnerable and rural part of the state without enough support.
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Vermont’s new education law signals an end to state funding for religious schools
August 20, 2025
Vermont’s public tuition system allows families in districts without a public school for certain grades to use public dollars to send their children to public or private schools elsewhere.
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