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Vermont Conversation: ‘Don’t back down’ — Vermont’s marriage equality revolution at 25
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
Then (2000) and Now (2024): Stacy Jolles, left, Nina Beck, right, with their son, Seth Jolles, center. Photos courtesy of Stacy Jolles and Nina Beck The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth...
Two local business celebrations mark a bright day for Okemo Valley economy
The Vermont Journal & The Shopper
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July 3, 2025
The Aubuchon ACE Ludlow store grand reopening. Photo provided REGION – The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce (OVRCC) proudly celebrated two milestone ribbon cuttings on a beautiful summer day, spotlighting the vibrant growth and community...
Vermont man arrested following daytime shooting in South Burlington
NBC5 - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
with highs back into the 90s by early next week. SOME BREAKING NEWS FROM SOUTH BURLINGTON. POLICE SAY THEY HAVE ARRESTED THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHOOTING ON DORSET STREET THAT HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND. 24 YEAR OLD MICHAEL WILSON WAS...
What would Edward R. Murrow think of CBS parent company caving in to Donald Trump?
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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You can chalk up a lot of its popularity to its star, George Clooney, who plays the legendary newsman and who wrote the play with Grant Heslov, based on the 2005 film they wrote together. But no doubt some measure of the success of the play is...
How the U.S.-China trade war could cut fireworks displays short this Fourth of July
NBC News
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July 3, 2025
LIUYANG, China — There are few sights more dazzling than fireworks on the Fourth of July. Yet all the sparkle and sound on the most American day of the year relies almost solely on China, which is mired in a trade war with the United States that...
Vermont Medical Professionals Among Hundreds Charged in $14.6 Billion National Health Care Fraud Takedown
Green Mountain Times - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi | DOJU.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi | DOJ The Department of Justice announced in Vermont, medical professionals were among the 324 individuals charged in the Justice Department’s largest-ever health care fraud...
Vermont soccer club kicks toward a cleaner future
Environmental Health News
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July 2, 2025
In Burlington, Vermont, a scrappy amateur soccer team is drawing crowds and taking climate action one game at a time. Cara Buckley reports for The New York Times. In short: The Vermont Green Football Club blends sports and sustainability, offering...
Donald Trump’s tariffs test a legacy Maine industry that global trade decimated
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 3, 2025
BUCKFIELD, Maine — Simon Varney pre-ordered extra hardwood from Canada in February when President Donald Trump threatened broad 25 percent import tariffs on goods from that country. The next month, the administration exempted that wood. That left...
Gov. Scott signs Vermont's new education reform law: What is in it?
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill to overhaul the state's public education system. The law changes the funding formula and aims to consolidate school districts. The changes will be implemented over three years and some details are still to be...
Vermont's Independent Schools Discussed at Length in Ed Reform
Seven Days - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
Help us pay for in-depth stories like this one by becoming a Seven Days Super Reader. Three senators and three representatives had been sitting across a table in a Statehouse conference room for two days. Their job: to reach a compromise on the...
NH leads the country in trade complexity
New Hampshire Business Review
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July 3, 2025
New Hampshire ranks first among all 50 states in the economic complexity of its international trade, a measure that points to economic sustainability and strong economic growth in the future, according to a research project launched by MIT...
Map Shows States With Unhappiest Shift Workers, According to Study
Newsweek
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July 4, 2025
The unhappiest shift workers have been found, and many live in North Dakota, New Mexico and Vermont, according to a newly released report. Workforce management platform Deputy's 2025 Shift Pulse Report revealed significant divides in how shift...
Vermont governor signs controversial education reform bill
WAMC - New York
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July 1, 2025
On Tuesday, Governor Phil Scott gathered legislative leaders and committee chairs to sign Vermont’s sweeping education reform bill. In January, Scott, a Republican, proposed an overhaul of the structure and finances of the state’s education...
VA issues more Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Vermont in Q1 2025 vs. Q4 2024
Green Mountain Times - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
The VA issued 59 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Vermont during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to 25 loans the previous quarter, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.Loans issued in the...
Welch visits southern Vermont communities recovering from flooding
WCAX - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
LUDLOW, Vt. (WCAX) - Senator Peter Welch on Wednesday visited two southern Vermont communities hit hard by flooding the last two summers, highlighting a new bill he hopes will cut FEMA red tape. In July 2023, floodwaters rushed through Ludlow,...
Could Calif. environmental law rollback have ripple effects in Vermont?
WCAX - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Could a major environmental rollback in California have ripple effects in Vermont? Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a law rolling back key components of the state’s landmark environmental regulations with the aim of...
Vermont to “Go Fourth” with five days of parades and pyrotechnics
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 1, 2025
A giant American Flag blows in the breeze at the Four Columns Inn in Newfane. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger Even with July 4 landing this year on Friday, at least 50 Vermont cities and towns are ready to celebrate Independence Day with free...
30-year strong Vermont Summer Festival horse show returns to Dorset
Bennington Banner - Vermont
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EAST DORSET — The long-running Vermont Summer Festival horse show returned to Dorset this week for six weeks of jumping, riding, competition, and a celebration of all things equestrian. Equine show-jumping lovers from all over the East Coast,...
Potential cuts to SNAP if federal budget bill passes: how Vermont organizations are preparing
NBC5 - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
The house is now trying to get it passed by the President's July 4th deadline. IF THE BILL PASSES THERE MAY BE FUNDING INCREASES FOR THE MILITARY AND BORDER PROTECTIONS, WITH CUTS TO SOCIAL PROGRAMS LIKE MEDICAID AND FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS....
Vermont immigration leaders were violently detained by border patrol, prompting emergency rally
Prism
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July 1, 2025
Immigrant communities across the U.S. are reeling from a wave of aggressive immigration enforcement actions that advocates say reflect an escalating pattern of racial profiling, unconstitutional detentions, and state-federal collusion. From rural...