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As the session nears end, a conversation with President Pro Tem Sen. Phil Baruth
Senate President Pro Tem Phil Baruth speaks with reporters following the governor's budget address on Tuesday.(Zoe McDonald / Vermont Public)The end of this legislative session, and the end of the...
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Vermont Senate advances annual EV fee within larger transportation bill
A Burlington downtown parking space is reserved for electric vehicles, pictured March 1, 2024.(April McCullum / Vermont Public )The Vermont Senate advanced a controversial provision Tuesday that would...
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Vermont confirms first case of measles since 2018
Measles is a highly-contagious viral disease, but the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine gives very strong protection.(Courtesy / CDC/PHIL)The Vermont Department of Health today reported that a...
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Caledonia County Sen. Jane Kitchel elected to powerful committee panel
Sen. Jane Kitchel responds to Gov. Phil Scott's budget address on Jan. 23, 2024. Kitchel is the chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.(Zoe McDonald / Vermont Public)Caledonia County Sen....
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Education Secretary Zoie Saunders defends record at confirmation hearing
Zoie Saunders, a former charter school executive from Florida, will be Vermont’s next secretary of education, Gov. Phil Scott announced at a press conference at the Statehouse in Montpelier on March...
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5 ways to lower your energy costs and carbon emissions as a renter
In Burlington, Vt.'s Old North End, most of the homes are rental units -- and many were built in the 1800s or early 1900s.(Abagael Giles/Vermont Public)In New England, homes and buildings are the...
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The incentive problem keeping landlords from taking climate change action
Connor, who asked to be referred to by first name only, rents an apartment in an old house in Pittsford, Vt. with his girlfriend. He says the unpredictable cost of fuel oil was a surprise expense when...
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Man accused of setting Bernie Sanders' office door on fire pleads not guilty
Pedestrians walk down Church Street in Burlington on March 11, 2020. (Charles Krupa / Associated Press)A 35-year old man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to setting fire to the door of Sen. Bernie...
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Vermont House passes bill that would outlaw untraceable ghost guns
A 9mm pistol build kit with a commercial slide and barrel with a polymer frame is displayed before President Joe Biden and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco speak in the Rose Garden of the White...
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Dartmouth College announces revised plan to decarbonize campus
Students cross the campus of Dartmouth College, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Hanover, N.H. Dartmouth basketball players voted to form a union, an unprecedented step in the continued deterioration of the...
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Judge dismisses town of Roxbury's lawsuit against school district
Voting is underway in Montpelier for the presidential primary as well as town meeting items on March 5, 2024. Local decisions include a mayoral election and a “just cause” eviction measure. (Mike...
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