Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday stood strongly behind the Vermont National Guard in response to media reports that the organization is awash in a culture of partying and sexual misconduct.
In just nine days, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ private jet emitted 29 car-years’ worth of carbon. He could have opted to “accelerate our transition toward energy efficiency” by flying coach or taking a train or both, but he didn’t.
Suicide rates throughout the U.S., and especially in Vermont, are on the rise. On average, one person dies of suicide every three days in the Green Mountain State.
A Vermont meteorologist is blaming wet and snowy weather on global warming after a recent snowstorm caused thousands of Vermonters to lose power.
Three years after passage by state lawmakers, Act 46 is entering the final chapter of forced school district consolidation, and towns miffed by the state’s power grab are ready to sue to regain control.
“I’m a forester by degree and I was trained to manage forests. We’ve allowed folks who know nothing about forestry to come in and say this is how we should be managing the forests, which in a lot of the cases is no management at all.”
When record numbers of Vermonters become homeless due to unaffordable housing, lawmakers can’t say they weren’t warned.
A new survey conducted by the personal finance website WalletHub found that Vermont ranks 49th when it comes to best places to live for U.S. veterans.
High demand for workers will boost Vermont wages and make the $15 minimum wage unnecessary, the chief economist for the state of Vermont predicted on Wednesday.
State Treasurer Beth Pearce is urging the Environmental Protection Agency and highway safety administrators to think again about rolling back vehicle emission standards.
Despite historic low unemployment (2.8 percent), the State of Vermont says the total number of homeless Vermonters is growing year by year.
The state is making final decisions on school mergers this week in a move that will bring Act 46 to its messy conclusion — and likely spark new lawsuits.