By Emma Cotton/VTDigger Last year, Vermont received an unprecedented $49 million in federal funding to help Vermonters with low incomes pay their heating bills — a windfall that officials knew the state wouldn’t likely see again. “We certainly had a […]
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What Tropical Storm Irene can teach Vermont 10 years later
By Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger Business and government leader Neale Lunderville was just another Vermonter enjoying an end-of-summer weekend when, strolling his South Burlington neighborhood Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, he felt a wet blanket of foreboding slap him in the face. “This is […]
Minter tapped to be Special Olympics Vermont head
The board of directors of Special Olympics Vermont named Sue Minter as the new president and CEO on Thursday, Sept. 28. Minter will replace Lisa DeNatale, who is retiring after six years leading the organization. Minter joins the statewide sports […]
Minter plans to offer free tuition to qualifying state college students
By Kesey Neubauer, VTDigger.org One candidate for governor is proposing free college tuition for some Vermonters. Sue Minter, a Democratic candidate for governor, made the campaign announcement Tuesday, June 7, at a press conference at the Community College of Vermont […]
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates meet in Hartland for free public forum
Courtesy of Windsor County Democratic Committee SUE MINTER Monday, March 28 at 7 p.m. — HARTLAND — The Democratic candidates for Vermont Governor will meet in a forum on Monday, March 28 at 7 p.m. at Damon Hall in Hartland. The forum […]
Time for common sense gun safety
By Sue Minter Three dead and nine wounded at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs. Fourteen dead and more than 20 wounded in San Bernardino, California. In less than one week. Gun violence is a crisis in our country. […]