By Alan J. Keays, VT Digger A panel charged with coming up with ways to combat the opioid crisis in Vermont has developed recommendations it will now work with others to help turn into reality. The Governor’s Opioid Coordination Council has […]
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Rutland man released after 21-day Ebola quarantine
By Laura Krantz, VTDigger.org A Rutland man who was quarantined for the past three weeks since he returned from West Africa was released Monday, Nov. 17, the state health department said. Peter Italia, 61, was transported Monday to an undisclosed […]
GOP tells Shumlin to shut down Vermont Health Connect
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org The Vermont GOP, newly strengthened by an unexpectedly close gubernatorial race and gains in the House and Senate, sent a message to Gov. Peter Shumlin in the aftermath of Election Day upsets: Drop Vermont Health Connect […]
Milne declines to concede; awaits official numbers
By Laura Krantz, VTDigger.org As Gov. Peter Shumlin scheduled a 3 p.m. news conference on his slim lead over Republican Scott Milne on Wednesday, Nov. 5, Milne left his hotel vigil without speaking to the media. Just after 2 p.m. […]
Shumlin ‘personally humbled’ by election results
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org The voters of Vermont sent a message to Gov. Peter Shumlin on Tuesday night, and the governor says he heard it “loud and clear.” Shumlin called a news conference in Burlington on Wednesday afternoon, shortly after […]
Chittenden East approves voluntary school merger
By Hilary Niles, VTDigger.org Almost all school districts in the Chittenden East Supervisory Union will merge next summer, voters decided Tuesday, Nov. 4. In Bolton, Jericho, Richmond and Underhill, poll results showed overwhelming support for a voluntary unification. All schools […]
Former Sec. of State Colin Powell to speak at Norwich University on Veterans Day
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org Former U.S. Secretary of State and retired four-star U.S. Army General Colin L. Powell will give a presentation at Norwich University on Veterans Day, on Nov. 11. Powell will deliver remarks for the Todd Lecture Series […]
Vermont gets low marks on gender equity in elective office
By Laura Krantz, VTDigger.org Vermont ranks 39th in the nation for gender equality in local, state and national elected office, according to a report published last week by Representation 2020, a national group that promotes women in politics. The state […]
GOP PAC invests $142,000 in media campaign
By Tom Brown, VTDigger.org A national Republican political action committee launched a six-figure statewide media campaign during the first week of October in support of GOP legislative candidates in Vermont. The Republican State Leadership Committee is airing television and radio […]
Feliciano claims Shumlin wants to “take over” Medicare
By Morgan True, VTDigger.org Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Dan Feliciano says Gov. Peter Shumlin is planning to “take control” of Medicare benefits as part of a single-payer health care program. A Shumlin campaign official called the claim untrue and a “scare […]