By Andrew Nemethy, VTDigger.org Vermont’s snow sports industries are having an epic winter — but not in a good way. After last year’s prodigious snows and long winter sports season, which ran up a record number of 4.7 million alpine […]
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Nation’s press says Sanders has ‘mountain to climb’
By Kevin O’Connor, VTDigger.org Vermont’s junior senator may have won New Hampshire presidential primary by 22 points, but “Bernie Sanders’ honeymoon is over,” CNN media reporter Dylan Byers began his story headlined “Sanders braces for a hard look from the […]
Man faces charge after shooting self in restaurant bathroom
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org A South Hero man is facing a criminal charge after he shot himself in the hip in a restaurant bathroom. It was described as an accident. Zeberiah Snow, age 31, was cited on a charge of […]
Burlington charges Trump for Flynn rally
By Morgan True, VTDigger.org Burlington City officials have billed Donald Trump’s campaign for costs incurred for public safety and security during his Jan. 7 rally at the Flynn Center on Main Street. Mayor Miro Weinberger sent the Republican presidential candidate […]
Senate approves paid sick leave
By Kate Robinson, VTDigger.org The state Senate on Wednesday, Feb. 4, approved a new mandate requiring all businesses in Vermont to offer sick leave benefits to employees. The legislation will now go back to the House, where lawmakers may concur […]
Report: State may spend 10 percent more than needed on education
By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger.org Is Vermont spending too little or too much on schools? The answer, according to experts hired by the state, is that Vermont may have spent about 10 percent more than necessary in the 2014-2015 school […]
Sanders and Clinton tie in Iowa
Cruz beats Trump by four points By Jasper Craven, VTDigger.org DES MOINES — In a Democratic presidential race often defined as a contest between the head of Hillary Clinton and the heart of Bernie Sanders, Iowans were virtually split Monday […]
Vermont Health Connect backlog persists after Jan. 31 deadline
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger.org Gov. Peter Shumlin’s health care reform team told the House Health Care Committee on Thursday, Jan. 28, about bigger challenges with Vermont Health Connect than were previously reported. Lawrence Miller, the chief of health care reform, […]
How to win in Iowa
Keep talking, listening, moving By Jasper Craven, VTDigger.org At his fourth campaign stop of the day on a recent Friday, presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders’ voice was hoarse from hours of talking. His energy level, however, was hardly flagging. Eight more […]