Canadian Company Acquires Two Vermont Dispensaries in $25 Million Deal

By Chelsea Edgar Posted on June 29, 2021 at 5:05PM

Virus Is Under Control, But Workers Remain Scarce in Vermont

By Anne Wallace Allen Posted on June 29, 2021 at 4:07PM

Meanwhile, with 28 percent of Canadians fully vaccinated, Scott speculated the border will open in July. He and Levine expect COVID cases to rise in the fall, when people start spending more time indoors, but not enough to require restrictions in Vermont.

Vermont Legal Aid Sues State Over Changes to Motel Program for Homeless

By Kevin McCallum Posted on June 29, 2021 at 3:03PM

Gov. Phil Scott defended the transition at his press conference on Tuesday. “We’ve been talking about going back to something that was more realistic after the state of emergency, so this is no surprise to anyone,” Scott said.

Burlington City Council Approves $87.5 Million Budget

By Courtney Lamdin Posted on June 28, 2021 at 10:40PM

Under the new program, businesses or individuals could serve in the role, as long as they don't hold a city contract themselves. Lastly, councilors approved a new ordinance that requires the city to set aside 1 percent of capital project budgets for public art.

Media Note: Ahead of Merger, Vermont Public Radio's Van Hoesen Retires

By Anne Wallace Allen Posted on June 28, 2021 at 9:32PM

When announcing the merger, the two stations said there were no immediate plans to cut jobs. VPR then had 59 full-time and 14 part-time staffers; Vermont PBS had 42 employees.

Phish Front Man's Proposed Addiction Treatment Center Divides Ludlow

By Chelsea Edgar Posted on June 28, 2021 at 4:46PM

Ludlow’s Development Review Board, which issues rulings on land use permit applications, began holding public hearings on the proposed treatment center in April. Typically, said Ludlow town manager Scott Murphy, these hearings are rote affairs; the board’s mandate is only to determine whether a project complies with zoning guidelines.

Vermont Senate Overrides Vetoes, Passes Housing Registry

By Kevin McCallum Posted on June 24, 2021 at 3:35PM

Fire inspectors already have jurisdiction over fire, electrical and plumbing safety in residential properties in the state. The difficult work of investigating rental housing complaints would be better addressed by professional fire inspectors than by town health officers who have “little appetite” for inserting themselves into situations that sometimes involve “violence, squalor and filth,” as Sen. Alison Clarkson (D-Windsor) put it.

Goddard College's New President Vows to Revitalize the Struggling School

By Anne Wallace Allen Posted on June 24, 2021 at 9:00AM

"Throughout his career in academic administration, he has made ‘serving the underserved’ and addressing historic injustices a priority of the institutions he has led," the school said in a statement. Hocoy succeeds Bernard Bull, who was Goddard's president for three years before leaving for an academic job in Nebraska.

House Overrides Scott Veto of Voting Rights for Noncitizens

By Kevin McCallum Posted on June 23, 2021 at 12:32PM

But Colston noted that the legislature has the power to pass laws that conflict with the Constitution. For instance, courts upheld voting measures passed by the legislature that gave women the right to vote, even when that right was not enshrined in the Constitution.

Burlington GOP Council Candidate's Transphobic Tweets Resurface

By Courtney Lamdin Posted on June 22, 2021 at 10:17PM

“He's open to everybody,” Broyles said of Felker, “and I don't think he's ever disregarded anybody by gender or sex or trans or whatever.” Pierce-LaRose isn’t buying it.