Latest Vermont Headlines
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Northeast Vineyards, Apple Orchards Still Hurting From May Frost Damage
Jun 15 2023 // Vineyards and apple orchards across the Northeast are still gauging damage from a late-season frost in May that wiped out a third to most of the crop for some growers who say it’s the worst frost damage they have...
Vermont School Settles 1st Amendment Suit by Coach Over Comments on Trans Athlete
Jun 7 2023 // A Vermont school district will reinstate a middle school soccer coach who was suspended for misgendering a transgender female athlete, and will delete any reference to bullying investigations from his daughter’s...
Vermont City Reaches Settlement Over Police Use of Force
Jun 5 2023 // The Vermont city of Burlington announced Friday that it has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who was shoved by a police officer, fell backward and hit his head on a wall, knocking him...
Vermont Spring Freeze May Have Caused Extensive Crop Damage
Jun 2 2023 // Vermont officials are concerned that widespread frost across the state last week may have severely damaged thousands of acres of crops, including fruits, produce, berries and wine. Temperatures dropped below freezing in...
Vermont Law Shields Providers of Abortion Medication, Gender Affirming Services
May 12 2023 // Vermont’s Republican governor signed abortion and gender affirming shield bills into law Wednesday that are the first in the country to include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions even if the...
Vermont Senate Advances Liability Shield for Abortion and Transgender Care Providers
Mar 20 2023 // The Vermont Senate on Friday passed a bill that aims to protect health care workers from disciplinary action for providing abortions and gender-affirming health care, and change insurance premium charges related to such...
Voters in Vermont’s Largest City Nix Police Oversight Board
Mar 10 2023 // Voters in Vermont’s largest city have rejected a proposal for a community police oversight board that would have had the authority to discipline and remove Burlington police officers. Burlington Mayor Miro...
No Injuries Reported as Train Hits Tractor Trailer in Vermont
Mar 1 2023 // No injuries were reported in a collision between an Amtrak train carrying 66 passengers and a tractor-trailer in Vermont on Monday, state police said. The train, which was traveling from St. Albans to Washington, D.C., hit...
Vermont Considers Ending Clergy Exemption From Abuse Reporting Laws
Feb 24 2023 // The Vermont Legislature is considering a proposal that would end an exemption to the state’s child abuse and neglect reporting laws for members of the clergy. On Wednesday, the Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee held...
Vermont Regulators Remove Possibly Contaminated Marijuana From Stores
Feb 13 2023 // Vermont regulators have removed marijuana potentially contaminated with a pesticide from five retail stores after a consumer reported feeling sick after smoking some. Vermont’s Cannabis Control Board issued a...
Vermont Workers’ Compensation Rates to Fall Again
Jan 25 2023 // Vermont businesses will see another rate decrease in workers’ compensation insurance in 2023. This will mark the seventh consecutive year of rate reductions. The loss cost decrease of an average 6.7%, which takes...
2022 Was Another Big Year for Captives in Vermont
Jan 20 2023 // The state of Vermont reports that it licensed 41 new captive insurance companies in 2022, meaning it is now home to 639 licensed captives, consisting of 608 active and 31 dormant captives. The new captives, a form of a...
Vermont Seeks Federal Damage Assessment From December Storm
Jan 9 2023 // Vermont has requested a federal damage assessment to see if the state qualifies for a federal major disaster declaration from last month’s storm that caused tens of thousands of power outages and other...
Vermont Lawmaker Wants to Close Abuse Reporting Exemption for Clergy
Jan 3 2023 // The head of the Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee says he’s going to introduce a bill in the upcoming legislative session to close an exemption to the state’s child abuse and neglect reporting laws for members...
OSHA Penalties Upheld Against Vermont Cable Firm Over Death at New York Site
Dec 29 2022 // An administrative law judge has affirmed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations and $24,290 in penalties issued to Eustis Cable Enterprises Ltd., a Brookfield, Vermont, telecommunications...
Monsanto Moves to Halt School Demolition by Vermont City Suing It Over PCB Chemicals
Dec 22 2022 // BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The manufacturer of chemicals that are forcing Vermont’s largest city to tear down its high school wants to block the demolition, saying that would result in the destruction of...
Fire on Vermont Dairy Farm Destroys Barn, Kills 40 Cows
Dec 15 2022 // GRAND ISLE, Vt. (AP) — Fire has destroyed a Grand Isle dairy barn and killed about 40 cows trapped inside, Vermont State Police said Tuesday. A neighbor spotted the flames coming from the north end of the barn Monday...
Monsanto Balks as Vermont City Sues Over PCB Contamination of School
Dec 15 2022 // BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The school board in Vermont’s largest city on Monday sued the manufacturer of chemicals that are forcing the city to tear down its high school and build a new one at an estimated cost of more...
Students Sue University of Vermont Over Response to Sexual Assaults
Dec 13 2022 // Three women are suing the University of Vermont, saying the school failed to adequately respond after they reported they had been sexually assaulted while students on the Burlington campus. The civil suit, which is seeking...
Vermont to Offer Voluntary Paid Leave for State Workers Before Private Program
Dec 9 2022 // The state of Vermont is going to begin offering paid family and medical leave to its 8,000 employees next summer as part of a voluntary program that in following years will be expanded to private businesses and...
