Vermont Senate gives preliminary approval to state budget

The Vermont Senate gave preliminary approval Wednesday to the fiscal year 2026 budget — a proposal totaling just over $9 billion — to keep the state running. The budget is tighter than in previous years as pandemic-era surplus funds have been depleted and …

Vermont judge blasts Trump deportation campaign as he frees Columbia Palestinian activist

A Vermont federal judge ordered Wednesday that Mohsen Mahdawi, the Palestinian student activist from Columbia University who was arrested at his U.S. citizenship test, be released from immigration detention on bail while his case proceeds. Mahdawi, a legal …

Vermont Judge releases Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi

At Vermont State University, Canadian college students navigate an uncertain political landscape

CASTLETON — At Vermont State University, Castleton, a vibrant community of Canadian students has long thrived, embracing the American dream while pursuing their college years in the United States in a welcoming academic haven. However, following the 2025 …

Names lost in Vermont, Part 48: Sird, Gordon, and Cline

By MICHAEL F. DWYER A visit to Brandon’s old Catholic Cemetery on Maple Street last December seemed to underscore how much history had been lost in its empty spaces and broken stones. The cemetery opened in 1852, when the first Catholic Church—Our Lady of …

Vermont’s housing caste system

Housing and homeless advocates are missing the big opportunity to solve the homelessness crisis in Vermont by focusing on hotel vouchers instead of a real solution that would result in finding homes for everybody who needs one, preparing them for their …

Federal judge approves $11.5 million sale of Vermont’s Burke Mountain Resort

Skiers and snowboarders play in fresh snow In February 2019 under the Mid-Burke Express chair lift at Burke Mountain. The East Burke, Vt., ski area is known for classic trails and glades. (Courtesy Burke Mountain) A federal judge has signed off on the sale …

Columbia University student activist Mohsen Mahdawi released on bail in Vermont

A Vermont federal judge ordered Wednesday that Mohsen Mahdawi, the Palestinian student activist from Columbia University who was detained at his U.S. citizenship test, be released from federal immigration detention while his case proceeds. Mahdawi, a legal …

Vermont Wild Kitchen Hosts Spring Pizza Party with Local Flavor

Get ready to roll up your sleeves and dig into spring!  Vermont Wild Kitchen invites you to a free Spring Pizza Party on Wednesday, May 21, at 5:30 p.m. at the United Church of Northfield.  This hands-on event will highlight locally sourced pizzas -- from …

Vermont Wildlife Course for Educators, July 20-25

Vermont’s popular fish and wildlife summer course for teachers and other educators will be held July 20-25 this year.  The interactive field course that gets educators out into Vermont’s streams, forests and wetlands with some of the state’s leading …