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Vermont runs out of federal funds for defense lawyers
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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BURLINGTON – The federal judiciary has run out of money to pay for defense lawyers assigned to represent criminal defendants in Vermont. Chief Federal Defender Michael Desautels said in an email to Vermont defense lawyers that he has been told the...
To fight knotweed, Vermont towns let goats pig out
Valley News - New Hampshire
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MAD RIVER VALLEY — For the past seven years, volunteers have been pulling and clipping Japanese knotweed from riverbanks, open fields, roadsides and plenty of places in between. They’re part of a joint effort between conservation commissions in...
An Echo Press Editorial: New study sheds light on health insurance costs
Echo Press - Minnesota
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July 16, 2025
It's no secret that individual health insurance premiums have increased significantly in recent years. But did you know that Minnesotans pay premiums that are much lower than most other states? Last week, the personal finance website, WalletHub,...
Vermont Foodbank lays off nearly 10% of staff, braces for uncertainty
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 15, 2025
Boxes of food are loaded for next day distribution at the Vermont Foodbank warehouse in East Barre on May 3, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont Foodbank, the state’s largest food assistance provider, cut nearly 10% of its workforce two...
Vermont moose lottery winners announced
WCAX - Vermont
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July 15, 2025
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - The winners of Vermont’s moose lottery are out. Vermont wildlife officials conducted the annual lottery draw on Tuesday. The department will issue 80 either-sex moose hunting permits and 100 antlerless moose hunting...
In Vermont, Residents Are Fighting to Free Their Dairy Farmworker Neighbors
The Good Men Project - California
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July 16, 2025
By Grey Moran, Sentient Media On a cool May afternoon, a group of Vermonters crowded into the cheerful, teal-painted headquarters of Migrant Justice, a human rights organization led by immigrant farmworkers. The team of over a dozen volunteers...
America’s Healthiest States Might Surprise You
VegNews
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July 15, 2025
Living a healthy lifestyle sounds simple enough: eat nutritious food, exercise regularly, and avoid risky habits like smoking or excessive drinking. But in reality, it’s not always that straightforward. While healthy habits are essential for...
Lyme Disease Is Most Prevalent In The Northeast
Zero Hedge
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This year is a bad year for ticks... Statista's Anna Fleck reports that new research has found that ticks are becoming more widespread due to changes in the climate, land use and human-animal interactions. The biggest risk areas are in...
Vermont keeps youth for weeks at a temporary locked facility that ‘just isn’t built’ for long-term stays
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 14, 2025
Described by advocates for youth as two trailers plopped in a parking lot, the Red Clover Treatment Center is Vermont’s temporary — and only — locked juvenile facility. The secure program, opened in October 2024, was meant to meet an immediate...
Ounce of Prevention: Healthy diet and physical activity for cardiovascular disease prevention
Manchester Journal - Vermont
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Ounce of Prevention is a weekly column which presents recommendations for preventative services derived from The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Each column begins with the name of the condition, the grade provided by the...
Thousands of Vermonters will see federal food benefits eliminated or reduced
Vermont Public Radio
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July 15, 2025
Government agencies and nonprofits have begun looking for ways to blunt the impact of a new federal law that could see thousands of Vermonters lose access to food benefits. The budget package Congress passed earlier this month will reduce funding...
5.4 million hit in major healthcare data breach — names, emails, SSNs and more exposed
Tom's Guide
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July 14, 2025
Hackers continue to go after healthcare-related businesses in their attacks and unfortunately, you could easily get caught up in the aftermath as the result of a data breach. Case in point, millions of Americans are now receiving data breach...
Vermont men's basketball: The latest for the 2025-26 season
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Vermont basketball didn't reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2021. The Catamounts failed to win or share the America East regular-season crown for the first time since 2016. And the conference semifinal exit was tough to stomach,...
Vermont Arts Council welcomes new board trustees
Bennington Banner - Vermont
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MONTPELIER — The Vermont Arts Council welcomed four new trustees and elected new officers at its annual board meeting in June. New board trustees are Emma Makdessi of Winooski, Alia Quart Khan of Randolph, Kurt Shaffert of White River Junction,...
New Data from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Highlight Regional Imbalance in Mental Health Provider Availability
TMCNet
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July 15, 2025
Findings emphasize the need for up-to-date provider data to improve access ATLANTA, July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, a leading provider of data and analytics, published new findings on national and regional mental health...
Nicole Miller: The freeze of federal funding for after-school programs and its impact in Vermont
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 14, 2025
Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a...
VTDigger Partners with CLiF and the Vermont Book Shop to deliver books to Vermont children
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 14, 2025
Dear Reader, As you know, VTDigger is your valuable, independent source of information on what’s happening in Vermont. I am honored to return to Vermont as VTDigger’s new editor-in-chief and to lead this talented team of journalists, who are...
Bill W, co-founder of AA, is a Vermont native: Here's his legacy
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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EAST DORSET — An organization that has helped millions around the world work toward sobriety can trace its origins to the cozy parlor of a modest hotel in southern Vermont. That’s the room where Bill Wilson, aka “Bill W.,” the co-founder of...
Law, family and medicine converge in documentary about Vermont’s aid in dying
Bennington Banner - Vermont
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- An exploration of a determined woman’s choices at the end of her life, from the perspectives of family, medicine and law, is the subject of a new documentary and post-screening discussion coming to Williamstown’s Images...
Athlete Profile: Ian MacKenzie fields team for SlamT1D Vermont Summer Classic
Saint Albans Messenger - Vermont
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ST. ALBANS - This summer, Ian MacKenzie is going full circle with the SLAMT1D Vermont Summer Classic Wiffle Ball Tournament. The annual event helps raise awareness for Type 1 Diabetes, but it's also all about having fun and building community....