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UVM to expand psychology program to help rural areas of Vermont
The University of Vermont has received a $1.2 million federal grant to expand its clinical psychology doctoral training program, according to a community announcement. The grant, awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration, aims to...

Living In A Healthy State Could Add 8 Years To Your Life
A recent study by Nursa analyzed all 50 states to create the Healthy States Index, showcasing significant disparities in life expectancy based on access to wellness resources. Vermont leads the rankings with 8.69 points, boasting high...

Vermont Halts Dental Therapy Program, Shifts Focus to Expanding Dental Hygiene
After nearly a decade of planning, Vermont State University has officially ended development of its proposed Dental Therapy Program due to insurmountable financial and operational challenges. Instead, the university is doubling down on its...

Vermont has banned cell phones in schools. What to know
Vermont has banned cell phones and personal electronic devices, like smartwatches, in schools due to mounting evidence they may lead to poorer learning and behavioral outcomes. “We need kids to be focused on learning, on interacting with their...

Editorial: Health and safety
At a time when Vermont hospitals are presenting and defending their operating budgets before the Green Mountain Care Board, it almost seems inconceivable that one of the considerations needs to be safety. Hospitals and health care facilities are...

More Than Guards: The Powerful Role of Vermont Correctional Officers
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Learn to spot cyanobacteria in Vermont’s lakes and ponds
WATERBURY — It’s the time of year to start checking Vermont’s waters for cyanobacteria blooms before you swim, play, or bring your pets, so you can have fun in the water safely. Cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae) are tiny...

Vermont State Meat Inspection Program ensures humane handling in goat processing
Under the Vermont State Meat Inspection Program, all livestock intended for commercial sale, including goats processed for halal markets, must undergo continuous inspection by a state food safety specialist. This process ensures humane handling of...

Legislatures Enact Vermonters Feeding Vermonters Act
MONTPELIER- The legislature passed a law this year in response to the high rate of food insecurity in Vermont. Vermonters Feeding Vermonters (Act 34) is a program that reaches out to Vermont-based businesses to provide food to those in need....

One week later: Advocates for Vermont's homeless call for change
A week after many disabled people were sent to live outside, Vermont's shelter providers were still asking Gov. Phil Scott to do something. On July 1, hundreds of people, many of them children, left the General Assistance Emergency Housing Program...

Vermont hospitals file budgets for review by state regulators
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont’s largest health network on Wednesday said its hospitals submitted their fiscal year 2026 budgets to state health care regulators. Leaders of the UVM Health Network say they are working to cut costs and bring down...

Vermont Conversation: ‘Don’t back down’ — Vermont’s marriage equality revolution at 25
Then (2000) and Now (2024): Stacy Jolles, left, Nina Beck, right, with their son, Seth Jolles, center. Photos courtesy of Stacy Jolles and Nina Beck The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth...

Walter Block: Grading President Trump’s first six months
In filling out President Trump’s report card, it is important, first off, to say where it is that I am coming from, in terms of political economy and philosophy. If I were a Marxist like my high school buddy Bernie Sanders, I would award the...

Border Patrol alleges detained migrant leader in Vermont sought to smuggle Mexican woman across northern border
De La Cruz and Perez are Mexican citizens who entered the United States in recent years without permission and now live in Milton, just north of Burlington. They have been held in state prisons pending deportation proceedings. So far, neither has...

Vermont’s congressional delegation makes final push to derail Big Beautiful Bill
WASHINGTON (WCAX) - Members of Vermont’s congressional delegation spoke out again Wednesday against the president’s budget bill. It comes as GOP leaders in the House were busy trying to win over some final holdouts after Tuesday’s razor-thin...

Scott administration begins tracing Vermont impacts of Trump spending and tax cut bill
Gov. Phil Scott's administration has begun its review of how the new federal budget bill will impact the state of Vermont. Spending reductions in Medicaid and federal nutritional programs will be closely scrutinized. The bill also extends federal...
Springfield rejects methadone clinic permit, as state looks to expand services to 3 communities
The Vermont Department of Health wants to set up three new methadone clinics across the state to make it easier for patients with substance use disorder to access treatment. But the process is meeting resistance in Windsor County at one of the...

Vermont’s adult loon population is at an all-time high, but fewer chicks are surviving
By Izzy Wagner/VTDigger Vermont’s adult loon population is at an all-time high, but scientists have noticed a recent decrease in the number of chicks surviving. In 2024, Vermont saw a record-breaking 123 nesting pairs, 11 of which landed at...

Health care fraud takedown
On Tuesday, July 1, 2o25, Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced criminal charges against four defendants in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare and other government programs. The charges filed in federal court...

Our Turn: Health care crisis
Over the past 10 days, we have had a productive back and forth with UVM Health Network Board Chair Tom Golonka and the Executive Committee. They responded to a letter from us summarizing concerns we have laid out in past newsletters. Following our...