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What passed in Vermont's 2025 legislative session
Vermont Public Radio
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July 3, 2025
Vermont lawmakers have finished their work for the year, culminating in a major education reform bill. Here are some highlights of the bills approved by the Legislature this year and signed by Gov. Phil Scott. State budget The $9 billion state...
Federal lawsuit alleges warrant error led to pregnant Vermont woman’s unconstitutional arrest
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 4, 2025
A federal lawsuit filed on Sunday alleges that a mistake in a warrant caused the unconstitutional arrest of a pregnant Vermont woman who shared the same name as the suspect in a case involving a death from heroin overdose. Court documents allege...
Moffitt murder case ends with final dismissal
Manchester Journal - Vermont
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BENNINGTON — The long-running murder case against Deven Moffitt, who was accused of killing his girlfriend and allegedly burying her remains in a Searsburg gravel pit back in 2019, has been dismissed by a Bennington Judge with prejudice, meaning...
Paul Gerald Cotton
Martha's Vineyard Times - Massachusetts
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July 22, 2025
Dr. Paul G. Cotton, 80, of Aquinnah died peacefully on July 11, 2025. He was born in Brookline on May 10, 1945. The son of Samuel (“Mickey”) Cotton and Pearl Sirota, Paul attended Brookline High School before studying economics at Columbia...
Obituaries 7.23.2025
Barton Chronicle - Vermont
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July 22, 2025
Sylvia May (Wood) Ward It is with great sadness and much love that the family of Sylvia May Ward, 92, of Newport, says goodbye to their beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. Sylvia died on July 17, 2025, at...
Vermont Public braces for cuts as Congress considers Trump’s ask to slash public media funding nationwide
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 24, 2025
Mary Angisch, the local radio host of All Things Considered, works in the news studio at Vermont Public in Colchester on Monday, June 23. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont’s joint NPR and PBS station, Vermont Public, stands to lose about 10%...
Nearly $17M in fed funds headed back to Vermont schools
News & Citizen - Vermont
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Vermont schools are slated to receive $17 million in federal Covid-19 funds that were canceled by the Trump administration in March. The U.S. Department of Education reversed its decision to cancel the funding after a lawsuit led by 16 states and...
GOP Megabill Threatens Healthcare Access Sparking Outrage
OpEdNews
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July 4, 2025
In a deeply troubling move, President Trump's so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill" narrowly passed the Senate on July 1, 2025, with a 51-50 vote, thanks to Vice President Vance's tiebreaker. As the House gears up to vote today, the legislation-- set...
Nessel joins lawsuit against Trump Administration over sharing health data with ICE
Great Lakes Wire - Michigan
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July 2, 2025
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of states in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The lawsuit challenges HHS's decision to allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),...
AP News Summary at 7:24 p.m. EDT
The Porterville Recorder - California
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House ending session early as Republicans clash over Epstein vote WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is leaving Washington early as Republicans clash over the Jeffrey Epstein files. House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the...
Commentary | Protect SNAP — Because no Vermonter should go hungry
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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July 3, 2025
As a longtime anti-hunger advocate, a former SNAP recipient, and a proud Vermonter, I am deeply alarmed by proposals moving through Congress that would gut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known here in Vermont as 3SquaresVT....
Rural Nebraska Hospital Shuts Down Over 'Anticipated Cuts to Medicaid' Hours Before 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Passes
International Business Times
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July 3, 2025
A small town clinic in southwest Nebraska will close its doors after more than three decades, citing financial strain and looming federal cuts to Medicaid. Community Hospital in McCook announced Wednesday that it will be shutting down the Curtis...
4 hospitals shutter services in June
Becker's ASC Review
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July 1, 2025
Here are four hospitals who have shuttered services in June 1. Columbus (Ind.) Regional Health Columbus Regional Health is planning a phased closure of several key services, including its inpatient rehabilitation unit and the CRH Orthopedics and...
Former prison medical provider to pay $1.5 million to estate of Black man who died in custody
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 3, 2025
The Northern State Correctional Facility in Newport. Photo courtesy Vermont Department of Corrections The estate of a Black man who died in a Vermont prison more than five years ago has agreed to accept $1.5 million to resolve a lawsuit brought...
Cordele man one of four charged with health care fraud
The Cordele Dispatch - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
Published 7:39 am Thursday, July 3, 2025 Two Tifton business owners charged in connection with largest Health Care Fraud enforcement action in U.S. Justice Department history As a part of the largest Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action in...
Community health and safety discussion at Rockingham Library
The Vermont Journal & The Shopper
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July 3, 2025
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – On Wednesday, July 9, from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., join Bellows Falls Connecting Crew, the Bellows Falls Police Department (BFPD), and other town leadership for a discussion about community health and safety at the Rockingham Free...
19 Vermont swimming areas under advisories due to unsafe water
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Planning to spend Fourth of July weekend at the beach? If you're planning a beach trip in Vermont for this weekend, you'll want to avoid areas with unsafe swimming water. According to the Vermont Department of Health, cyanobacteria, or blue-green...
Vermont officials urge caution to outdoor workers as heat advisory takes effect
NBC5 - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
Many will be looking for a place to keep cool this week in our region, with a heat advisory issued for Monday and Tuesday. As heat builds across Vermont, concerns are growing for people who work outside. Health officials say the temperatures could...
“Yeah, no, pass. Hard pass” — General Hospital fame Bryce Durfee recalls how his wife almost rejected him before their lasting romance began
Sportskeeda
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July 3, 2025
Bryce Durfee, the actor who plays WSB Agent Vaughn on General Hospital, recently revealed how his real-life romance with wife Amber Rood Durfee nearly didn't occur. Talking to Soap Opera Digest, the actor explained how their relationship, now more...
Legal battle continues between Casella, opponents of proposed Dalton landfill
New Hampshire Public Radio
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July 22, 2025
This story was originally produced by the New Hampshire Bulletin, an independent local newsroom that allows NHPR and other outlets to republish its reporting. With most of the legislative session’s landfill bills dead in the State House, a legal...