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Vermont Conversation: ‘Don’t back down’ — Vermont’s marriage equality revolution at 25

VTDigger - Vermont · July 2, 2025

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...

This Day in History: July 24, 2002

WCAX - Vermont · July 24, 2025

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Scrutiny turned to scandal at Vermont’s largest hospital on this day in history back in 2002. The state was investigating the massive expansion at Fletcher Allen Health Care, the Burlington hospital now known as the UVM...

Vermont’s congressional delegation makes final push to derail Big Beautiful Bill

WCAX - Vermont · July 2, 2025

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...

In Wisconsin, Evers’ retirement opens up governor’s race

The 19th News · July 25, 2025

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ retirement has set the stage for a competitive governor’s race in the battleground state of Wisconsin. Evers, first elected in 2018, announced Thursday that he did not plan to run for a third term and that he wanted to...

Discovering Vermont’s essence in search for peace signs

The Charlotte News - Vermont · July 10, 2025

For the past year, Shawn Dumont and his kids Zoë (9) and Jasper (5) have been on a quest. Rather than seeking a grail, they’ve been crisscrossing Vermont in pursuit of peace signs to photograph. And they have found the Green Mountain State to be...

Iowa Scores High in New Health Rankings, But There’s Work to Do

Q 107.5 - Iowa · July 9, 2025

It often feels like Iowa is labeled as an unhealthy state, doesn't it? Hearing about higher-than-average cancer rates doesn't make us sound healthy. But much like our weather, it appears things have changed fast and now... we're one of the...

Barre Up Trains Central Vermonters in Use of Flood Recovery Tools

The Montpelier Bridge - Vermont · July 10, 2025

In the second of its “Facing the Water” workshop series, Barre Up, a long-term recovery organization in Barre City, taught residents how to use flood-related tools and machines at the Aldrich Library on June 30, less than two weeks from the...

Farm raid in Vermont raises concern

The Antelope Valley Press - California · July 8, 2025

MONTPELIER, Vt. — After six 12-hour shifts milking cows, José Molina-Aguilar’s lone day off was hardly relaxing. On April 21, he and seven co-workers were arrested on a Vermont dairy farm in what advocates say was one of the state’s largest-ever...

Vermont’s adult loon population is at an all-time high, but fewer chicks are surviving

The Mountain Times - Vermont · July 2, 2025

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...

Massachusetts Abortion Clinics Hit Hard as New Law Slashes Federal Funding

Law Enforcement Today ·

BOSTON, MA- The largest abortion mill in the country is poised to lose at least $14 million in taxpayer subsidies in Massachusetts alone as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) passed by Congress last week and signed into law by President...

Tour a $15 Million Vermont Estate Set on Over 300 Acres in the Green Mountains

Robb Report · July 9, 2025

Not only are Vermont’s Green Mountains the reason for the state’s nickname, but they are also a sight to behold from historic residences across the tiny town of Barnard. If scenic beauty and hiking trails are your thing, an over 300-acre estate...

4th seizure of horses from Vermont farm highlights animal welfare system’s ongoing gaps

Valley News - New Hampshire · October 7, 2025

Two weeks after the state confiscated 39 horses from a horse farm in Townshend, Vt., all the horses are stable, but some have a longer “road to recovery” than others, according to Jen Straub, executive director of Dorset Equine Rescue. The two...

Woman fatally shot at her Vermont home; no arrests announced

NECN - Massachusetts ·

A woman was found fatally shot at her home in Pittsford, Vermont, early Wednesday morning, state police said. Erica Bovey, 41, died of a gunshot wound to her head and neck, medical examiners found. They have yet to rule on the manner of her death,...

Health care fraud takedown

Adel News Tribune - Georgia · July 2, 2025

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...

Vermont Medical Professionals Among Hundreds Charged in $14.6 Billion National Health Care Fraud Takedown

Green Mountain Times - Vermont · July 2, 2025

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi | DOJU.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi | DOJ The Department of Justice announced in Vermont, medical professionals were among the 324 individuals charged in the Justice Department’s largest-ever health care fraud...

The loophole that could allow another private equity debacle in Mass. health care

The Boston Globe - Massachusetts ·

By state law, only registered professionals could practice optometry. McMurdo used this rule to argue that Getter was illegitimately practicing optometry by hiring one to work on his behalf. A Massachusetts judge agreed and, in a landmark decision...

Vermont man arrested following daytime shooting in South Burlington

NBC5 - Vermont · July 2, 2025

with highs back into the 90s by early next week. SOME BREAKING NEWS FROM SOUTH BURLINGTON. POLICE SAY THEY HAVE ARRESTED THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHOOTING ON DORSET STREET THAT HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND. 24 YEAR OLD MICHAEL WILSON WAS...

Woman found dead in 1974 in New Hampshire identified as Vermont resident

VTDigger - Vermont · July 9, 2025

After more than 50 years, investigators have identified a woman whose body was discovered in Marlborough, New Hampshire, back in 1974. The woman is Nancy Gale Erickson, 21, a former nurse from New York who lived in Tampa, Florida, and then in...

Senate panel approves Trump pick to head Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Government Executive · July 9, 2025

President Donald Trump’s candidate to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advanced out of a Senate committee Wednesday following a party-line vote, moving her one step closer to confirmation. Susan Monarez’s nomination now goes to...

Medically vulnerable Vermonters in hotel-motel program hit deadline

WCAX - Vermont · July 1, 2025

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Time ran out on Tuesday for nearly 400 medically vulnerable households who depend on the state-subsidized hotel-motel program for housing. “This is one of those moments where it’s not going to be easy, but it’s essential...