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Learn to spot cyanobacteria in Vermont’s lakes and ponds
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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July 8, 2025
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...
Legislatures Enact Vermonters Feeding Vermonters Act
The Newport Daily Express - Vermont
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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
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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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 legislature approves healthcare cost reduction measures
Green Mountain Times - Vermont
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June 30, 2025
The Vermont General Assembly concluded its 2025 Legislative Session at the end of May, having finalized the state budget and set the education property tax yield for 2026. The session saw several efforts to address healthcare costs, with lawmakers...
Border Patrol alleges detained migrant leader in Vermont sought to smuggle Mexican woman across northern border
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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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...
Springfield rejects methadone clinic permit, as state looks to expand services to 3 communities
Vermont Public Radio
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July 8, 2025
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...
Our Turn: Health care crisis
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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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...
Scott administration begins tracing Vermont impacts of Trump spending and tax cut bill
Vermont Public Radio
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July 8, 2025
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...
Vermont State Police investigate death in Guilford
NBC5 - Vermont
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June 29, 2025
Vermont State Police in Guilford are investigating after a man was found dead.According to VSP, shortly after 9 a.m. Sunday, 59-year-old Matthew Rice from Easthampton, Massachusetts, was found unresponsive in a wooded area behind the I-91 North...
Over 700 Hospitals at Risk of Closure
Healthcare Facilities Today
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July 8, 2025
Hospitals are citing financial problems at the main cause of potential closure. There has been an increased need for hospitals in recent years. However, 760 rural hospitals are at risk of closure due to financial problems, with 40 percent at risk...
How Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ affects Tennessee Medicaid
The Erwin Record - Tennessee
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President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” was signed into law earlier this month. The 940-page bill provides sweeping changes to a variety of government programs, including Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and...
Oregon Prohibits Medical Debt in Credit Reports
JD Supra - California
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July 7, 2025
On June 23, Oregon enacted SB 605, barring medical-debt information from appearing in consumer credit reports. The measure, which amends the Oregon Unlawful Trade Practices Act, takes effect January 1, 2026. SB 605 defines “medical debt” to...
The mixed messages from Washington since raid on Vermont farm have increased fears
Valley News - New Hampshire
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August 7, 2025
MONTPELIER — 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...
Donna Fialkoff: End Vermont’s contract with ICE
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 8, 2025
Letters to the editor are brief reader responses to stories and opinion pieces published by VTDigger. Letters give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a letter, follow the instructions here. Dear Editor, On...
Pathway Program helps UVM medical professionals
WCAX - Vermont
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July 8, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Healthcare facilities have sounded the alarm on a lack of nurses for years. Now, UVM Health Network’s Pathway Program is paving the way for people to fill high demand roles in nursing and beyond. Nurse Rose Blacker at the...
Mixed messages from D.C. on worksite immigration raids stoke fear in Vermont’s dairy industry
WBUR - Massachusetts
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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 immigration raids....
Boating in Vermont? What to know about the law on cleaning watercraft
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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With the boating season underway, the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is urging boaters to inspect and clean their watercraft to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species, according to a community announcement. These...
Map reveals where it will cost you $40,000 to give BIRTH... as natural-born population risks going 'extinct'
Daily Mail
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July 25, 2025
Americans living in 10 states may have to fork over nearly $30,000 to give birth, shocking new data reveals. In Alaska, mothers opting for a vaginal birth can expect to receive a bill for $29,000, including both insurance and out-of-pocket costs....
Vermont golf pro and wife host 3rd challenge, to raise money for cancer programs
NBC5 - Vermont
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June 28, 2025
Erin King had a family history of breast cancer. Yet, her diagnosis in the fall of 2022 still came as a shock."My mom is a breast cancer survivor. My grandmother was diagnosed. But they were both diagnosed in their 70s. So, this was not...
Police investigating fatal trooper-involved shooting in Southern Vermont
WCAX - Vermont
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July 7, 2025
PUTNEY, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont state police are investigating a fatal trooper-involved shooting in Putney. It stemmed from a scene that had been ongoing for several hours Monday afternoon at the Putney Landing apartment complex. The Brattleboro...