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Myla Van Lynde/Vermont PublicPenny’s new novel, The Black Wolf, imagines Canada being pressured to become the 51st U.S. state. She canceled all U.S. book tour appearances — except this one — when those ideas started feeling real. -
Abagael Giles/Vermont PublicThe Indigenous Forest Knowledge Fund, part of the Northeastern States Research Cooperative, has given more than $1 million to three regional Indigenous-led projects this year.
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The Vermont state senator who’s been under pressure to resign since revelations surfaced this week of his participation in a racist group chat announced Friday evening that he’s leaving public office. -
A ruling this week in a multistate lawsuit that Vermont declined to join is fueling renewed criticism of Republican Gov. Phil Scott’s decision to hand over the sensitive personal information of low-income Vermonters to the Trump administration. -
More than 63,000 low-income Vermonters could see their federal food benefits disappear next month if the government shutdown lasts through October, and administration officials say the state might not be able to bridge the gap. -
Vermont is joining a coalition of states in suing the Trump administration for taking back funding for the Solar For All Program, which would have helped low-income households and communities get access to renewable energy. -
Sen. Samuel Douglass said he was unaware of the “disgusting comments” made by his colleagues in his first public comment since Politico published a leaked message thread with members of Young Republican chapters in four states.
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A first-term Republican state senator from Orleans County is facing pressure from members of his own party to resign after a story published by Politico Tuesday detailed his involvement in a racist text chat between members of Young Republican chapters in four states, including Vermont. -
Vermont is in a drought, and the Upper Valley area is seeing some of the worst of it. Farmers there are wondering: Will they have enough water to last them through the winter? -
Juan De La Cruz and his family feared the worst when he showed up for a check-in with immigration officials in St. Albans Tuesday. But the Panton resident will be allowed to stay in Vermont while his asylum case is pending. -
Because of drought conditions in the state, the Green Mountain National Forest is currently under fire restrictions. That means campfires are only allowed in designated areas, but not everyone is following the rules. Vermont Public's Nina Keck watched as wildland firefighters responded to an unattended campfire over the weekend. -
A new state grant is funding pilot projects across Vermont to swap weed whackers for goats and sheep in power line right of ways and ski trails.
