/local-news Local News en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Thu, 03 Apr 2025 22:03:19 GMT /local-news/2025-04-03/vaccine-access-underserved-communities-vermont-risk-cdc-funding-cuts The bulk of the $7 million retracted from the Vermont Department of Health had been dedicated to collaborative initiatives like making multilingual, educational videos about vaccinations and setting up pediatric vaccine clinics outside regular office hours. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 22:03:19 GMT /local-news/2025-04-03/vaccine-access-underserved-communities-vermont-risk-cdc-funding-cuts Elodie Reed /local-news/2025-04-03/still-at-odds-over-motel-program-senate-sends-another-spending-bill-to-phil-scott Democrats, who have sought an extension for all people sheltered through the program, stood by that conviction on Thursday. Gov. Scott is expected to veto the midyear spending bill. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 21:19:18 GMT /local-news/2025-04-03/still-at-odds-over-motel-program-senate-sends-another-spending-bill-to-phil-scott Carly Berlin /show/vermont-edition/2025-04-03/vermonts-poetry-out-loud-winner-faced-stage-fright-and-found-her-voice Winooski High School junior Mapenzi Selemani is on to the national competition in Washington D.C. in May. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:04:21 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-04-03/vermonts-poetry-out-loud-winner-faced-stage-fright-and-found-her-voice Andrea Laurion /local-news/2025-04-03/businesses-worry-trump-tariffs-will-shrink-vermonts-nearly-2b-global-export-market President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced new tariffs on foreign goods in some of Vermont’s biggest export markets, such as China, India and Trinidad and Tobago. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:32:49 GMT /local-news/2025-04-03/businesses-worry-trump-tariffs-will-shrink-vermonts-nearly-2b-global-export-market Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2025-04-03/trump-pandemic-aid-clawback-could-leave-vermont-schools-with-millions-in-unreimbursed-expenses A state official told lawmakers Wednesday they estimated school districts statewide had about $16.7 million in collective exposure. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:31:19 GMT /local-news/2025-04-03/trump-pandemic-aid-clawback-could-leave-vermont-schools-with-millions-in-unreimbursed-expenses Lola Duffort /show/made-here/2025-04-03/quebec-film-cherry-finds-moments-beauty-end-of-life Quebec artist and performer Marie-Lise Chouinard is the subject of the latest Made Here documentary film series premiere, Cherry, a tender portrait of the end of a life. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /show/made-here/2025-04-03/quebec-film-cherry-finds-moments-beauty-end-of-life Eric Ford /local-news/2025-04-02/legislative-lawyer-calls-phil-scotts-executive-order-on-motels-unconstitutional “The Governor’s attempt to circumvent the intent of the General Assembly is an unconstitutional encroachment on a core function of the legislature,â€� wrote the head of the Office of Legislative Counsel. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:47:52 GMT /local-news/2025-04-02/legislative-lawyer-calls-phil-scotts-executive-order-on-motels-unconstitutional Carly Berlin /local-news/2025-04-02/lawmakers-look-to-expand-unpaid-time-off The bill would guarantee workers can take two weeks of unpaid time off from work after the death of a family member. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:19:37 GMT /local-news/2025-04-02/lawmakers-look-to-expand-unpaid-time-off Charlotte Oliver, Community News Service /local-news/2025-04-02/federal-prosecutors-say-tufts-student-was-moved-to-vermont-before-judges-order-to-keep-her-in-mass A Tufts graduate student from Turkey was moved from Massachusetts to Vermont and then Louisiana after being arrested according prosecutors who are challenging a federal judge's authority to review her detention. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:37:18 GMT /local-news/2025-04-02/federal-prosecutors-say-tufts-student-was-moved-to-vermont-before-judges-order-to-keep-her-in-mass Jesús Marrero Suárez /local-news/2025-04-02/house-lawmakers-approved-state-budget-federal-funds-risk-cut Members of the House Committee on Appropriations have spent the last three months crafting a $9 billion spending plan that relies on hundreds of millions of dollars that might evaporate by summer. And a plan to buy down property taxes next year could be on the chopping block if Vermont sees significant cuts to Medicaid funding. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:35:58 GMT /local-news/2025-04-02/house-lawmakers-approved-state-budget-federal-funds-risk-cut Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2025-04-02/companies-creating-on-demand-tv-people-living-dementia Nearly nine of out 10 Americans subscribe to video streaming services like Netflix, YouTube or Hulu. Two companies are creating similar on-demand programming for people living with dementia and their caregivers. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-04-02/companies-creating-on-demand-tv-people-living-dementia Nina Keck /local-news/2025-04-01/dead-trees-in-streams-keep-a-surprising-amount-of-carbon-out-of-the-atmosphere A new study from the University of Vermont takes the first-ever look at how much carbon is stored in wood in streams across the Northeast. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 21:33:24 GMT /local-news/2025-04-01/dead-trees-in-streams-keep-a-surprising-amount-of-carbon-out-of-the-atmosphere Abagael Giles