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The Vermont Asylum Assistance Project furloughed two legal fellows and closed intake for new cases after an order by the Trump administration cut off a key source of federal funding for the nonprofit.
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Republican Gov. Phil Scott wants to repeal Vermont's emissions reduction mandates, but some Democratic lawmakers worry his plan would set back the state's climate action plan.
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Elected officials across the political spectrum have said they want to deliver major policy changes in education, housing and other areas, but six weeks into the 2025 legislative session, lawmakers haven’t made much progress toward those goals.
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Major floods in 2023 and 2024 destroyed local food security infrastructure, and the Vermont Foodbank says it wants to be prepared to address local needs after natural disasters in the future.
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Fault lines are beginning to emerge as lawmakers dig into the details behind Gov. Phil Scott's ambitious � and controversial � education reform ideas.
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Legislation approved by the House Tuesday would allow prosecutors to pursue hate crime penalties even when the direct victim of an offense isn't a member of a protected class.
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Legislators in both chambers have been in talks about chloride's impact on waterways.
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Critics believe Gov. Phil Scott's proposal would dramatically expand the flow of public money to private schools � while administration officials insist it could actually do just the opposite.
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The 306-foot-tall monument cost $102,000 to construct in the late 1880s, but the price tag to keep it viable as a historic site � and popular tourist destination � will far exceed that figure.
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Gov. Phil Scott is now looking to roll back or revise almost every major climate bill enacted by the Democratically-controlled Legislature over the last four years, and the environmental advocates who previously enjoyed so much influence in Montpelier now find themselves on the defensive.