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2 months ago | 
vermontpublic.org | Zoe McDonald |Sophie Stephens |April McCullum
Gov. Phil Scott’s fiscal year 2026 budget comes out to about $9 billion in total. Here are some of the spending priorities and policies Scott is pitching for the coming fiscal year:1. Level property taxes, and the end of universal school meals? The governor is seeking to hold property taxes level — avoiding an estimated 6% increase tied to school spending — by using a one-time infusion of $77 million from the general fund.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
vermontpublic.org | Abagael Giles |Zoe McDonald
Temperatures across Vermont dipped below zero degrees Tuesday night, reaching nearly 20 below zero in some parts of the state. As we head towards the weekend, milder temperatures are expected to return, bringing daytime highs back into the 20s. Meteorologist Adrianna Kremer with the National Weather Service in Burlington said an arctic air mass is sitting over the region.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
vermontpublic.org | Sophie Stephens |Zoe McDonald
More from Vermont Public: 4 issues to watch during this year's Vermont legislative session More from Vermont Public: Vermont House Speaker Jill Krowinski reelected to leadership, fending off challenge Have questions, comments or tips? Send us a message....
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
vermontpublic.org | Zoe McDonald |Liam Elder-Connors
As 2024 comes to an end, it’s time to start thinking about how you want to welcome 2025. And towns across Vermont are ringing in the New Year with an array of events. From music and dancing to fireworks and even a burning effigy, here’s some of what’s on deck for New Year’s Eve across Vermont. BenningtonNoon Year’s Eve Party for KidsBennington Museum, Dec. 31 at 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.Bring the whole family to ring in the new year at Bennington Museum.
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Dec 22, 2024 | 
vermontpublic.org | Sophie Stephens |Zoe McDonald |Elodie Reed |Catherine Hurley
Vermont Public had a busy 2024. We spent time in the Statehouse, at farms, trekking through flood waters, under eclipsed skies and painted nights — all to bring you stories from every corner.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
vermontpublic.org | Zoe McDonald |Sophie Stephens
It’s easy to get caught up in bad news. But a lot of things have gone well in Vermont in 2024, and we’re taking a moment to give thanks. From sightings of rare plants and animals to moments of awe that brought humanity together, here are some of the stories we’re grateful to have covered this year. Animal sightingsVermont’s lush forests and wetlands, clear rivers and expansive lakes, rolling hills and rocky ridges make habitats for a variety of wildlife.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
nhpr.org | Zoe McDonald
At a recent naturalization ceremony at the Vermont Statehouse, the League of Women Voters of Vermont met a crowd of brand new citizens outside the doors to the Vermont House chamber. The women handed out clipboards with voter registration forms and pamphlets in different languages, all about voting. Fabian Baugh started coming to Vermont in 2015 from Jamaica as an H2-B worker at a hotel in Stowe. Now, he lives in Morrisville, and he’s among the town’s newest voters.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
nhpr.org | Sophie Stephens |Zoe McDonald |Elodie Reed
This autumn, Vermont Public staffers have been getting outside as Vermonters harvest fruit, vegetable and animal products. Digital producers Sophie Stephens and Zoe McDonald and reporter Elodie Reed brought back some sights of the season from a wool spinning class, apple orchard and potato plot.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
vermontpublic.org | Sophie Stephens |Zoe McDonald |Elodie Reed
This autumn, Vermont Public staffers have been getting outside as Vermonters harvest fruit, vegetable and animal products. Digital producers Sophie Stephens and Zoe McDonald and reporter Elodie Reed brought back some sights of the season from a wool spinning class, apple orchard and potato plot.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
vermontpublic.org | Adiah Gholston |Zoe McDonald
On a rainy Thursday in Montpelier, a handful of tents lined the Statehouse lawn with a mission. “We really want to make the disability vote visible, and people with disabilities are so often unable to get places and to show up,” said Susan Aranoff, senior planner and policy analyst for the Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council.
