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The deteriorating water quality in Lake Champlain has been a topic of ecological concern, litigation and spending in the last two decades. Much of the...
In a few years all Vermonters will be required to keep food waste out of landfills, but for some institutions that create a lot of food scraps, those...
Germany may have a woman chancellor, but more than two-thirds of German businesses have no women in a senior role. It’s not much better in the United...
Higher Ground, a music venue in South Burlington, sold out a string of shows this past weekend. But it wasn't a band that folks were lining up to see....
Over the course of last year the Vermont unemployment rate bumped up and down quite a bit from month-to-month, and the December figure of 4.2 percent is...
Last year, Vermont lawmakers heeded President Obama’s call to boost the minimum wage. But it’s unclear whether the president’s recent push for paid sick...
With a winter storm bearing down on New England, some homeless people may seek emergency refuge. During the day, they may ask for housing help in...
When Gov. Peter Shumlin made water pollution and cleaning Lake Champlain a major focus of his inaugural address earlier this month, officials in charge...
The long-time speaker of the New York State Assembly returned to Albany today for the first time since he was arrested on federal corruption charges...
There has been talk for months that the state budget has a projected shortfall of around $100 million. To close the budget gap, lawmakers and officials...
There was some potential good news for parents of young children in President Barack Obama's State of the Union address last week. The president...
When it comes to winter sports in high school, New Hampshire athletes stand alone – in some high places.
Middlebury's former Lazarus Department Store has been leveled and will become a pop-up pocket park. Three Vermont communities are semifinalists for...
An energy proposal from the Shumlin administration could become one of the biggest pocketbook issues of the 2015 legislative session as lawmakers look...
This past weekend, Sen. Patrick Leahy led a special congressional delegation to Cuba. It’s part of an effort to normalize relations between the two...
