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Vermont Legislature overrides governor, passing overdose prevention, renewable energy, tax measures

The Democratic-controlled Vermont Legislature on Monday overturned a number of the Republican governor’s vetoes, passing measures to prevent drug overdoses, restrict a pesticide that’s toxic to bees and to require state utilities to source all renewable energy by 2035.

Vermont governor vetoes data privacy bill, saying state would be most hostile to businesses

Medical pot user who lost job after drug test takes case over unemployment to Vermont Supreme Court

Vermont governor vetoes bill to restrict pesticide that is toxic to bees, saying it’s anti-farmer

Stolen antique weathervane recovered 40 years later and returned to Vermont

People in New Hampshire and Vermont sweating it out in heat wave

A heat wave is baking New England as millions of people sweat it out for another day. Heat index readings are expected to pass 100 degrees in some places. (AP Video: Kathy McCormack, Lisa Rathke, Holly Ramer, Nick Perry)

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Campers use paddle boards to escape Vermont heat dome

Homeowner confronts young bear relaxing on a hammock in a Vermont yard

Mystery of long-lost jet solved as wreckage found in Lake Champlain

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Vermont governor vetoes pilot safe injection site intended to prevent drug overdoses

Vermont’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have allowed the creation of a pilot overdose prevention center in the state’s largest city of Burlington.

Vermont police conclude case of dead baby more than 40 years later and say no charges will be filed

More than 40 years after some Vermont children waiting for a school bus discovered a dead baby off the side of the road, state police have announced that they found the infant’s parents and no charges will be filed.

Vermont’s Republican governor allows ghost gun bill to become law without his signature

Vermont’s governor has allowed a bill to become law without his signature that requires serial numbers on firearms that are privately made with individual parts, kits or 3D printers.

Vermont governor vetoes bill requiring utilities to source all renewable energy by 2035

Vermont’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have required state utilities to source all renewable energy by 2035. Republican Gov.

Delaware lawmakers OK bill enabling board of political appointees to oversee hospital budgets

The Delaware House has given final approval to a bill aimed at curtailing the increase in health care costs by establishing a board with authority to impose budgets on the state’s largest hospitals.

Vermont to grant professional licenses, regardless of immigration status, to ease labor shortage

Starting in September, Vermont will be able to grant professional licenses to people who meet the requirements, regardless of their immigration status, in a move supporters hope will ease Vermont’s labor shortage.

Vermont Legislature passes one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country

The Vermont legislature has passed one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country, aimed at cracking down on companies’ use of online personal data.

Republican Vermont Gov. Phil Scott is running for reelection to 5th term

Republican Gov. Phil Scott is running for reelection to a fifth two-year term in the largely blue state of Vermont.

Vermont Legislature adjourns session focused on property taxes, housing, climate change

The Vermont Legislature has adjourned, ending a session focused on housing, climate change and addressing soaring property taxes.

A man charged along with his mother in his stepfather’s death is sentenced to 18 years in prison

A Vermont man charged along with his mother in the death of his stepfather in 2019 was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

Vermont House passes measure meant to crack down on so-called ghost guns

The Vermont House has approved a bill that would require firearms that are privately made from individual parts, kits or by 3D printers to have serial numbers in an effort to crack down on so-called ghost guns, which are increasingly being used in crimes.

Man charged with starting a fire outside U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office pleads not guilty

The man charged with starting a fire outside independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office earlier this month has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge.

Suspect in fire outside of US Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office to remain detained, judge says

A federal judge has ruled that a man accused of starting a fire outside independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office will remain in custody.

Vermont farms are still recovering from flooding as they enter the growing season

Hundreds of Vermont farms are still recovering from July’s catastrophic flooding and other extreme weather as they head into this year’s growing season.

Vermont town removes unpermitted structures from defunct firearms training center while owner jailed

An arrest warrant has been rescinded for the Vermont owner of a controversial firearms training center involved in a long-running legal dispute over unpermitted structures.

Vermont’s Goddard College to close after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles

Vermont’s Goddard College is closing at the end of the semester after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles.

Vermont driver is charged with aggravated murder in crash that killed a police officer

A Vermont man accused of killing a 19-year-old police officer in a head-on crash during a pursuit in Rutland last summer has pleaded not guilty to a new elevated charge of aggravated murder.

Sen. Bernie Sanders’s office in Vermont caught fire. Arson is suspected, but the motive is unclear

Authorities are seeking a suspect who allegedly started a fire outside the Vermont office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Vermont advances bill requiring fossil fuel companies pay for damage caused by climate change

The Vermont Legislature is advancing legislation requiring big fossil fuel companies pay a share of the damage caused by climate change.

Audit finds inadequate state oversight in Vermont’s largest fraud case

A state audit has found that Vermont did not provide adequate oversight to prevent the massive fraud that occurred in ski area and other development projects funded by foreign investors’ money through a special visa program.

2 Vermont troopers referred to court diversion after charges of reckless endangerment

The Vermont attorney general says two state troopers have been referred to court diversion following charges of reckless endangerment after they fired bean bag rounds from a shotgun against a man who was acting irrationally.

Balint, Vermont’s 1st congresswoman, to run again

U.S. Rep. Becca Balint says she’s running for a second term. Vermont’s first woman and first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress made the announcement Wednesday.

March Madness: Duke gets past Vermont 64-47 in South Region despite offensive dud from Filipowski

Jared McCain and Mark Mitchell each had 15 points, and No. 4 seed Duke opened the NCAA Tournament with an uneven performance before finally pulling away from 13th-seeded Vermont for a 64-47 victory.

Vermont House passes a bill to restrict a pesticide that is toxic to bees

Vermont’s House of Representatives has passed a bill to severely restrict a type of pesticide that is toxic to bees and other pollinators.

The owner of a Vermont firearms training center is charged with aggravated assault during arrest

The owner of a firearms training center in Vermont has pleaded not guilty to felony aggravated assault stemming from an altercation during his arrest.

M. Emmet Walsh, unforgettable character actor from ‘Blood Simple,’ ‘Blade Runner,’ dies at 88

Beloved character actor M. Emmet Walsh has died. Walsh’s manager Sandy Joseph says he died Tuesday in Vermont at age 88.

Vermont owner of now-defunct firearms training center is arrested

Vermont State Police say the owner of a former firearms training center in Vermont has been taken into custody after a struggle.

Historic covered bridges are under threat by truck drivers relying on GPS meant for cars

One of Vermont’s historic covered bridges is under threat from modern technology. Box truck drivers relying on GPS designed for cars continually crash through Lyndon’s 140-year-old Miller’s Run bridge.

On 20th anniversary of Vermont teen Brianna Maitland’s disappearance, $40K reward offered for tips

The FBI is offering a $40,000 reward for information leading to the resolution of the disappearance of Vermont teen Brianna Maitland two decades ago.

In images: New England’s ‘Town Meeting’ tradition gives people a direct role in local democracy

WHAT: Town Meeting is a New England tradition that dates back more than 250 years. It offers people a chance to get directly involved in local democracy.