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New data from the Vermont Department of Corrections shows a 25% increase in detainees in prisons from five years ago. Officials said it could be due to the pandemic-era backlog of cases.
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The service refers callers to housing and health resources. To get back to being 24/7, it needed an extra $332,000 allocated by the Vermont Legislature.
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Vermont's top journalists join host Mitch Wertlieb to delve into the most important news stories each week.
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Here are 11 new laws that relate to protecting children from abuse, car seats, a new tax, and other issues.
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In review: Six veto overrides, governor's office sued, Burlington pursues overdose prevention centerVermont's top journalists join host Mitch Wertlieb to delve into the most important news stories each week.
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State Rep. Mary Morrissey publicly apologized to state Rep. Jim Carroll, colleagues and the citizens of Vermont from the House floor on Monday.
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The governor’s willingness to use his veto pen — and Democrats’ ability to erase it — represents a deepening partisan chasm in Montpelier.
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The bill will result in an average property tax increase of 13.8% to pay for locally-approved school spending. The ever-rising cost of education amid declining enrollment once again dominated discussion at the Statehouse this year.
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Republican Gov. Phil Scott says the 'renewable energy standard' will increase electricity costs at a time when Vermont is becoming increasingly unaffordable.
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In a one-day veto session, lawmakers overrode six of the governor's eight vetoes this year, including property tax rates and Act 250 — but failed to enact a data privacy bill that had drawn national attention.