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The start of the new year brings a wave of new laws that could impact Vermonters throughout the state.
This year’s list includes a ban on so-called “forever chemicals,” stricter campaign finance requirements, cheaper outpatient drugs and a higher minimum wage.
This year’s list includes a ban on so-called “forever chemicals,” stricter campaign finance requirements, cheaper outpatient drugs and a higher minimum wage.
Cheaper meds and fewer ‘forever chemicals’: New Vermont laws take effect Jan. 1
A new batch of laws takes effect Jan. 1, and this year’s list includes a ban on so-called “forever chemicals” in certain products, cheaper outpatient drugs and a higher minimum wage.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:11 PM
The start of the new year brings a wave of new laws that could impact Vermonters throughout the state.
This year’s list includes a ban on so-called “forever chemicals,” stricter campaign finance requirements, cheaper outpatient drugs and a higher minimum wage.
This year’s list includes a ban on so-called “forever chemicals,” stricter campaign finance requirements, cheaper outpatient drugs and a higher minimum wage.
A $3 million renovation of the Essex County courthouse is on pause after an inspection determined municipal water pressure wasn’t strong enough to support the fire suppression system, according to judiciary officials.
Water problem stalls Essex County courthouse renovation
A $3 million renovation of the Essex County courthouse is on pause after an inspection determined municipal water pressure wasn’t strong enough to support the fire suppression system.
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December 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A $3 million renovation of the Essex County courthouse is on pause after an inspection determined municipal water pressure wasn’t strong enough to support the fire suppression system, according to judiciary officials.
Homegoings host Myra Flynn and producer/ director Mike Dunn reflect on the hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, often beautiful and deliciously bizarre moments of 2025.
Our Homegoings flowers: Favorite Moments of 2025
As you know, Homegoings is a show that invites you to eavesdrop on candid conversations with people who will challenge what you think you know. And this time — we were the ones having that candid conv...
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December 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Homegoings host Myra Flynn and producer/ director Mike Dunn reflect on the hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, often beautiful and deliciously bizarre moments of 2025.
🎆 Find New Year's Eve events and get a jumpstart on your January social plans with Vermont Public's community calendar.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🎆 Find New Year's Eve events and get a jumpstart on your January social plans with Vermont Public's community calendar.
Check it out: www.vermontpublic.org/vermont-even...
Check it out: www.vermontpublic.org/vermont-even...
🎄 After you strap your Christmas tree to the top of your car, what happens to the field where you cut it down?
Outside/Inbox: What happens to Christmas tree stumps?
After you strap your Christmas tree to the top of your car, what happens to the field where you cut it down?
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December 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🎄 After you strap your Christmas tree to the top of your car, what happens to the field where you cut it down?
❄️ Vermont will ring in the new year with early snow showers east, then increasing sun.
Check out the full forecast: www.vermontpublic.org/weather
Check out the full forecast: www.vermontpublic.org/weather
Eye on the Sky: Vermont Weather
Eye on the Sky provides detailed weather information for Vermont and the surrounding region, powered by meteorologists from the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium in St. Johnsbury.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
❄️ Vermont will ring in the new year with early snow showers east, then increasing sun.
Check out the full forecast: www.vermontpublic.org/weather
Check out the full forecast: www.vermontpublic.org/weather
🎆 We're dancing into 2026 with DJ Llu!
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December 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🎆 We're dancing into 2026 with DJ Llu!
Stream the show live starting at 9 p.m.: vermontpublic.org/nowplaying
Stream the show live starting at 9 p.m.: vermontpublic.org/nowplaying
NPR Morning Edition host Leila Fadel stopped by the Vermont Public studio in April after an interview with Mohsen Mahdawi, a detained a student protester living in Vermont's Upper Valley.
Leila Fadel and Jenn Jarecki compare notes on 'Morning Edition' hosting, journalism and Vermont
NPR Morning Edition host Leila Fadel recently sat down with Vermont Public Morning Edition host Jenn Jarecki to talk about the show, working in daily news, and Fadel's reporting visit to Vermont this ...
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December 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
NPR Morning Edition host Leila Fadel stopped by the Vermont Public studio in April after an interview with Mohsen Mahdawi, a detained a student protester living in Vermont's Upper Valley.
The state auditor's office released an almost 30-page report this week looking at how the public service department investigates complaints filed with its Consumer Affairs and Public Information Division.
State auditor says public service department does a good job handling utility consumer complaints
A new report by State Auditor Doug Hoffer found that the Department of Public Service successfully addressed consumer complaints, within the expected time frame, 96% of the time.
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December 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The state auditor's office released an almost 30-page report this week looking at how the public service department investigates complaints filed with its Consumer Affairs and Public Information Division.
Vermont is set to receive a little over $195 million each year for five years from the federal government’s new Rural Health Transformation Fund — an unexpectedly massive sum, and one of the highest per-capita grants in the nation.
Vermont set to receive nearly $1B over five years for health care reform
“I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like this, frankly,” said Mike Del Trecco, the president and CEO of Vermont’s hospital association.
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December 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Vermont is set to receive a little over $195 million each year for five years from the federal government’s new Rural Health Transformation Fund — an unexpectedly massive sum, and one of the highest per-capita grants in the nation.
New research from the University of Vermont suggests smoke from Canadian wildfires in the summer of 2023 made asthma symptoms worse for children in Vermont and upstate New York.
Canadian wildfires made pediatric asthma worse in Vermont, a UVM study finds
The UVM study, published in December in Environmental Health, was the first to look at the impacts of wildfire smoke on asthma in the Northeast, the university said.
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December 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
New research from the University of Vermont suggests smoke from Canadian wildfires in the summer of 2023 made asthma symptoms worse for children in Vermont and upstate New York.
According to the settlement, the mental health agency submitted claims for services that weren’t considered medically necessary, including instances in which “there was no valid treatment plan.”
Burlington mental health provider to pay $200K to settle Medicaid fraud claims
As part of the civil settlement, the nonprofit outpatient practice — which operates as Eden Valley — has admitted to submitting hundreds of improper claims to the state’s Medicaid program between 2022...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
According to the settlement, the mental health agency submitted claims for services that weren’t considered medically necessary, including instances in which “there was no valid treatment plan.”
Vermont State Police are investigating the death of a 68-year-old man at the state prison in Springfield. Authorities say the death does not appear suspicious.
68-year-old man dies in Springfield prison
Vermont State Police are investigating the death of a 68-year-old man at the state prison in Springfield. Authorities say the death does not appear suspicious.
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December 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Vermont State Police are investigating the death of a 68-year-old man at the state prison in Springfield. Authorities say the death does not appear suspicious.
As students and parents across Vermont seek better protections for children who are mistreated by classmates in school, the Agency of Education says it’s eyeing system-wide reforms to harassment, hazing and bullying policies.
Vermont students seek overhaul of anti-bullying policies meant to protect them
Vermont has a policy that governs the prevention and resolution of harassment, hazing and bullying in schools, but many students and parents say it lacks the humanity and rigor needed to address what ...
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December 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
As students and parents across Vermont seek better protections for children who are mistreated by classmates in school, the Agency of Education says it’s eyeing system-wide reforms to harassment, hazing and bullying policies.
Public safety officials are urging people to avoid driving on Monday as an ice storm brings potentially dangerous conditions to Vermont.
As of 11 a.m. on Monday, there were nearly 5,800 outages reported in the state, primarily in central Vermont.
As of 11 a.m. on Monday, there were nearly 5,800 outages reported in the state, primarily in central Vermont.
Winter storm brings icy conditions, power outages to Vermont
Public safety officials are urging people to avoid driving on Monday as an ice storm brings potentially dangerous conditions to Vermont.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Public safety officials are urging people to avoid driving on Monday as an ice storm brings potentially dangerous conditions to Vermont.
As of 11 a.m. on Monday, there were nearly 5,800 outages reported in the state, primarily in central Vermont.
As of 11 a.m. on Monday, there were nearly 5,800 outages reported in the state, primarily in central Vermont.
A newly discovered species of Christmas fern has been named after 95-year-old Hilda White, a longtime volunteer who carefully preserves plant specimens at the University of Vermont’s Pringle Herbarium.
UVM scientists name newly discovered fern after longtime volunteer
Researchers at the University of Vermont have named a new species of Christmas fern after Hilda White, who has been a volunteer at the school’s herbarium for nearly 30 years.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A newly discovered species of Christmas fern has been named after 95-year-old Hilda White, a longtime volunteer who carefully preserves plant specimens at the University of Vermont’s Pringle Herbarium.
🌧️ On Monday, freezing rain changes to rain showers. Snow showers developing west.
Eye on the Sky provides detailed weather information for Vermont and the surrounding region, powered by meteorologists from the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium.
Eye on the Sky provides detailed weather information for Vermont and the surrounding region, powered by meteorologists from the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium.
Eye on the Sky: Vermont Weather
Eye on the Sky provides detailed weather information for Vermont and the surrounding region, powered by meteorologists from the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium in St. Johnsbury.
www.vermontpublic.org
December 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🌧️ On Monday, freezing rain changes to rain showers. Snow showers developing west.
Eye on the Sky provides detailed weather information for Vermont and the surrounding region, powered by meteorologists from the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium.
Eye on the Sky provides detailed weather information for Vermont and the surrounding region, powered by meteorologists from the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium.
Rumble Strip listeners Chris Attoway and Beth Lewis, who live in Birmingham, England, used voice recordings to document their first seven months with a new puppy.
An audio diary about the first (terrible) months of living with a puppy
In the months after they got a puppy, Chris and Beth in Birmingham, England, sent me voice recordings. Which were amazing. And I made a story with them.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Rumble Strip listeners Chris Attoway and Beth Lewis, who live in Birmingham, England, used voice recordings to document their first seven months with a new puppy.
Some larger houseplants — like monstera and schefflera — can grow to be 6 feet tall or more.
Plants that size are not necessarily harder to maintain; they just need different kinds of care.
Plants that size are not necessarily harder to maintain; they just need different kinds of care.
How to care for large houseplants, from lighting to the proper container
Certain houseplants like dracaena and monstera can grow quite big. And these plants need specialized care, from the proper amount of sunlight to the right kind of container.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Some larger houseplants — like monstera and schefflera — can grow to be 6 feet tall or more.
Plants that size are not necessarily harder to maintain; they just need different kinds of care.
Plants that size are not necessarily harder to maintain; they just need different kinds of care.
As 2025 comes to a close, Vermont This Week panelists recount the top 10 stories of the year.
In review: Health care, immigration and education reform among this year's biggest stories
Vermont's top journalists join moderator Mitch Wertlieb to delve into the most important news stories of the week.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
As 2025 comes to a close, Vermont This Week panelists recount the top 10 stories of the year.
Volunteers who helped rebuild communities after the summer floods of 2023 and 2024 have spent more than a year developing a “resiliency toolkit” for Vermonters who find themselves at the epicenter of future disasters.
New online 'toolkit' offers Vermonters a how-to for disaster recovery
Volunteers who helped rebuild communities after the summer floods of 2023 and 2024 have spent more than a year developing a “resiliency toolkit” for Vermonters who find themselves at the epicenter of ...
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December 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Volunteers who helped rebuild communities after the summer floods of 2023 and 2024 have spent more than a year developing a “resiliency toolkit” for Vermonters who find themselves at the epicenter of future disasters.
The specter of a lengthy court dispute can throw cold water on housing construction. Vermont’s new Act 250 board thinks it can resolve these disputes faster by taking appeals out of the court system.
To hasten housing permits, lawmakers consider moving appeals out of a courtroom
The specter of a lengthy court dispute can throw cold water on housing construction. Vermont’s new Act 250 board thinks it can resolve these disputes faster.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The specter of a lengthy court dispute can throw cold water on housing construction. Vermont’s new Act 250 board thinks it can resolve these disputes faster by taking appeals out of the court system.
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📻 This is it, my fav show of the year, because it is YOUR picks. "Best New Music of 2025 from Listeners" show. Catch Now Playing live tonight at 8-10pm on @vermontpublic.org
💿 What made the cut? Let's just say, y'all have very eclectic taste! It will be a fun listen.
💿 What made the cut? Let's just say, y'all have very eclectic taste! It will be a fun listen.
December 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
📻 This is it, my fav show of the year, because it is YOUR picks. "Best New Music of 2025 from Listeners" show. Catch Now Playing live tonight at 8-10pm on @vermontpublic.org
💿 What made the cut? Let's just say, y'all have very eclectic taste! It will be a fun listen.
💿 What made the cut? Let's just say, y'all have very eclectic taste! It will be a fun listen.
The Agency of Agriculture has released a report showing that farmers lost an estimated $18 million due to this summer's dry weather.
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Drought this summer caused $18 million in damages to Vermont farms
The Agency of Agriculture has released a report showing that farmers lost an estimated $18 million due to this summer's dry weather.
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December 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The Agency of Agriculture has released a report showing that farmers lost an estimated $18 million due to this summer's dry weather.
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A proposed senior housing complex in Castleton will go before Town Meeting Day voters in March. It’s the latest in a long string of legal hurdles the project has faced.
Castleton voters will weigh in on proposed senior housing facility after years of opposition
A proposed senior housing complex in Castleton will go before Town Meeting day voters in March. It’s the latest in a long string of hurdles the project has faced.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A proposed senior housing complex in Castleton will go before Town Meeting Day voters in March. It’s the latest in a long string of legal hurdles the project has faced.