Vermont Senator Wants To Restore Funding To UN Agency That Employed Terrorists

Democratic Vermont Sen. Peter Welch reintroduced a bill Friday to restore congressional funding to the United Nations’ agency that employed terrorists who participated in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Welch’s bill would restore U.S. contributions …

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Vermont Town Meeting Day: Takeaways from the school budget votes

Nearly 92% of Vermont school budgets passed this year, a significant increase from the previous year when a third were rejected. The passing of most budgets is attributed to districts being more mindful of spending and lowering property tax rates. Gov. …

Vermont snowmobile club honors fallen Border Patrol agent

<you're watching NBC5 News> IT'S BEEN NEARLY TWO MONTHS... SINCE U.S. BORDER PATROL AGENT DAVID "CHRIS" MALAND WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. IN VERMONT'S NORTHEAST KINGDOM. AND THIS WEEKEND, LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM …

Trump delays tariffs again, sparking more uncertainty for Vermont officials and businesses

As President Donald Trump’s administration continues to send mixed signals about tariffs, Vermont officials and business leaders have been left struggling to adjust for a trade policy that seems to change on an almost hourly basis. On Thursday, just two …

Brian Campion appointed to Vermont’s education board amid policy debate

Sen. Brian Campion, D-Bennington, speaks ahead of the Zoie Saunders confirmation vote on the Senate floor in the Statehouse on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Photo by Natalie Williams/VTDiggerFormer Democratic state Sen. Brian Campion has been appointed by …

Vermont scientists have created an AI tool that could help predict water quality nationwide

Scientists from the University of Vermont and Utah State University have helped develop a new tool that could detect low water quality, enabling communities to issue better warnings and more efficiently provide a clean water supply.  The tool uses …

Vermont House Judiciary hears about bill to increase penalties for those who assault public transit workers

MONTPELIER – A bill that would increase criminal penalties for those convicted of assaulting public transit workers was heard by the House Committee on Judiciary last week, but according to one lawmaker it might not be taken up this year. H.255, “an act …

Strengthening Vermont’s logging & forestry community

Courtesy photo. Vermont Business Magazine On Thursday in a joint statement, the Vermont Woodlands Association (VWA) and Vermont Loggers Education to Advance Professionalism (LEAP) announced they are merging. "As many of you know, VWA and LEAP have …

Vermont marks five-year anniversary of pandemic

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont is marking the fifth anniversary of the start of the COVID pandemic. On March 13, 2020, Gov. Phil Scott declared a state of emergency, including restricting non-essential visitors at senior and long-term care facilities, …