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By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
The company that provides health services in Vermont’s prisons, Wellpath, is preparing to file for bankruptcy, according to reporting from Bloomberg.One of the country’s largest prison health care providers, Wellpath is owned by the private equity...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
On the campaign trail, state legislative candidates say affordability dominates conversations with constituents. Property taxes — and with them, the cost of education — are fueling some of the most fiery rhetoric.This year, education property taxes...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
Educators nationwide face a tricky question in an election year: In an increasingly polarized political age, how should schools teach about politics, and with it, democracy? In Vermont, teachers are collectively grappling with the challenge.Hundreds...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
After a lower court judge dismissed two senators’ lawsuit over the appointment of Interim Education Secretary Zoie Saunders, the lawmakers on Thursday appealed their case to the Vermont Supreme Court. Sens. Tanya Vyhovsky, P/D-Chittenden Central, and...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
A judge ordered last week that a Lamoille County murder trial will be delayed following a mix-up over evidence disclosure.Seth Brunell was scheduled to stand trial next week on a charge of second-degree murder. He is accused of killing Fern Feather, a...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
After surprise PCB test results this summer forced North Country Union High School students to take some classes in tents, all classes will move back inside next week.The news came after the latest round of test results, according to Chris Young, the...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
A judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by two Vermont state senators over Gov. Phil Scott’s appointment of Zoie Saunders as interim education secretary.The ruling came a day after Judge Robert Mello heard from both sides in Washington County...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
SOUTH BURLINGTON— The political debate about plans to replace Vermont’s only women’s prison, Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility, is marked by calls for reform, fiscal responsibility and abolitionism.But for those who are incarcerated at or work...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department no longer guards the doors of the Orange County Courthouse in Chelsea. That responsibility now belongs to the Windsor County Sheriff’s Department.And while state judicial officials have been mum on why, emails...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
A teacher at Twinfield Union School is facing a charge of aggravated disorderly conduct for allegedly using a permanent marker to draw around a student’s throat, according to Vermont State Police.Kathleen Wheelock, 48, of Montpelier, allegedly drew on...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
New details of a 2022 murder in Springfield, Vt., illustrate an extensive police investigation that tied together the alleged major players in a particularly violent period for the town.Vermont State Police last week announced the arrest of Paul...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
Vermont State Police said Wednesday that Paul Lachapelle Jr., of Littleton, New Hampshire, was arrested in that state, and charged with the 2022 murder of Justin Gilliam in Springfield, Vermont.“VSP’s investigation determined the homicide was related...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
North Country Union High School students will start the school year learning in tents after testing registered high levels of PCBs in the school’s primary academic wing.The polychlorinated biphenyls have also pushed back the start of school until...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
Vermont is pursuing two potential locations for a new women’s prison in Essex, Vt.For years, state Department of Corrections officials have stressed the need to replace Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington, calling conditions...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
If anyone could navigate Vermont’s special education system, it was Chris and Pallas Ziporyn — or so they believed.Chris, once a teacher, received a master’s degree with a focus on special education. As a teenager, Pallas served on her local school...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
In a motion filed Wednesday, Gov. Phil Scott’s administration fired back at the two Vermont senators suing the governor and Interim Education Secretary Zoie Saunders, asking the court to dismiss the case. The motion, penned by two lawyers in the...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
On Tuesday, Vermont joined a small list of states approved to bill Medicaid for some prison health care coverage. “We were expecting this, but it’s definitely very exciting,” said Isaac Dayno, chief of staff for the Vermont Department of Corrections....
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
Last week, two state senators announced they were suing Gov. Phil Scott over his appointment of Interim Education Secretary Zoie Saunders. In a Friday press conference, Sens. Tanya Vyhovsky, P/D-Chittenden Central, and Dick McCormack, D-Windsor, said...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
Negotiations between Gov. Phil Scott’s administration and legislative leadership soured after a Wednesday afternoon meeting to discuss the executive branch’s property tax and education finance proposal. The meeting and subsequent fallout followed...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
While studying economics and education at Yale University, Grace Miller found a surprise topic on the agenda: Vermont’s one-of-a-kind school funding formula. The 22-year-old from Newport and her classmates learned about the “Brigham decision,” a 1997...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
Gov. Phil Scott vetoed the annual property tax bill on Thursday, setting up a veto session showdown on a piece of legislation that must pass for schools to be funded as normal. “We must provide property tax relief now. This can’t wait for another...
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