Shaun Robinson, Author at VTDigger
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Existing state law “specifically prohibits” sharing sensitive data about voters with the federal government, Sarah Copeland Hanzas said.| VTDigger
Here in Vermont, we pride ourselves on standing up for what’s right. We don’t sit on the sidelines when our values, our communities, and our democracy are under threat. We fight.| VTDigger
“We don't know of any safe level, so we don't think that companies should be dumping very toxic forever chemicals into waterways,” said Judith Barish, a coalition director with Chips Communities United.| VTDigger
Scientists say the fish are a reliable measure of the lake’s and basin’s ecological health.| VTDigger
Meanwhile, Attorney General Charity Clark and an advisor to Treasurer Mike Pieciak were mum on those Democrats’ 2026 plans.| VTDigger
A recent ruling sending the case back to the state’s environmental court extends a dozen-year limbo for the store, which its owner still hopes to reopen.| VTDigger
After many years of advocacy, state and local leaders celebrate the improvement of access to methadone treatment.| VTDigger
Health officials celebrated the progress in reducing opioid deaths and cited public health interventions. But a treatment recovery director warned the data could be misleading.| VTDigger
Since BayMark Health Services took over the project two years ago, it has found a location on Depot Street, in a strip mall building that previously housed a Family Dollar store.| VTDigger
Vermont now has a methadone clinic in each region of the state. That convenience brings treatment options to people who didn’t have access before, officials and recovery coaches say.| VTDigger
A few years ago, the future of baseball in Burlington was uncertain. In 2020, Major League Baseball shrunk its minor league circuit, and teams like the Lake Monsters were left on the outside looking in.| VTDigger
“Even my parents have friends with little kids who tell me how awesome it is to come see me — ’cause they know me. I think that kind of inspires them, too,” one player said.| VTDigger
The impacts of the president’s trade war are complicated for goods imported from Canada, which data shows is by far Vermont’s largest trading partner.| VTDigger
“This isn’t some one-off miracle infrastructure. The partnerships, the blueprint — it can scale, and it should scale,” said Aimée Green, executive director of Jenna's Promise.| VTDigger
Peter Baez was arrested Wednesday on the federal firearm charges for allegedly possessing and selling three stolen firearms and held in jail overnight pending the court hearing Thursday afternoon.| VTDigger
Carroll has served on the high court bench since 2017, when she was sworn into the post by Gov. Phil Scott.| VTDigger
Cohen, who was appointed to the trial court bench in 1999 by Gov. Howard Dean, earns high praise as a moderate, deliberate, open-minded jurist.| VTDigger
Cohen has spent 26 years as a judge, joining the state’s highest court in 2019.| VTDigger
Important as it is, the housing imperative is the least of our problems. Growth comes with costs that Earth can no longer bear.| VTDigger
Investigative journalists rely on members of the public to expose corruption and wrongdoing. We offer several ways to share information.| VTDigger
Find out why 27,000 people rely on this newsletter to start their day off more informed and connected in Vermont.| VTDigger
The sale was announced less than two months after the death of Ken Squier, who owned the station for 44 years.| VTDigger
Squier was best known in Vermont as the owner of WDEV Radio, the Waterbury-based network, and founder of Thunder Road Speedbowl, the Barre race track. He was the first journalist inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.| VTDigger
In a series of email records obtained by VTDigger, Mermel alleged to the Vermont Attorney General’s Office on Sept. 20 that the board’s vote to remove him was, in fact, retaliation for his repeated pleas for financial transparency.| VTDigger
Part of the incentive for the merger, atop the leadership vacuum at Lamoille Housing Partnership, was Downstreet’s bigger size and increased capacity to access more federal funding.| VTDigger
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The incident constitutes the largest immigration enforcement action against migrant workers in Vermont in recent memory.| VTDigger
“We have benefited greatly by having Bill as our city manager, and I wish this had come out a different way,” Mayor Jack McCullough said.| VTDigger
In Brattleboro and Montpelier, two of the biggest Vermont communities reporting budget challenges, residents are pushing back against proposals that reduce more program money than personnel.| VTDigger
The city experienced a deluge of rain on Monday, overflowing its main rivers and flooding major roads at its heart.| VTDigger
Step aside, policy nerds.| VTDigger
