{"id":541097,"date":"2023-05-31T17:10:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T21:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/?page_id=541097"},"modified":"2025-06-10T11:19:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:19:30","slug":"latest-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/latest-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest Stories<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-4 is-3 is-landscape mobile-stack show-category is-style-default has-text-align-left\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"541097\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"631091\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colchester tag-hotel tag-malletts-bay category-champlain-valley category-chittenden-county category-economy category-regional type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/colchester-board-approves-plans-for-hazelett-hotel-unconscionable-say-residents-who-plan-to-appeal\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TheHbuildings-colchester-hotel-11-800x600.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Colchester board approves plan for hotel. &#8216;Unconscionable&#8217;, say residents who plan to appeal\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TheHbuildings-colchester-hotel-11-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TheHbuildings-colchester-hotel-11-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TheHbuildings-colchester-hotel-11-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TheHbuildings-colchester-hotel-11-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"625996\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/06\/26\/colchester-residents-share-concerns-about-8m-hotel-proposed-on-malletts-bay\/thehbuildings-colchester-hotel-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TheHbuildings-colchester-hotel-11.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1140,715\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TheHbuildings-colchester-hotel-1(1)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Conceptual drawings of The H, a proposed lakefront development on West Lakeshore Drive in Colchester, as it would look from the bay and from the road. Image courtesy of the Town of Colchester&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Conceptual drawings of The H, a proposed lakefront development on West Lakeshore Drive in Colchester, as it would look from the bay and from the road. Image courtesy of the Town of Colchester&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TheHbuildings-colchester-hotel-11-300x188.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TheHbuildings-colchester-hotel-11.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/category\/economy\/\">Economy<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/colchester-board-approves-plans-for-hazelett-hotel-unconscionable-say-residents-who-plan-to-appeal\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Colchester board approves plan for hotel. &#8216;Unconscionable&#8217;, say residents who plan to appeal<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Residents have objected to the board trying to reframe its own definition of what constitutes an &#8220;inn.&#8221; The town\u2019s development regulations do not allow hotels or motels in the lakeshore district.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/auditi-guha\/\">Auditi Guha<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T18:38:58-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 6:38 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T19:21:42-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 7:21 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"631087\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-ben-and-jerrys tag-palestine tag-unilever category-economy type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/ben-jerrys-founders-launch-campaign-to-free-ice-cream-operation-from-parent-company\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ben-and-jerrys-4-20230428-1200x799.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ben &amp; Jerry\u2019s founders launch campaign to \u2018free\u2019 ice cream operation from parent company\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ben-and-jerrys-4-20230428-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ben-and-jerrys-4-20230428-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ben-and-jerrys-4-20230428-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ben-and-jerrys-4-20230428-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ben-and-jerrys-4-20230428-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ben-and-jerrys-4-20230428.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"544243\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/ben-and-jerrys-4-20230428\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ben-and-jerrys-4-20230428.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1331\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ben &amp; Jerry\\u2019s scoop shop union members held a press conference outside the Church Street store in Burlington, seen on Friday, April 28, 2023, where they announced that the ice cream maker signed the Fair Election Principles, a code of conduct for union elections. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1682708577&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;ben-and-jerrys-4 20230428&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ben-and-jerrys-4 20230428\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ben &amp;amp; Jerry\u2019s scoop shop union members held a press conference outside the Church Street store in Burlington, seen on Friday, April 28, 2023, where they announced that the ice cream maker signed the Fair Election Principles, a code of conduct for union elections. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ben &amp;amp; Jerry\u2019s Church Street store in Burlington on Friday, April 28, 2023. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ben-and-jerrys-4-20230428-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ben-and-jerrys-4-20230428-1200x799.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/category\/economy\/\">Economy<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/ben-jerrys-founders-launch-campaign-to-free-ice-cream-operation-from-parent-company\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ben &amp; Jerry\u2019s founders launch campaign to \u2018free\u2019 ice cream operation from parent company<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> \u201cBen &#038; Jerry\u2019s has become successful precisely because people know it stands for something deeper than ice cream,\u201d Cohen and Greenfield wrote in Tuesday\u2019s letter.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/theo-wells-spackman\/\">Theo Wells-Spackman<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T17:35:16-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 5:35 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T17:35:21-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 5:35 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"631085\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-serhat-gumrukcu category-public-safety type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/attorney-seeks-sentencing-delay-for-leader-of-murder-for-hire-plot-that-killed-vermont-man\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1086\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Serhat-Gumrukcu.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Attorney seeks sentencing delay for leader of murder-for-hire plot that killed Vermont man\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"533860\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2022\/05\/31\/prosecutor-alleges-cover-up-of-multimillion-dollar-fraud-was-motive-for-vermont-mans-murder\/serhat-gumrukcu\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Serhat-Gumrukcu.png\" data-orig-size=\"1086,679\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Serhat-Gumrukcu\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Serhat Gumrukcu in 2014. Photo via Instagram&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Serhat Gumrukcu in 2014. Photo via Instagram&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Serhat-Gumrukcu.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Serhat-Gumrukcu.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/category\/public-safety\/\">Public Safety<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/attorney-seeks-sentencing-delay-for-leader-of-murder-for-hire-plot-that-killed-vermont-man\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Attorney seeks sentencing delay for leader of murder-for-hire plot that killed Vermont man<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prosecutors oppose a delay, contending that Serhat Gumrukcu faces a mandatory life-in-prison sentence and any additional time to prepare for the hearing won\u2019t change that.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/alan-j-keays\/\">Alan J. Keays<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T17:30:55-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 5:30 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T17:31:01-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 5:31 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"631081\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-burlington-city-hall-park tag-emma-mulvaney-stanak tag-phil-scott category-burlington category-champlain-valley category-chittenden-county category-government-politics category-regional type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/gov-phil-scott-says-hell-give-burlington-a-plan-to-tackle-safety-challenges\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-1200x801.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gov. Phil Scott says he\u2019ll give Burlington a plan to tackle safety challenges\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"528682\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/church-street-1-20210715\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;GLENN RUSSELL&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Pedestrians walk along Church Street in Burlington on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1626348681&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;GLENN RUSSELL&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;78&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;church-street-1 20210715&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"church-street-1 20210715\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Pedestrians walk along Church Street in Burlington on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pedestrians walk along Church Street in Burlington on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-1200x801.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/category\/government-politics\/\">Government &amp; Politics<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/gov-phil-scott-says-hell-give-burlington-a-plan-to-tackle-safety-challenges\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Gov. Phil Scott says he\u2019ll give Burlington a plan to tackle safety challenges<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cI look at this as like a crisis that they&#8217;re facing,\u201d the Republican governor said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/shaun-robinson\/\">Shaun Robinson<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T17:17:32-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 5:17 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T17:17:40-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 5:17 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<!-- wp:shortcode --><aside>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"newspack-popup-container 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Photos by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aimee-scott-composite-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aimee-scott-composite-1200x800.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/category\/government-politics\/\">Government &amp; Politics<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/gov-phil-scott-union-president-release-dueling-videos-on-state-employees-return-to-office\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Gov. Phil Scott, union president release dueling videos on state employees\u2019 return to office<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cPolished videos are nice, but how \u2018bout a real conversation?,\u201d the state employees\u2019 union president posed to Scott in a video of her own. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/ethan-weinstein\/\">Ethan Weinstein<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T17:04:47-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 5:04 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T17:04:54-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 5:04 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"631040\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-fall-member-drive-2025 tag-johnson-woolen-mills tag-vtdigger tag-vtdigger-org category-inside-vtdigger type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/fall-member-drive-every-gift-informs-and-empowers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VTD_Fall25_01-1.png\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fall Member Drive: Every gift informs and empowers\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VTD_Fall25_01-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VTD_Fall25_01-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VTD_Fall25_01-1-125x94.png 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VTD_Fall25_01-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VTD_Fall25_01-1-800x600.png?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VTD_Fall25_01-1-600x450.png?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VTD_Fall25_01-1-400x300.png?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VTD_Fall25_01-1-200x150.png?crop=1 200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VTD_Fall25_01-1-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VTD_Fall25_01-1-780x585.png 780w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VTD_Fall25_01-1-706x530.png 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"631067\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/fall-member-drive-every-gift-informs-and-empowers\/vtd_fall25_01-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VTD_Fall25_01-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VTD_Fall25_01 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;VTDigger reporter Ethan Weinstein at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Monday, June 16, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VTD_Fall25_01-1-300x225.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VTD_Fall25_01-1.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/category\/inside-vtdigger\/\">Inside VTDigger<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/fall-member-drive-every-gift-informs-and-empowers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Fall Member Drive: Every gift informs and empowers<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your support keeps local, fact-checked reporting free.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/geeta-anand\/\">Geeta Anand<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/cap-vtdigger-member-team\/\">VTDigger Member Team<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T17:00:24-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 5:00 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T17:00:33-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 5:00 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"631037\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-jill-martin-diaz tag-podcast tag-u-s-immigration-and-customs-enforcement tag-vermont-asylum-assistance-project tag-vermont-conversation category-government-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/vermont-conversation-vermont-asylum-assistance-project-confronts-trumps-assault-on-immigrant-rights\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vermont Conversation: Vermont Asylum Assistance Project confronts Trump&#8217;s assault on immigrant rights\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"630264\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jill Martin Diaz, executive director of the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project in Burlington on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1756326159&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;360&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;jill-martin-diaz-3 20250827&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jill-martin-diaz-3 20250827\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jill Martin Diaz, executive director of the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project in Burlington on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-1200x798.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/category\/government-politics\/\">Government &amp; Politics<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/vermont-conversation-vermont-asylum-assistance-project-confronts-trumps-assault-on-immigrant-rights\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Vermont Conversation: Vermont Asylum Assistance Project confronts Trump&#8217;s assault on immigrant rights<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cPeople are really starting to look at what&#8217;s going on in the immigration system as a microcosm for what could happen to our democracy if left unchecked, not just for noncitizens, but for everyone,&#8221; said attorney Jill Martin Diaz.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/cap-david-goodman\/\">David Goodman<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T16:37:46-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 4:37 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T16:54:05-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 4:54 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"631030\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-ludlow tag-phish tag-substance-use-disorder tag-addiction-treatment tag-trey-anastasio category-health category-regional category-southern-vermont category-windsor-county type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/backed-by-phish-singer-new-recovery-scholarship-fund-aims-to-help-women\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ludlow-recovery-2-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Backed by Phish frontman, new recovery scholarship fund aims to help women\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ludlow-recovery-2-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ludlow-recovery-2-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ludlow-recovery-2-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ludlow-recovery-2-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ludlow-recovery-2-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"631032\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/ludlow-recovery-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ludlow-recovery-2-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1875\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1748874071&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ludlow-recovery-2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ludlow\u2019s Divided Sky Residential Recovery Program offers support for substance use disorders at its 46-bed retreat center. Photo courtesy of the Divided Sky Foundation&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ludlow\u2019s Divided Sky Residential Recovery Program offers support for substance use disorders at its 46-bed retreat center. Photo courtesy of the Divided Sky Foundation&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ludlow-recovery-2-300x220.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ludlow-recovery-2-1200x879.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/category\/regional\/southern-vermont\/windsor-county\/\">Windsor County<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/backed-by-phish-singer-new-recovery-scholarship-fund-aims-to-help-women\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Backed by Phish frontman, new recovery scholarship fund aims to help women<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Vermont-formed band\u2019s Trey Anastasio and his Divided Sky Foundation are raising money to support women dealing with substance use disorder at his nonprofit retreat center in Ludlow.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/cap-kevin-oconnor\/\">Kevin O&#039;Connor<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T13:51:28-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 1:51 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T14:29:34-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 2:29 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630977\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-burlington tag-sex-education category-burlington category-champlain-valley category-chittenden-county category-life-culture category-regional type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/burlingtons-first-ever-sex-week-celebrates-inclusivity-in-sex-education\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/beth-hankes-1-20250905-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Burlington\u2019s first-ever \u2018sex week\u2019 celebrates inclusivity in sex education\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/beth-hankes-1-20250905-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/beth-hankes-1-20250905-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/beth-hankes-1-20250905-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/beth-hankes-1-20250905-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/beth-hankes-1-20250905-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"630776\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/beth-hankes-1-20250905\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/beth-hankes-1-20250905.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Beth Hankes, founder and CEO of Earth and Salt adult store in Burlington on Friday, September 5, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1757102890&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;450&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;beth-hankes-1 20250905&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"beth-hankes-1 20250905\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Beth Hankes, founder and CEO of Earth and Salt adult store in Burlington on Friday, September 5, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/beth-hankes-1-20250905-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/beth-hankes-1-20250905-1200x798.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/category\/life-culture\/\">Life &amp; Culture<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/burlingtons-first-ever-sex-week-celebrates-inclusivity-in-sex-education\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Burlington\u2019s first-ever \u2018sex week\u2019 celebrates inclusivity in sex education<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Co-hosted by the Pride Center of Vermont, the week features an array of workshops, panels, performances and mixers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/erin-petenko\/\">Erin Petenko<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T06:56:00-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 6:56 am<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T08:59:04-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 8:59 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630969\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-blue-cross-and-blue-shield-of-vermont tag-covid tag-covid-19-vaccine tag-kinney-drugs tag-robert-f-kennedy-jr tag-trending-stories tag-u-s-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention tag-vaccination tag-vermont-department-of-health category-health type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/09\/as-feds-tighten-covid-vaccine-rules-vermont-works-to-maintain-access\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vaccination-clinic-1-20210930-1200x801.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"As feds tighten Covid vaccine rules, Vermont works to maintain access\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vaccination-clinic-1-20210930-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vaccination-clinic-1-20210930-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vaccination-clinic-1-20210930-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vaccination-clinic-1-20210930-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vaccination-clinic-1-20210930-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vaccination-clinic-1-20210930.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"530008\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/vaccination-clinic-1-20210930\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vaccination-clinic-1-20210930.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1335\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;GLENN RUSSELL&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Cat Neville, a University of Vermont nursing student, administers a third dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at a clinic in Berlin on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1633170933&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;GLENN RUSSELL&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;27&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;vaccination-clinic-1 20210930&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vaccination-clinic-1 20210930\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cat Neville, a University of Vermont nursing student, administers a third dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at a clinic in Berlin on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cat Neville, a University of Vermont nursing student, administers a third dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at a clinic in Berlin on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vaccination-clinic-1-20210930-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vaccination-clinic-1-20210930-1200x801.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/category\/health\/\">Health<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/09\/as-feds-tighten-covid-vaccine-rules-vermont-works-to-maintain-access\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">As feds tighten Covid vaccine rules, Vermont works to maintain access\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pharmacies can provide boosters to individuals who qualify, but the state is awaiting a looming CDC recommendation to better understand what government insurance can cover. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/olivia-gieger\/\">Olivia Gieger<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-09T19:16:14-04:00\">September 9, 2025, 7:16 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T09:06:54-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 9:06 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630966\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-montpelier tag-vtdigger-community-news-sharing-project tag-vermont-division-for-historic-preservation category-central-vermont category-education category-regional category-washington-county type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/09\/montpeliers-new-school-expands-space-for-students-with-complex-needs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Montpelier&#8217;s New School expands space for students with complex needs\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-706x530.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"630967\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/09\/montpeliers-new-school-expands-space-for-students-with-complex-needs\/new-school-montpelier\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"new-school-montpelier\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Construction on the New School of Montpelier&#8217;s newly acquired Bishop-Hatch Hall on the former campus of the Vermont College of Fine Arts is expected to be done in 2026. Photo by Cassandra Hemenway\/The Bridge&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/category\/regional\/central-vermont\/washington-county\/\">Washington County<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/09\/montpeliers-new-school-expands-space-for-students-with-complex-needs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Montpelier&#8217;s New School expands space for students with complex needs<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The purchase and renovation of multiple buildings on the college green will allow the school to expand enrollment, the school&#8217;s executive director said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/the-montpelier-bridge\/\">The Montpelier Bridge<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-09T18:56:04-04:00\">September 9, 2025, 6:56 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T09:18:51-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 9:18 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630964\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-mosquitoes tag-vermont-department-of-health category-health type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/09\/vermont-confirms-states-1st-case-of-jamestown-canyon-virus-in-humans\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mosquito-2-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vermont confirms state\u2019s 1st case of Jamestown Canyon virus in humans\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mosquito-2-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mosquito-2-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mosquito-2-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mosquito-2-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mosquito-2-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"628186\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/china-chikungunya\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mosquito-2-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;AP&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;FILE - This 2014 photo made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a feeding female Anopheles funestus mosquito. (James Gathany\\\/CDC via AP, File)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1666984857&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;China Chikungunya&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"China Chikungunya\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A feeding female Anopheles funestus mosquito in 2014. Photo by James Gathany\/U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A feeding female Anopheles funestus mosquito in 2014. Photo by James Gathany\/U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mosquito-2-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mosquito-2-1200x800.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/category\/health\/\">Health<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/09\/vermont-confirms-states-1st-case-of-jamestown-canyon-virus-in-humans\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Vermont confirms state\u2019s 1st case of Jamestown Canyon virus in humans\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The state advises protecting against mosquito bites as summer comes to a close.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/olivia-gieger\/\">Olivia Gieger<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-09T18:14:34-04:00\">September 9, 2025, 6:14 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T09:07:25-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 9:07 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630960\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-joint-legislative-justice-oversight-committee tag-matthew-valerio tag-tim-lueders-dumont tag-vermont-department-of-corrections category-public-safety type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/09\/after-post-release-transports-scrapped-lawmakers-consider-how-to-handle-rides-to-and-from-prison\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/justice-oversight-1-20250909-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"After post-release transports scrapped, lawmakers consider how to handle rides to and from prison\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/justice-oversight-1-20250909-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/justice-oversight-1-20250909-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/justice-oversight-1-20250909-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/justice-oversight-1-20250909-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/justice-oversight-1-20250909-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"630943\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/justice-oversight-1-20250909\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/justice-oversight-1-20250909.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Defender General Matthew Valerio testifies before the Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee at the statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. 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Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/justice-oversight-1-20250909-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/justice-oversight-1-20250909-1200x798.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/category\/public-safety\/\">Public Safety<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/09\/after-post-release-transports-scrapped-lawmakers-consider-how-to-handle-rides-to-and-from-prison\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">After post-release transports scrapped, lawmakers consider how to handle rides to and from prison<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Last month, the state phased out a system, started during Covid-19, that provided rides for people leaving prison. It\u2019s only the latest change to a beleaguered judicial transport system. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/ethan-weinstein\/\">Ethan Weinstein<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-09T18:10:57-04:00\">September 9, 2025, 6:10 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T09:19:48-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 9:19 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\"  data-next=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-json\/newspack-blocks\/v1\/articles?className=is-style-default&#038;moreButton=1&#038;moreButtonText=Load%20more%20stories&#038;showAvatar=0&#038;showCategory=1&#038;postsToShow=9&#038;mediaPosition=left&#038;tagExclusions%5B0%5D=165502&#038;tagExclusions%5B1%5D=166526&#038;categoryExclusions%5B0%5D=162358&#038;categoryExclusions%5B1%5D=161360&#038;categoryExclusions%5B2%5D=1&#038;mobileStack=1&#038;showExcerpt=1&#038;showFullContent=0&#038;excerptLength=55&#038;showReadMore=0&#038;infiniteScroll=0&#038;readMoreLabel=Keep%20reading&#038;showDate=1&#038;showImage=1&#038;showCaption=0&#038;showCredit=0&#038;disableImageLazyLoad=0&#038;fetchPriority&#038;imageShape=landscape&#038;minHeight=0&#038;showAuthor=1&#038;postLayout=list&#038;columns=3&#038;colGap=3&#038;&#038;&#038;categoryJoinType=or&#038;includeSubcategories=1&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;typeScale=4&#038;imageScale=3&#038;sectionHeader&#038;specificMode=0&#038;textColor&#038;customTextColor&#038;singleMode=0&#038;showSubtitle=0&#038;postType%5B0%5D=post&#038;textAlign=left&#038;includedPostStatuses%5B0%5D=publish&#038;deduplicate=1&#038;page=2\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLoad more stories\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"error\">\n\t\t\t\tSomething went wrong. 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