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A bipartisan pair of senators introduced legislation to lower prescription drug prices by prohibiting pharmaceutical companies from selling drugs in the U.S. at higher prices than the international average.  The bill from Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) is a riff on the “most favored nation” policy…

Seven Democratic senators are asking the U.S. Justice Department for information about changes to its civil rights division made by President Donald Trump's administration including reassigning several career officials who had held leadership positions. The senators, all members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote a letter…

A pair of bills that would support the maple industry have bipartisan support in the U.S. House and Senate SAINT ALBANS CITY, Vt. — Vermont's congressional delegation is partnering with lawmakers from other maple-producing states on measures aimed at supporting the maple industry. The proposals…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement had detained Mahdawi in Vermont one week before his meeting with Welch. By Judy Goldstein / Senior Staff PhotographerMahdawi’s legal team filed a writ of habeas corpus petition on April 14 challenging his detainment by the federal government. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) met with Palestinian…

The disco ball may have been turning on the porch of The Alchemist Brewery Monday afternoon, but the five-alarm fire wasn’t on the dance floor — it was in the local economy. Representatives from the hospitality, brewing and distilling, retail and manufacturing sectors gathered in…

A green card holder, Columbia University protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi faced attacks from pro-Israel activists. Columbia University faculty members gather to protest the university’s concessions to Trump's administration on March 24, 2025, in NYC. Photo: Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Mohsen K.…