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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.…

Vermont’s Congressional delegation has called on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to restore staff that administers the federal Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). In a letter to Kennedy dated April 4, they state the program is “a lifeline for more than 26,000…

New York (CNN) — Two US senators are demanding that artificial intelligence companies shed light on their safety practices. This comes months after several families — including a Florida mom whose 14-year-old son died by suicide — sued startup Character.AI, claiming its chatbots harmed their children. “We write to…

Farmers in Vermont and the organizations that serve them are having their livelihoods threatened by the failure of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to honor contracts it signed to pay back farmers for money they are owed, according to Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont. Welch joined with Sen.…

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A recent statement by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has triggered a wave of reactions across the country, including here in Vermont. In the cabinet meeting, Noem asserted, “We are going to eliminate FEMA.” This statement aligns with criticisms previously…