/tags/government-politics Government & Politics en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Mon, 05 May 2025 21:23:27 GMT /local-news/2025-05-05/vermont-joins-lawsuit-sweeping-cuts-us-department-health-human-services Vermont has joined a coalition of attorneys general that is trying to block the Trump administration's attempt to cut many federal Health and Human Service programs. Mon, 05 May 2025 21:23:27 GMT /local-news/2025-05-05/vermont-joins-lawsuit-sweeping-cuts-us-department-health-human-services Bob Kinzel /local-news/2025-05-05/detained-tufts-student-seeking-transfer-says-asthma-attacks-worsened-in-custody Rumeysa Ozturk is being held in a detention center in Basile, Louisiana. A federal three-judge panel will hear arguments Tuesday over whether to grant a federal judge's order to transfer her to Vermont. Mon, 05 May 2025 21:20:58 GMT /local-news/2025-05-05/detained-tufts-student-seeking-transfer-says-asthma-attacks-worsened-in-custody Associated Press /local-news/2025-05-05/staffing-crisis-spurs-calls-for-higher-pay-for-vermonts-prison-guards The state employees union and administration officials agree that there's a staffing crisis in Vermont's prisons. They're not on the same page when it comes to how to solve it. Mon, 05 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-05-05/staffing-crisis-spurs-calls-for-higher-pay-for-vermonts-prison-guards Peter Hirschfeld /show/vermont-this-week/2025-05-02/in-review-state-budget-reconciliation-mahdawis-release-transportation-funding-concerns Vermont's top journalists join moderator Mitch Wertlieb to delve into the most important news stories of the week. Fri, 02 May 2025 19:53:22 GMT /show/vermont-this-week/2025-05-02/in-review-state-budget-reconciliation-mahdawis-release-transportation-funding-concerns /local-news/2025-05-02/capitol-recap-congress-deep-cuts-federal-spending-vermont-lawmakers-ponder-options Vermont lawmakers are considering postponing or even eliminating some of their key spending priorities as they attempt to gird next year’s state budget against potentially drastic cuts in federal funding. Fri, 02 May 2025 17:29:51 GMT /local-news/2025-05-02/capitol-recap-congress-deep-cuts-federal-spending-vermont-lawmakers-ponder-options Peter Hirschfeld /npr-news/2025-05-02/trump-says-hes-ending-federal-funding-for-npr-and-pbs-they-say-he-cant In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. They say he can't. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls it "blatantly unlawful". Fri, 02 May 2025 10:03:36 GMT /npr-news/2025-05-02/trump-says-hes-ending-federal-funding-for-npr-and-pbs-they-say-he-cant David Folkenflik /local-news/2025-05-01/police-still-disproportionately-stop-search-and-arrest-drivers-of-color-in-vermont-per-uvm-study The study, released Thursday, shows that while Vermont law enforcement agencies are doing fewer traffic stops since the COVID pandemic, there are continuing disparities in how Black and Hispanic drivers are policed. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:47:34 GMT /local-news/2025-05-01/police-still-disproportionately-stop-search-and-arrest-drivers-of-color-in-vermont-per-uvm-study Elodie Reed /local-news/2025-05-01/state-recognized-tribes-defend-legitimacy-at-vermont-statehouse-event That’s as the state recognition law faces increasingly vocal criticism from the only two federally recognized Western Abenaki Nations, which say Vermont has legitimized people who haven’t adequately demonstrated their Abenaki heritage. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:11:19 GMT /local-news/2025-05-01/state-recognized-tribes-defend-legitimacy-at-vermont-statehouse-event Elodie Reed /local-news/2025-05-01/lt-gov-john-rodgers-first-four-months-in-office-protest-trump-administration-cannabis-reform-laws Most of Lt. Gov. John Rodgersâ€� job is presiding over the Vermont Senate. But that's not all Rodgers has been up to. Last month he was the only Republican to speak at a protest on the Statehouse lawn against the Trump administration, and he's testified to lawmakers in favor of cannabis reform laws. Thu, 01 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-05-01/lt-gov-john-rodgers-first-four-months-in-office-protest-trump-administration-cannabis-reform-laws Bob Kinzel /local-news/2025-04-30/feds-cut-more-americorps-programs-jeopardizing-200-positions-in-vermont The $2.4 million in terminated Vermont grants funded positions that focused on “everything from housing placement services, food security, to job training, to after school programmingâ€� and flood recovery, said Philip Kolling, who oversees AmeriCorps programs in the state. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:13:49 GMT /local-news/2025-04-30/feds-cut-more-americorps-programs-jeopardizing-200-positions-in-vermont Carly Berlin