Six years ago Burlington voted to cut its police force by a third and redirect the savings to social services. FYIVT went through six years of budgets and audits — the first-year cut was 4.85 percent, overtime ran $2.75 million over, and no
The VT State Spend-O-Meter launches today — a live counter on Vermont's $9.38 billion budget: $297 every second, $25.7 million a day, $14,489 per resident. It follows the money to its destination and measures it against what Vermonters earn
No one hacked anything this summer — the doors were unlocked. Most of the fix isn't a purchase order, it's an afternoon. What's exposed, how to close it, and the free help almost nobody in Vermont knows exists.
Attackers took over U.S. water systems this summer without exploiting a single flaw — the doors were simply unlocked. Vermont, to its credit, asked the right question two years ago; it surveyed its critical infrastructure and found a third
Central Vermont Medical Center reports 8.6% expense growth — or roughly 1%, depending which year it compares against. Porter shows inpatient days down 0.2%; measured against actual 2025, they're up 21%. Rutland Regional asks regulators to s
UVM Health reports operating losses. Its bottom line is positive — $105.2 million in fiscal 2026. Pharmacy revenue beat budget by $129.8 million and operations still lost money; investment income produces the surplus. Its Medical Group lose
In 2025, commercial insurers paid Vermont hospitals 453% of what Medicare would have paid — 503% for outpatient care, and above 5,700% for some chemotherapy drugs. Hospitals want $4.4 billion next year. The Green Mountain Care Board decides
Nine years ago, Burlington officials described a revolving loop: crisis, arrest, court limits, no treatment beds, release, repeat. The council sent a repeat-offender ordinance to committee. This week it sent Burlington Forward to committee
E-bikes, power banks, and tools keep showing up in flames on social media — often while sitting unplugged. The mechanism isn't random: a damaged cell can smolder toward thermal runaway long before anything looks wrong. What UL, the CPSC, an
Vermont's entire congressional delegation has signed onto the LIFT the BAR Act, which would open Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, and housing assistance to DACA recipients and other noncitizens. The pitch says taxpayers who pay in should get benefits.
Vermont runs on volunteer nonprofit boards — and when one goes off the rails, almost nobody knows the rules. A plain-language map of Title 11B: the quorum law most boards get wrong, why public money buys zero transparency, and the levers di
Newly finalized CDC data show Vermont recorded 207 overdose deaths in 2024 — real improvement from the 2022 peak, but still 17 percent above 2020, while 27 comparison jurisdictions dropped 18 percent. Cocaine involvement doubled, xylazine s
