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  • 6 minutes 23 seconds
    Vermont is desperate for new homes. Is it time to build them in factories?
    Outside of Vermont, governments have bet big on encouraging modular construction to accelerate homebuilding. But there are some risks and barriers.
    31 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 5 minutes 19 seconds
    President Trump's pause on the refugee resettlement program is already impacting Vermont
    From work stoppages to canceled flights, here's how President Donald Trump's recent actions are impacting Vermont's refugee agencies and the communities they serve.
    30 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 6 minutes 18 seconds
    The psych unit saved their lives. Now the hospital is shutting it down
    The inpatient psychiatry unit at Central Vermont Medical Center recently stopped admitting new patients. At the end of January, it will close altogether in an effort to save the hospital system money.
    28 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 6 minutes 32 seconds
    Federal funds for home repairs are running low for Vermont's low income weatherization program
    Pandemic-era federal funding allowed Vermont to double its budget for free weatherization for low income households, and, for the first time, help people with leaky roofs or dirt floor basements. Now, a key share of that money is about to dry up.
    27 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 6 minutes 7 seconds
    Vermont cannabis retailer's lawsuit argues advertising regulations violate free speech
    A retail store in Middlebury, FLĹŚRA Cannabis, filed the lawsuit. It could have a large impact on the state's retail cannabis industry.
    24 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 6 minutes 18 seconds
    For Afghan refugees in Vermont, homeownership can become reality with new program
    Hundreds of Afghan refugees have settled in Vermont in recent years. Now, one of those families wants to make the state feel more like home by buying a house. And they’re taking advantage of a new partnership intended to make that dream more achievable.
    23 January 2025, 12:21 pm
  • 5 minutes 7 seconds
    As Fairlee takes over Lake Morey ice skating loop, a Vermont tradition lives on
    Lake Morey Resort, which has been maintaining the lake's skating loop, lost their insurance coverage. But at the eleventh hour, the town of Fairlee stepped in, agreeing to maintain the ice and provide insurance coverage for the activities there.
    22 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 4 minutes 26 seconds
    Vermont schools wonder: What if ICE comes knocking?
    Obama-era rules, which Trump kept in place during his first administration, currently prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement from making arrests at so-called “sensitive locations,” including schools, churches and hospitals. But Trump reportedly wants to rescind that policy.
    21 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 7 minutes 36 seconds
    What Vermont’s dairy industry is expecting from Trump’s deportation plan
    In Vermont, many dairy farmers don’t seem immediately concerned about losing their workforce. But farmworker organizers say they’re worried about increased immigration enforcement worsening poor conditions on farms.
    20 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 7 minutes 33 seconds
    Vermont works to address addiction concerns as online sports gambling thrives
    Vermonters bet just over $140 million in 2024, the first year of legal sports gambling in the state. During that time, the state has worked to grow its resources for people with gambling problems.
    17 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 5 minutes 36 seconds
    Many of us hope we'll die in our sleep. Most of us won't. Here's how to plan for that
    Death is one of the few sure things in life, but few of us talk through how we want our final days to go, or who we want to help us through them. Formalizing those things in an advance directive may be easier and more important than you think.
    16 January 2025, 10:00 am
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