This article was originally published in VTDigger. Erinn Rolland-Forkey has been a foster parent in Vermont for about 25 years, and has been active in that time advocating for the rights of parents ...

2015 Farm to Plate Annual Report reviews progress and challenges facing Vermont’s food system from economic, social and environmental perspectives Montpelier, VT – Increases in local food consumption, ...

Vermont served nearly 3%2C000 households with emergency motel rooms in fiscal year 2013 That number is five times higher than it was four years ago Not only are economy%2C job skills roots of the ...

Vermont’s Medicaid prescription claims system remains down and could still be weeks away from fully coming back online, according to the Department of Vermont Health Access. Change Healthcare, which ...

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Gov. Phil Scott said in a debate this month that Vermont’s tax system is the most progressive in the nation. Scott made the claim while criticizing a proposal from his Democratic challenger, Christine ...

The Affordable Care Act's turbulent implementation has ruled the news cycle, but across the country states like Vermont are experimenting with their own plans. Governor Peter Shumlin signed a ...

WASHINGTON – While all eyes are on the ObamaCare rollout, an ambitious health care experiment is going forward in Vermont that would create a government-run alternative know as a "single-payer" system ...

At first glance, Turtle Island Children’s Center doesn’t look like a place on the front lines of a crisis. Located in a sprawling, seafoam-green house on Montpelier’s Elm Street, the center has seven ...

Southwestern Vermont Health Care has debuted a new policy to prevent aggressive and violent behavior toward its healthcare staff, the Bennington, Vt.-based system said Feb. 2. Like many hospitals ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Two facts about Vermont's criminal justice system were made clear in the final weeks of 2019. First, our state's justice system is far more ...

The Vermont Department of Correction's system for inmate grievances is troubled by incomplete information and lacks executive level oversight, according to a report released Monday by the state ...