Auditi Guha

“Underfunding the Human Rights Commission to the extent where people may have to wait two years to resolve those complaints is not supporting the vital work” of the office, said Michele Olvera, legal counsel with the Vermont Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

“I think that diversity is a driver of excellence and that it’s imperative for us to navigate the aspects of Vermont being a very white state” so everybody can benefit, said Courtney Fleisher, a clinical psychologist at UVMMC.

“Medicine’s supposed to be one of the highest ethical callings. This sinks it to the lowest level of politics,” state Rep. Anne Donahue said.

State officials hope the proposed sale to a private investment firm will allow the company to access new funding to continue building out its broadband fiber network.

It doesn’t matter if you’re going to paradise, said Nelofer Karimi, it’s very hard to leave your home, your loved ones, the life you knew to come into a new reality that feels like a mountain of burdens.

The Champlain Valley School District said the recent additions of Diwali, Eid and Yom Kippur to the list of school holidays serves “to recognize our increasingly diverse communities and to help create consistency.”

“Failing to meet targets means it’ll just take us longer to get to healthier communities and a healthy housing market,” said Charlie Baker, executive director of the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission.

The first round of participants include new and mid-career managers, assistant managers, a treasurer and a selectboard member.

“We’re very grateful they did not just go and vandalize all of the exhibits,” said Angie Grove, executive director of the museum, adding that recovery will be hard for the largely volunteer-run nonprofit organization that has an annual budget under $150,000.

Officials also announced construction is about to start on the airport’s new terminal project.