Mitch Wertlieb

Following the mass shooting that left 10 Black people dead in Buffalo this month, political ads echoing the false theme of “replacement theory” by New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik are drawing closer scrutiny.

Each year the Vermont Agency of Education releases what they call its Annual Snapshot — a glimpse into how Vermont schools are faring, using quantitative data. It’s designed to show progress and change over time. But this year, because of ongoing COVID impacts, the Snapshot reveals mostly uncertaint…

The Latchis Theatre in Brattleboro is one of many places around the country screening the film Utica: The Last Refuge this week. It’s an award-winning documentary that highlights the success Utica, New York has had welcoming refugees into the community.

One of the big issues facing lawmakers in the final weeks of the session is how to craft legislation that would cut taxes. Gov. Phil Scott outlined his proposal back in January. The House passed its plan last month. And just last week, the Senate adopted their own approach. A key element of the whol…

On May 1, farmworkers and their advocates will join together to call on Hannaford Supermarkets to join the Milk with Dignity program — for the third year in a row.Milk with Dignity is a program created by Migrant Justice, a human rights organization founded and led by immigrant farmworkers in Vermon…

Gov. Phil Scott recently signed Vermont’s new reapportionment bill into law. The legislation redraws some House and Senate district boundaries to reflect changes in population in Vermont over the past 10 years.

The list of 2021 finalists has been revealed for the Vermont Book Award — a literary prize awarded annually by Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier, for works of outstanding literary merit by Vermont authors.

A team of economists, including a Dartmouth professor, is calling for the testing of fractional doses of COVID-19 vaccines to help stretch the supply and accelerate vaccination rates around the globe.Clinical evidence suggests that these smaller doses could also be highly effective against hospitali…

Middlebury College has received a $25 million programming grant, the largest such grant in the school’s history, to train students and community members in conflict transformation.

The debut novel of Vermont author Amy Klinger takes us back to the office environment of the 1990s. Learn more about the sardonic heroine who anchors In Light of Recent Events.