Howard Weiss-Tisman
ReporterHoward Weiss-Tisman is Vermont Public's reporter for Southern Vermont, who aims to connect Southern Vermonters to the rest of the state. He worked at the Brattleboro Reformer for 11 years, reporting on most towns in the region and specializing on statewide issues including education, agriculture, energy and mental health. Howard received a BA in Journalism from University of Massachusetts. He filed his first story with Vermont Public in September 2015.
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The Windham & Windsor Housing Trust is ending its housing first project, which gave people trying to exit homelessness social service supports. The group says the program was losing too much money. -
Towns across Vermont are making the decision not to reinvest in some rural roads as costs soar. Lawmakers are looking for a solution to help small rural towns pay for their transportation budget. -
The Vermont state treasurer's 10% in VT program will provide $4 million in low-interest loans for a 28-unit housing development at the former Austine School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Brattleboro. -
Towns and school districts across Vermont are weighing big questions about the future of their schools this Town Meeting Day, from closures to a multimillion-dollar bond. -
Brattleboro voters have three options on Town Meeting Day, and because of the way the ballot is worded, each option could potentially win. -
Circus Smirkus has announced that it will not run its traditional summer tour around New England. A performer was injured last summer, and the organization had to cancel a number of shows, leading to financial challenges. -
Both towns held special elections Tuesday, Feb. 10 after the Washington Central Unified School District board voted to close both schools. -
Vermont hoped to receive about $229 million through the federal Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment Program, but instead was allocated $92.8 million in this round of funding. -
Brave Little StateVermont has among the weakest forms of county government in the United States, placing a big burden on towns. Is there a better way forward? -
At its meeting on Feb. 11 the Stowe selectboard will continue debating an update to the town's short-term rental ordinance that would put limitations on how property owners could rent out their homes to tourists.
