Howard Weiss-Tisman
Reporter For Southern Vermont & The Connecticut River ValleyHoward Weiss-Tisman is VPR's reporter for Southern Vermont & the Connecticut River Valley. 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 VPR in September 2015.
Loading...
-
The state is updating the solar net metering rules, but the Public Utility Commission did not make structural changes to how incentive payments are formulated — as some advocates called for. -
A group in Vermont pre-purchased 2,000 miles of fiber optic cable, which is starting to arrive in the state. But workforce shortages and equipment delays still threaten to slow down deployment.
-
Children under 5 still can't get vaccinated, but Vermont is opening up and relaxing mask guidelines.
-
Lawmakers are debating a bill that would establish a 28-member youth council to work with the Legislature and the governor.
-
The Green Mountain Care Board rejected a request by UVM Health Network to raise its rates by 10 percent, and will only allow a reduced increase.
-
The Green Mountain Care Board has finalized its budgetary targets for 2023, and some hospitals say inflation will make it hard to meet those benchmarks.
-
The Southeast State Correctional Facility in Windsor has been closed for four and a half years. The state is trying to figure out what should be done with the property.
-
The Public Utility Commission has extended solar development permits by one year because developers can not get the equipment they need to complete projects.
-
Organic Valley, a farmer-owned dairy cooperative based in Wisconsin, has offered new contracts to up to 90 farms across the Northeast, which stood to lose their contracts with the company Horizon Organic.
-
Former School for International Training teachers are volunteering time to lead ESL classes for Afghan refugees, who have also been living on campus.
