Lexi Krupp
Upper Valley/Northeast Kingdom reporterHelp shape my reporting:
Vermont is known for strong local communities, but it’s not cheap to live here. More and more, Vermonters are struggling to find affordable housing and child care — longstanding problems that have been exacerbated by the pandemic. I help you understand these issues and find people working towards solutions, especially in the Upper Valley and the Northeast Kingdom.
I’m eager to hear your questions, ideas and feedback. Leave me a voicemail at 802-552-8899 or get in touch using the form below:
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About Lexi:
Lexi Krupp joined Vermont Public in 2021 as a Report for America corps member. Previously, she reported on science at a public radio station in northern Michigan. Her work has appeared on NPR, in Audubon, Popular Science, VICE, and Medscape. Krupp has also worked as a science teacher, and once spent a summer tracking mountain goats for the U.S. Forest Service.
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Vermont has given grants to some 400 working people to relocate to the state in recent years. Lawmakers recently agreed to spend another $3 million on the program, citing an acute worker shortage. -
The number of people hospitalized with COVID in Vermont is holding fairly steady — and well below the peak this winter. But numbers aren’t the full story.
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While most birds are facing rapid population declines across the continent, a long-lived scavenger is gaining ground in Vermont. The first pair of black vultures known to nest in Vermont had a chick in a falling down barn in Burlington in the spring of 2020.
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Vermont will join 10 other states that give adopted adults the right to request and obtain their original birth certificates without restriction.
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At a warehouse in New Jersey, a pallet of supplies collected in Vermont is soon bound for Ukraine. For the past month, people have dropped them off at Vermont Flannel Company stores across the state.
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Each spring, millions of frogs and salamanders head to wetlands to breed. Their migration is fraught with human hazards that can threaten entire populations. But more people are paying attention, and by keeping track of these animals, they can do something to help.
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Thousands of Vermonters are no longer in imminent risk of losing access to health care providers through the University of Vermont Health Network.
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Remembering a Vermonter who made an impression. Plus, paid family leave won’t pass this year, a hospital picket in Plattsburgh, and protecting peregrine falcon nests.
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Late last month, almost 2,000 Vermonters got letters in the mail saying the University of Vermont Health Network will soon no longer accept their insurance. They’ll have to go elsewhere for medical care starting April 1.
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The state needs nearly 9,000 more spaces for young children, according to a recent report. For reference, that's more than the number of children born in Vermont each year.
