Mark Davis

Breaking down the biggest takeaways from election night in Vermont, including Republican gains in the Legislature.

The Associated Press called Vermont a Harris win immediately after polls closed.

Why public federal disaster assistance isn’t getting to the towns and cities that need it the most. Plus, Vermont hospitals react to a new report calling for a dramatic overhaul of the way they operate, an arrest is made in connection with the killings of three people in Pawlet, state officials want consumers to have additional protections from untrustworthy home contractors, Vermont’s unemployment rate rose slightly in August but is still near historic lows, and a New England researcher describes why immigration is a boost for America’s economy.

Two sisters reflect on life's trials and the bond they share as siblings. It’s another in a series of conversations captured in the Storycorps mobile studio, which made stops in Brattleboro this summer.

There’s a lack of support in Vermont public schools for kids with special therapeutic needs. Plus, flash floods ripped through sections of the Northeast Kingdom following torrential downpours on Tuesday, with the potential for more flooding into today, officials in and around St. Johnsbury are asking residents to conserve water in the wake of the severe weather, and a special fiscal panel approves up to 5 million dollars in low or no interest loans for flood-ravaged communities.

Vermont Public continues its week of coverage commemorating the one-year anniversary of last summer’s flooding, with a wary eye on potential new flooding related to the remnants of Hurricane Beryl. Plus, Montpelier business owners say they’re better prepared for a potential flood event even as painful memories of last year’s floods remain fresh, farmers across the region reflect on the community support they got to stay in business after last year’s storms, and a Northeast Kingdom ski resort tangled up in the EB-5 scandal might be sold by year’s end.

Peter Welch has become the first Democratic U.S. senator to call for President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race.

The struggle to preserve farmland in New England as housing developers open their pocketbooks to purchase more and more of it. Plus, an opportunity for municipalities short on cash to get federal infrastructure protection funding without needing local matching dollars, the parent company of the largest solar firm in Vermont declares bankruptcy, a new COVID vaccine is being prepared for release in the fall, a Topsham student sues her high school alleging calculating errors kept her from receiving a full scholarship to UVM, a new law prohibits selling body parts from bears hunted in the wild, and Rep. Becca Balint introduces a bill limiting the use of algorithms that can inflate rents.

Police officially close a more than 40-year old investigation involving the death of an infant in Northfield. Plus, Vermont is sued for a second time by the same law firm that spearheaded efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade, as expected, Gov. Scott vetoes a property tax hike bill, Lake Champlain gets good news regarding recovery from waste and nutrient deposits that came with last year’s floods, and more than a hundred thousand pairs of glasses used to view the solar eclipse in April have been diverted from trash collections.

Woodstock runs a high heel race to jump start Pride Month. Plus, why the opening of a state cannabis lab has been pushed back, challenges facing new net metering projects, Gov. Scott vetoes expanded access to restorative justice programs, wildlife officials announce a deadline for this year’s moose hunting permits with an aim of reducing winter ticks that feed off the animals, and voters in Strafford reject money for repairing the town’s historic building.