Peter Hirschfeld
ReporterHelp shape my reporting:
The Vermont Statehouse is often called the people’s house. I am your eyes and ears there. I keep a close eye on how legislation could affect your life; I also regularly speak to the people who write that legislation. The more I hear from you, the better I’ll be at my job. So, what issues do you want lawmakers to focus on? What info do you most urgently need?
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About Peter:
Peter Hirschfeld covers state government and the Vermont Legislature. He is based in Vermont Public’s Capital Bureau located across the street from Vermont’s Statehouse.
Hirschfeld is a Vermont journalist who has covered the Statehouse since 2009, most recently as bureau chief for the Rutland Herald and Times Argus. He began his career in 2003, working as a local sports reporter and copy editor at the Times Argus.
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Juan De La Cruz and his family feared the worst when he showed up for a check-in with immigration officials in St. Albans Tuesday. But the Panton resident will be allowed to stay in Vermont while his asylum case is pending. -
The group Migrant Justice said the enforcement action is unlike anything Vermont has seen since the Trump administration launched its mass deportation campaign in January. -
Racial justice advocates are questioning the Scott administration’s commitment to bias-free policing after the firing last week of an official at the Vermont Department of Public Safety. -
Changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which begin to take effect this week, could imperil eligibility for thousands of Vermonters. -
Vermont is hoping that state-level diplomacy will alleviate the strain that U.S. foreign policy has put on the state’s business ties with Canada. -
An unexpected windfall from Vermont's estate tax last year signals the beginning of a longer-term trend that could help boost government funding and close the state’s wealth gap. -
The Vermont Medical Society was one of nine organizations that sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after it deleted scientific data related to LGBTQ+ health, reproductive care, vaccines, HIV/AIDS and other health equity issues. -
Nike has its swoosh. McDonald’s, its golden arches. But what would Vermont’s signature brand mark look like? The state’s tourism department is working to figure that out. -
Vermont's Republican governor told the U.S. attorney general that, contrary to her assertion, the state doesn't have any laws that impede federal immigration enforcement. -
The Pentagon asked Vermont's Republican governor to send a "few dozen" soldiers to assist in President Donald Trump's controversial crime crackdown, according to Scott's chief of staff.
