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Vermont Public reporter Bob Kinzel covers economic issues from the Statehouse Bureau in Montpelier.
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A group of 85 refugees from Jordan and Syria are in Brattleboro taking part in a first-of-its-kind college preparatory program as they get ready to attend American universities and colleges in the fall.
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There's a lot laid out in Gov. Phil Scott's 2026 budget he shared Tuesday — which totals about $9 billion. Here are just a few of the big proposals that might help break it down.
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Economists say the Vermont and national economies are performing far better than economists predicted six months ago, and that “aggregate measures of economic activity have rarely been better.”
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Vermont is the only state in the U.S. that requires annual inspections of racetracks, but regulators say it may be time to deregulate.
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Lake Morey Resort, which has been maintaining the lake's skating loop, lost their insurance coverage. But at the eleventh hour, the town of Fairlee stepped in, agreeing to maintain the ice and provide insurance coverage for the activities there.
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Vermonters bet just over $140 million in 2024, the first year of legal sports gambling in the state. During that time, the state has worked to grow its resources for people with gambling problems.
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Garden design author Gordon Hayward has been writing a series of profile pieces for the Brattleboro Reformer. He thinks knowing more about our neighbors is one way to address the global challenges we all face.
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Some small town residents are managing to keep their general stores open by creating nonprofits and buying the stores themselves.
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The Public Utility Commission wants to know how Vermont's electric utilities are working towards incentivizing home charging stations for electric vehicles.
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The state treasurer's office analyzed recent census data and found that on a per capita basis, Vermont had the highest net in-migration of any New England state, and the third highest rate in the U.S. last year.