Moving and shaking at Montpelier’s Latin dance nights
Latin dance nights in Montpelier. Photo by Juan Vega de Soto/VTDigger That Sunday, the train was late leaving New York City. Loaded with passengers, it followed a long curve northwards.…
Conn. house prices up nearly 10% over last year, report says
House for sale in West Hartford, Conn. (Tabius McCoy/CT Mirror) House prices in Connecticut were up nearly 10% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024, a trend of increased prices…
The chicken and egg problem of fighting another flu pandemic
(Moment/Getty Images) This article first appeared on KFF Health News and is reprinted here under a Creative Commons license. Even a peep of news about a new flu pandemic is…
On this day in 1863
JUNE 2, 1863 The Harriet Tubman statue at City Hall in Philadelphia on Jan. 11, 2022. It was created by Wesley Wofford. Credit: THOMAS HENGGE / Staff Photographer, The Philadelphia…
Rallying base for Biden, Maine Democrats set sights on rural voters
Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills used part of her speech to warn against another Donald Trump presidency at the state party convention in Bangor. (Emma Davis/ Maine Morning Star) The…
Leaving Big Pharma for mushroom farming, Wiseman family finds purpose in Worcester
The metal-lined growing room at Peaceful Harvest Mushrooms in Worcester. Photo by Cedulie Benoit-Smith Cedulie Benoit-Smith is a reporter with Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting…
Then Again: The trial of Thomas Chittenden
Late in his tenure, Vermont’s first governor, Thomas Chittenden, was put on trial for violating federal liquor laws. Image from the Vermont Historical Society Thomas Chittenden must have known the…
An angry Trump pledges to appeal ‘this scam’ conviction as Republicans vow resistance
Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president in 2024, speaks during a press conference at Trump Tower on May 31, 2024, in New York City. Trump was…
Prescription for trouble: Pennsylvania pharmacists say PBMs are driving pharmacy closures
(Getty Images) In 1977, Bob Schreiber became the owner of Burns Pharmacy in Morrisville. For most of his 42 years in the business, he turned a reliable profit. But around…
Work requirement doesn’t kill Medicaid expansion for one Republican state
Mississippi was not the only state where a Medicaid expansion work requirement was a hot topic during the 2024 legislative session. South Dakota — a more conservative and more Republican…