David Elliot Butler
Birth Aug. 6, 1960 Berlin, Vermont Death Oct. 28, 2024 Johnson, Vermont Details of service A memorial service will be held on Dec 21, 2024, at Lamoille Valley Church of…
Alaska-owned corporation approves $750,000 for legal fights over Ambler Road and ANWR
The Anchorage headquarters of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, shares space with a sister agency, the Alaska Energy Authority. (Photo by Nathaniel Herz) Alaska’s state-owned development corporation is…
$507 million bond meant to fix Salt Lake County’s jail crisis is on track to fail. Now what?
State and Salt Lake County leaders chat after a news conference to urge Salt Lake County voters to approve a $507 million public safety bond meant to improve the state’s…
Arkansas organizations sign letter in opposition to new prison
(Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Seventeen Arkansas community organizations have signed on to a letter opposing construction of a new state prison in Franklin County. Elected officials and local residents said they…
University of Louisiana System president optimistic about Trump’s return
University of Louisiana System President Rick Gallot speaks at the Baton Rouge Press Club (Piper Hutchinson/Louisiana Illuminator) University of Louisiana System President Rick Gallot said he is anticipating beneficial things…
Tubman receives posthumous commission as general
A life-sized statue of abolitionist Harriett Tubman stands in the Old House Chamber in the State House in Annapolis. Photo by Bryan P. Sears. A once-enslaved Maryland woman who became…
Fifth wolf killed in unit north of Yellowstone National Park despite quota
8-Mile Pack wolf pups; Dan Stahler;June 2013; Catalog #19659d (Image courtesy Yellowstone National Park) A fifth wolf was found to have been shot and killed in Wolf Management Unit 313…
Photos: Rhode Island honors veterans in state ceremony
A resident of the Rhode Island Veterans Home listens to Seth Fontenault of Smithfield read his winning Patriots Pen essay at a Veterans Day ceremony in Bristol. (Alexander Castro/Rhode Island…
Don’t pump the brakes on electric school buses
The state and federal governments both have offered funding to local school districts to help offset the upfront costs of transitioning to electric buses, which supporters say are healthier and…
DPI Superintendent Jill Underly announces major public education budget requests Monday
An empty high school classroom. (Dan Forer | Getty Images) Department of Public Instruction Jill Underly is proposing Wisconsin increase state public school funding by at least an additional $3…