Brenna Galdenzi: Pull the Band-Aid off and ban leghold traps
This commentary is by Brenna Galdenzi of Stowe, president and co-founder of Protect Our Wildlife. There is a concerted effort underway by both trapping lobbyists and the Vermont Fish &…
Advocates for child well-being call for removal of barriers to Arkansas SNAP participation
(Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families) Low-income Arkansas families encounter too many barriers to access nutrition assistance, including low ceilings on participants’ income and assets, according to a report Arkansas…
Going to court is never fun, but here’s why we sued the state
Little is known about how Indiana acquired pentobarbital, a drug that state officials plan to use to restart executions for the first time in more than a decade. (Getty Images)…
Braun’s proposed statewide school safety office earns early support in House committee
CCTV Security monitoring student in classroom at school.Security camera surveillance for watching and protect group of children while studying. A new Indiana Office of School Safety prioritized in Gov. Mike…
Sold! Washington State Ferries unloads the Elwha for $100K to Everett buyer
The Elwha, a decommissioned state ferry, was on the move Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 to its now home in Everett. Washington State Ferries sold the Elwha, which was retired in…
Bill Schubart: In response to the commentary by former UVM President Tom Sullivan regarding health care in Vermont
A recent VTDigger commentary by UVM former president and current professor of law and political science Tom Sullivan raises debatable questions. In his “meeting of the minds” call to consensus,…
University of Missouri research center focused on energy in rural communities
The iconic columns on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. (University of Missouri photo) Missouri is at the center of energy production and the debates over how it’s done. Electricity is…
Senate panel approves school funding overhaul
The bill to revamp how school funding works advanced by a party-line vote, but it needs approval from several more committees before the full Legislature can vote on it. (Danielle…
Lawmakers again propose extending postpartum Medicaid
(Getty Images) A majority of Wisconsin lawmakers support a bill to provide mothers on Medicaid who have just given birth with a year of coverage, but whether the bill becomes…
GOP members of U.S. Senate probe RFK Jr. on his history of vaccine denial
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services ,departs after testifying in a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor…