Bob Kinzel

The legislation would eliminate a one-year residency requirement for grants that cover workforce training and courses like driver's ed. The bill already passed in the Senate.

The bill covers more than 50 professions, including: accountants, barbers, plumbers, opticians, realtors and nurses.

Under current law, only initial screenings were required to be covered by insurance. But starting in 2026, additional rounds of imaging will be covered.

The proposed $89 annual fee is part of a larger transportation bill already approved by the Senate. But House lawmakers say it's a sticking point.

The head of the Vermont Cannabis Control Board said a decision by federal officials to recommend reclassifying cannabis as a far less dangerous drug is the most important cannabis policy change in the last 50 years.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is defending the right of students on college campuses across the country to peacefully protest the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

The Vermont Senate passed legislation Thursday afternoon that allows the use of harm reduction centers, or what are also known as safe injection sites, in Vermont. The vote was 21 to 8.

The bill would give primary health care providers more flexibility to order tests and procedures for their patients. It's now headed for Gov. Phil Scott's desk.

Legislation approved by Vermont's House and Senate this session would create a harm reduction center in Burlington. But Gov. Scott plans on vetoing it — he says the allocated funds should instead go to existing treatment options.

Sanders says he's not comparing the two wars. Instead, he says they are both examples of how presidential support for a war that's dividing the Democratic Party can undermine an administration's domestic agenda.