Corey Mcdonald

More than a dozen city landlords had argued that state law prohibited the city from regulating the length of time a dwelling unit is rented.

A Vermont Superior Court judge last week dismissed a lawsuit filed by more than a dozen rental property owners challenging Burlington’s regulations governing short-term rentals.

The city is exploring locations for a new police headquarters, Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak said in an interview.

Nearly half of the workers employed at the Vermont Service Center received layoff notices Tuesday, a union official said.

A Vermont Superior Court judge last week dismissed a lawsuit filed by more than a dozen rental property owners challenging Burlington’s regulations governing short-term rentals.

Residents had challenged the planned demolition of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, appealing an earlier ruling to the Supreme Court earlier this year.

The Champlain Islands Union School District is considering whether to close one of its schools. Parents, staff and some district officials think it would be a mistake.

The company has housed its workers in at least four different residential properties in Chittenden County, officials said, prompting a slew of neighbor complaints and zoning violations.

The state's highest court reversed an environmental court ruling that denied the rescue's home business permit, and sent the case back to the lower court.

The allegations set forth in multiple court cases highlight an industry that has, for years, existed without strong oversight.