News from Vermont Public

Mountain bike enthusiasts have been working for years on an ambitious multi-use trail that will span the length of Vermont. Organizers are now working to make the Velomont user-friendly for everyone.

Deferred maintenance is piling up at parks across the state, contributing to more parks going up for sale. Outright closures, like the evictions of residents at the Green Mountain Mobile Manor, are fairly rare.

Most of the lupine that bloom across Vermont are non-native. But there's a very rare species of lupine that is native to Vermont, and there are almost none of these plants left in the state. Reporter Erica Heilman spent a day visiting a family of the rare Lupinus perennis with Vermont's head botanist.

A dramatic jump in new apartments in Chittenden County and a dip in demand have contributed to the rising vacancy rate.

Wednesdays are Ladies' Day at Vermont Quick Lube, which means a flower and a free car wash.

Scientists with the Nature Conservancy and Forest Service have been raising American elms that are bred to be resistant to Dutch elm disease at two sites in Vermont. Now, they’re injecting them with the fungus to see what happens.

Republican Gov. Phil Scott had previously insisted on a proposal that forces school districts to merge into larger governance units. But administration officials say it’s become clear that Democratic lawmakers won’t agree to mandatory consolidation.

Lawmakers learned that the conservation measures they enacted in Act 181 “were alienating rural landowners and were not the right tool for the job,” said Rep. Amy Sheldon, D-Middlebury.

Removing the Jackson Dam could cost $4 million to $9 million — or more, depending on what’s found in the sediment. “I’m not sure anyone wants to pay for it,” said the general manager at Hardwick Electric.

Opponents argued that a land-use plan in the 1970s was “Satan’s work, Communist propaganda, and a wishy-washy bureaucratic nightmare,” according to one news report from the time.

For years, Rep. Debbie Dolgin and her husband brought cases before an assistant judge who issued arrest warrants to collect unpaid debts from their tenants. As a major landlord-tenant bill is actively debated, Dolgin says she sees no conflict in her roles.

CTE students from St. Johnsbury Academy play instrumental roles in the buildout of the brand new Caledonia Food Co-op.

The House Committee on Ways and Means has spent the last three weeks crafting proposals that would raise income taxes on households that earn more than $586,000 a year. Though the legislation has no chance of becoming law this year, some Democrats hope the debate will resonate with voters heading into the midterm elections.

A growing number of support groups in Vermont are using music to foster joy and connections for people with memory loss and their caregivers.

Citing climate change as a factor, Burke Mountain and its partner ski academy plan to experiment with storing snow under massive tarps over the summer.

A growing number of Vermont's primary care providers are shrinking their practices and charging membership fees. Concierge practices offer providers a break from burnout — but leave many patients behind.

Republican Gov. Phil Scott says he won’t let a state budget go into law unless the Legislature approves an education reform bill that includes mandatory school district consolidation. House lawmakers have refused to budge on forced mergers, and they've begun preparing for a government shutdown over the issue.

A conversation about collecting sap for maple syrup, and making a resourceful living, in Cabot.