Report: Wealth tax could fund anti-poverty programs in Vermont
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A new report suggests Vermont can fund anti-poverty programs through a new tax on the state’s top earners. The “State of Working Vermont” measures the social and economic well-being of Vermonters through employment,
Made in Vermont: Cryptcelium
BRANDON, Vt. (WCAX) – The whimsy of the woods, captured through art. “We struggle to explain our art when people ask us that,” said Stephany Faris, one of two people on a mission to bring the outdoors
Republican presidential candidate Haley to campaign in Vermont
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is making a campaign stop in Vermont this weekend. Her team says Haley will be at the Doubletree Hotel in South Burlington at noon on Sunday. That’s
Vt. town struggles to stop trucks from hitting covered bridge
LYNDON, Vt. (WCAX) – Lyndon is known as Vermont’s covered bridge capital, but one bridge, in particular, continues to create frustration for the town and cost it money– the Millers Run Bridge. “We used to just call
City Council to discuss plans for new housing in Burlington’s South End
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Plans for new housing in Burlington’s South End will be discussed at the City Council meeting Monday night. The council is entering into a pre-development agreement with two partners to build mixed-use housing
Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls says he was trying to highlight need for AI rules
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The political consultant behind a robocall that mimicked President Joe Biden’s voice said Monday he was trying to send a wake-up call about the potential malign uses of artificial intelligence, not influence the
Splitting 21st District in NY congressional map would be a better fit, Jones says
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Democratic lawmakers in Albany on Monday rejected a new congressional district map for New York and will instead draw their own. The state’s independent Redistricting Commission approved a new set of maps this
City Council to discuss plans for new housing in Burlington’s South End
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Plans for new housing in Burlington’s South End will be discussed at the City Council meeting Monday night. The council is entering into a pre-development agreement with two partners to build mixed-use housing
Trial begins for Dartmouth College students arrested during protest
LEBANON, N.H. (WCAX) – Trial began Monday for two Dartmouth College students who were arrested on campus last October during a pro-Palestine protest. That incident sparked a hunger strike by a handful of students demanding– among other
Cyberattack stymies thousands of Vermonters trying to get needed medications
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A cyberattack is affecting the ability of hundreds of thousands of Vermonters to get medication. Around 200,000 Vermont Medicaid patients are running into issues getting their medications from pharmacies, and state leaders are