Vermont is set to receive a little over $195 million each year for five years from the federal government’s new Rural Health Transformation Fund — an unexpectedly massive sum, and one of the highest per-capita grants in the nation.
“In the end, #Vermont could lose more than it gains under the law: KFF, a nonpartisan health care researcher, has estimated that Vermont could lose between $1 billion and $2 billion over 10 years from changes to Medicaid.”
www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2... #healthcare
“Lobbyists close to Trump say their going rate to advocate for a pardon is $1 million.”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol... #Pardons
Point/Counterpoint: No Blood For Oil vs. Exactly How Much Oil Are We Talking About?
The Onion, 23 years ago.
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The state of Vermont directs federal funding to higher ground — with new construction for housing far from flood prone areas.
Plus, investigative reporting over the last several months reveals the human impact of the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts in Vermont.
The attack on public media is far from over: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... @npr.org @pbs.org
As an anti-vaccine group (with ties to RFK Jr.) calls for the FDA to "revoke COVID vaccine licenses," the CDC reports that last year, the vaccine reduced emergency room visits for children by 56% --> www.axios.com/2025/12/11/c... #COVID
“I think here in the state of Vermont a lot of people do see us and they recognize our fight for human rights,” she said. “We know there are people here who have our backs.”
www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2... @vermontpublic.org #ICE
More good news about the impact & effectiveness of vaccines!
“…vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and no increased risk of all-cause mortality over a median follow-up of 45 months.”
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
❄️ Eye on the Sky provides detailed weather information for Vermont and the surrounding region, powered by meteorologists from the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium in St. Johnsbury.
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The department announced it was suing Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington over their "failure" to produce statewide voter registration lists.
Driving through snow and sleet might be something you’ve done your whole life. But it still calls for extra caution and car maintenance, especially if you're cruising around in an electric vehicle for the first time.
If you have ever sworn off social media for a week or two because you sensed it was feeding your anxiety or dampening your mood, you may be on to something.
Trump’s new reporters-only enemies list
www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
Just the latest example of an administration official using their position in government to enrich themselves —> www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t... #AI #BigTech
Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged. n.pr/4puzyhb
Got more ideas to share? Have a gift-giving conundrum? Call in to the annual Vermont Edition gift show on Dec. 3.
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🎁 Here’s a gift guide from Vermonters, for Vermonters. We’re pretty confident you can check off your entire gift list without leaving the state.
U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb concluded that President Donald Trump’s military takeover in Washington, D.C., violates the Constitution.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
“Heading into the 2026 midterm elections, there are some very big warning signs for Republicans in the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.”
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
“I thought I was one of the few people who thought that what President Biden was doing was crazy,” he added. “But after having lived through that, it’s crazy to see another president make the same mistake.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
“At the end, The American Revolution reminds us that the quest to maintain that society, and to strive to achieve a more perfect union, is far from over.”
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
You can watch The American Revolution, the highly anticipated new documentary from Ken Burns for FREE tonight at 8 pm EST.
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DEVELOPING: The DOJs own data, provided as part of an ongoing lawsuit, appeared to show only about 2.5% of 614 people arrested by ICE on immigration violations in the Chicago area before Oct. 7 had criminal histories
Story here:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
I’ll never understand why Big Tech was allowed to just steal all of the content on the Internet and then turn around and sell us monthly subscriptions to access it.
www.theatlantic.com/category/ai-...
This will lead to “bad outcomes.“
Judge orders Trump administration to fund food aid for millions of Americans
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
It’s a Brave Little State milestone!
Vermont Public’s listener-powered journalism podcast published its 200th episode. To celebrate, the team set themselves a challenge: answer 20 listener questions in a single episode.
www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brav...
“Using anonymous donations to fund our military raises troubling questions of whether our own troops are at risk of literally being bought and paid for by foreign powers.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
