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Federal anti-poverty grant delay draws rebuke from Vermont’s congressional delegation buff.ly/fPR0ej0

Vermont won permission to use Medicaid funds for homelessness. It’s sitting unused. buff.ly/AH6v15D

John Grismore, embattled sheriff of Franklin County, won’t seek reelection buff.ly/aEWcTBH

Blocked from police work in Vermont, ex-Addison County sheriff faces possible new black mark buff.ly/B4b8YoZ

Jackson Dam is classified as a Significant Hazard due to the property losses and damage to downstream infrastructure that would result from its failure. buff.ly/SfRwQWN

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and a union representing its nurses have reached a tentative agreement to avoid a strike amid a projected $14.5 million annual budget shortfall. buff.ly/bTW0iIm

Aly Richards, who led a lobbying group that won major increases to public child care funding in Vermont over the past decade, is running to be the state’s next governor. buff.ly/utDq8Xs

Cock-a-doodle-don’t? Vermont towns can’t agree on roosters. buff.ly/klWRbQg

From Friday's Final Reading: ‘Mini truck’ owners show off their wheels at the Vermont Statehouse buff.ly/72quoTU

The U.S. Forest Service announced national reorganization plans Thursday, cutting its research and development headquarters at a University of Vermont laboratory. buff.ly/znvpGCk

South Burlington voters may be on hook to further fund wastewater projects buff.ly/WH1jUkz

UVM wants to use state scholarship money to pay for a new sports complex. Vermont legislators are skeptical. buff.ly/7Cit35A

From Thursday's Final Reading: As manufacturing jobs decline, Vermont business leaders take their concerns to the Statehouse. buff.ly/EeumnRm

A federal judge in Burlington ordered that José Ignacio “Nacho” De La Cruz, a longtime Migrant Justice organizer who faces multiple federal charges, be released Thursday pending a trial. buff.ly/1I3BbIX

House panel opts for voluntary school merger proposal. It faces a tough path forward. buff.ly/CpnKh7X

The state’s largest county lost residents between 2024 and 2025, according to the Census Bureau. The drop in international migration was partially to blame. buff.ly/FCW8mVW

Trucker’s brief detour into Canada leads to 3 weeks in federal custody buff.ly/XmfUiN5

This week on The Vermont Conversation podcast: Host David Goodman spoke with attendees and legislators at the Statehouse in Montpelier at the third No Kings protest, where thousands came to rally and listen to speakers. buff.ly/vIMcYTX

Protesters tell lawmakers they were choked, assaulted by officers during South Burlington immigration operation buff.ly/qYi0sFx

From Wednesday's Final Reading: Town Meeting voters urged lawmakers to consider a universal health care bill. What can that change in Montpelier? buff.ly/yB3GEgm