Burlington

Town officials from Burlington, Swanton, Plainfield, Bennington and Rockingham discuss important issues from their Town Meeting Day ballots.

“There’s just increasing pressure,” said one city council member. “So when you give somebody, let’s say, a 90-day notice, it sounds like a lot of time, but it really is not.”

A superior court judge this month threw out a case seeking to bar residents of Burlington who are not U.S. citizens, but who are in compliance with federal immigration laws, from voting in local school district elections. It's the latest in a series of losses for Republican groups aiming to curtail noncitizen voting.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court, says a Burlington police officer threw a man onto the ground and broke his wrist during an August incident.

Chris Taylor has served as an assistant coach with the Green since their inaugural season in 2022. He spoke with Vermont Public about where the team is headed and what he sees as Vermont's new golden age of soccer.

The mayor joined Vermont Edition to discuss challenges facing Vermont's largest city.

Shelters across Vermont are generally full, as is the state’s motel voucher program, which acts as a backstop when shelters are at capacity.

“There’s no winged unicorn coming out of D.C. or Montpelier that’s going to come and give us the shortfall money,” said the head of the housing agency.

Vermont’s largest city has launched a new initiative that allows first responders to administer opioid addiction treatment medication at the scene of overdoses. Research indicates it’s an effective way to get more people who struggle with opioid misuse into treatment.

City officials decided to open the shelter because they estimate over 250 people are currently sleeping outside in and around Burlington.