Vermont set to receive nearly $1B over five years for health care reform “I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like this, frankly,” said Mike Del Trecco, the president and CEO of Vermont’s hospital association.

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.

Vermont set to receive nearly $1B over five years for health care reform “I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like this, frankly,” said Mike Del Trecco, the president and CEO of Vermont’s hospital association.

“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.”

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Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.

“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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In review: Immigrant stories highlighted, flood recovery grants announced Vermont's top journalists join moderator Mitch Wertlieb to delve into the most important news stories of the week.

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.

After NPR and PBS defunding, FCC receives call to take away station licenses NPR and PBS stations targeted by group involved in Carr’s news-distortion probes.

The attack on public media is far from over: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... @npr.org @pbs.org

COVID-19 vaccine prevented kids' emergency room visits: CDC The data comes amid intensifying calls from anti-vaccine groups to pull immunizations off the market.

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

Trump’s deportation campaign has hit Vermont. Immigrants say they’re here to stay In the last 10 months, federal agents have arrested more than 100 people in Vermont. Those arrests have upended the lives of individuals and the families they support, and sent shockwaves through thei...

“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

COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...

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.”

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Eye on the Sky: Vermont Weather 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.

❄️ 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.

Check out the weekend forecast:

Justice Department sues Vermont in ongoing campaign to obtain voter data The U.S. Justice Department announced it had sued Vermont and five other states over their "failure" to produce statewide voter registration lists.

The department announced it was suing Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington over their "failure" to produce statewide voter registration lists.

How to maximize EV performance during a Northeastern winter Local auto mechanics share what they know about EV battery life and winter maintenance for electric cars and trucks.

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.

A short social media detox improves mental health, a study shows. Here's how to do it Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed.

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/

Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends

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

Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged.

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

https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2025-11-21/vermont-public-local-holiday-gift-guide-for-2025

Got more ideas to share? Have a gift-giving conundrum? Call in to the annual Vermont Edition gift show on Dec. 3.

www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2... #Holidays #Xmas #VT

Vermont Public’s local gift guide 2025 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.

🎁 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.

Judge Orders Trump Administration To End National Guard Deployment In DC A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital.

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-...

Democrats have an edge going into 2026 midterms, new poll shows : NPR A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows some major warning signs for President Trump and Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as Americans want the president to focus on lowering prices.

“Heading into the 2026 midterm elections, there are some very big warning signs for Republicans in the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.”

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Trump Says America Is in ‘Golden Age,’ Straining to Address Affordability - The New York Times Speaking at a gathering of McDonald’s franchise owners and operators, the president boasted that he had “normalized” inflation.

“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...

Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' will make you think differently about U.S. history Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.

“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.”

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How to Watch Ken Burns' The American Revolution FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS When can I watch Ken Burns' The American Revolution? Where can I watch The American Revolution? Will PBS Passport be required to watch The American Revolution? Will...

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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Only 2.5% on list of 614 ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show Meanwhile, the other 598 people on the list had no listed criminal history at all.

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 decision, in response to a lawsuit from nonprofits and cities, comes ahead of a Saturday funding cliff for the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.

Judge orders Trump administration to fund food aid for millions of Americans

Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally 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.

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.

From apple pie to ... ticks? 20 of your Vermont questions, answered | Vermont Public 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.

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...

Trump is using $130 million from an anonymous donor to pay military salaries during the shutdown | The Independent The president said his ‘friend’ offered to contribute ‘if there's a shortfall’

“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.”

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