She is widely known for her pioneering work as a consumer advocate, as executive director of the national nonprofit Funeral Consumers Alliance and later the Funeral Ethics Organization. Read the story on VTDigger here: Lisa (Elizabeth) Carlson.

Jerry Banks pleaded guilty to three counts related to the January 2018 death of Gregory Davis. The Colorado man admitted he was hired to pose as a cop and abduct Davis before killing him. Read the story on VTDigger here: Killer in Danville murder-for-hire plot changes plea to guilty.

Builders have been urging state officials to delay the new building code until more education and enforcement resources are available to protect consumers. Read the story on VTDigger here: Panel pushes Vermont’s new building energy code implementation to July 2024, a win for builders.

The Expeditionary School at Black River, which operates in the former public high school building, has spent nearly two years seeking state approval. Now a looming July 1 moratorium threatens its future. Read the story on VTDigger here: In Ludlow, a new school faces an existential threat.

Pat was employed for many years by the Barre City School District. She was active with the PTA and NEA at local, state and National levels. Read the story on VTDigger here: Patricia A. Woodward.

Thibault, who was previously the chief prosecutor in Washington County, ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Vermont Attorney General last year. Read the story on VTDigger here: Gov. Scott appoints former state’s attorney Rory Thibault as Superior Court judge.

The announcement comes just over a year after KORE Power, a battery manufacturing company based in Idaho, acquired Northern Reliability, an energy storage firm in Waterbury, increasing the scope of the Vermont company’s work while adding jobs at its Waterbury facility. Read the story on VTDigger here: Company with Vermont ties secures $850M loan for battery manufacturing plant in Arizona.

Morristown voters this week once again resoundingly defeated the town’s operating budget, despite the town money crunchers reducing the tax burden by a million dollars. Read the story on VTDigger here: Morristown voters reject second budget.

It’s way past time to bring Vermont in line with the rest of our region’s commitment, the only way to truly decrease the amount of carbon pollution emitted by New England’s electric generation. Read the story on VTDigger here: Peter Sterling: Vermont takes first step toward a fossil-fuel-free energy future.

Black power and parent power are the only solution to a top-heavy, expensive, bureaucratic establishment that has failed the kids. Read the story on VTDigger here: Deborah Bucknam: Here’s a cure for racism in our public schools.

For one out of five women and one out of 10 men expecting or living with a new baby, the joy is mixed with feelings of anxiety, depression, or other emotional or mental health issues. Read the story on VTDigger here: Lachant & Weiss-Lewit: Rutland event will spotlight perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

Is it really worth the half-year of disruption and putting lives at risk to satisfy a tiny subset of hunters who enjoy this recreational activity? Read the story on VTDigger here: Lisa Jablow: Bear-hounding is one tradition that really needs to be laid to rest.

Smugglers’ Notch Resort owner and general manager Bill Stritzler tempered speculation concerning a Vail acquisition. Read the story on VTDigger here: Stowe, Smugglers’ Notch resort connector lift is talk of ski and ride community.

This Covid relief money was funded by the American taxpayers to help individuals meet basic human needs in a public health emergency, not as a handout to motel owners. Read the story on VTDigger here: Letter to the editor: State abdicated its duty on motel security deposits.

The governor’s plan for a possible 28-day extension is recognition of how serious this eviction will be at the end of June, July or whenever. Read the story on VTDigger here: Letter to the editor: This eviction ‘will be devastating for our communities’.

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics will be affected. Read the story on VTDigger here: Dartmouth Health lays off 75 workers, eliminates 100 open positions.

With vulnerable farmers un- or under-insured to cover their losses from a devastating May freeze, Vermont Agriculture Secretary Anson Tebbetts is pleading for federal help. But one USDA official told VTDigger he doesn’t “know the extent to which relief would be granted to the farmers.” Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont leaders pursue federal disaster aid after orchardists face ‘heartbreaking’ losses in May freeze.

In a deal with prosecutors, former state police detective Zachary Gauthier pleaded guilty to violating a restraining order, providing false information to police and violating the conditions of his pretrial release. Read the story on VTDigger here: Former trooper sentenced to probation, suspended prison time for misdemeanor offenses.

Waylon Kurts, 21, is out on bail in Vermont without conditions in an alleged school threat case involving St. Olaf College in Minnesota. The college sent a letter to the school community this week to warn of the change of conditions. Read the story on VTDigger here: Unconditional release of Vermont student in school threat case prompts concerns at Minnesota college.

The firm will help develop a process for making the findings of investigations public, the department said. The firm will also review ongoing death investigations. Read the story on VTDigger here: Corrections department hires law firm to increase transparency, review ongoing death investigations.