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Vermont Stands Alone: Lax Rules Let Lawmakers Accept Foreign Trips Banned Elsewhere
Vermont’s ethical framework is known as the “Swiss Cheese Model”—a system that is riddled with structural voids. These holes allow conduct that is…
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New Casella CEO Ned Coletta to Navigate Growth, Debt Management, and Environmental Compliance
First Non-Family CEO Takes Helm at Vermont’s Largest Waste Management Company
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Ethics Complaints Target Five Vermont Reps Over $32,000 All-Expenses-Paid Israel Visit
Israeli officials directly asked the lawmakers to help them "spread the Israeli narrative in international media" and "stand with us in our just cause."
Jan 5
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Opening Week Under the Dome: New Political Math Shapes Lawmaking Process
Your Guide to Week One of the 2026 Legislative Session
Jan 5
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Sunday Story Summary: January 4, 2025
Compass Vermont produces verifiable, document-driven accountability journalism that fills a structural gap in local news. Please support us by…
Jan 4
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How Burlington Transformed New Year's Eve with a Fiery Lake Monster Ritual
The star of the show—literally the burning centerpiece—is Champ, the Lake Champlain monster.
Jan 3
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Burlington International Airport Processes Record Traffic During Federal Shutdown, Signals New Era of Growth
How Vermont's gateway handled 58,000 passengers in 18 days—while federal workers went unpaid—and what it means for the airport's future.
Jan 2
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The Paradox: How Vermont Cut Overdose Deaths While Drug Trafficking Thrives
While fewer Vermonters are dying from overdoses, supply of illicit drugs remains robust, high prices incentivize trafficking, and the infrastructure…
Jan 2
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Twelve Vermont Stories from 2025 That Explain the State We’re In — and the One Ahead
"We flatter ourselves that Vermont is the antidote to Washington’s wreckage, yet we end 2025 building political silos so tall they obscure the common…
Jan 1
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December 2025
Silence in the Hallways: New Data Suggests Vermont’s School Phone Ban Will Pay Off
The movement transcends traditional partisan divides, with Florida and California both being early adopters.
Dec 31, 2025
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Analysis Raises Questions About Statistics in Rep. Balint's Year-End Newsletter
Forensic Review Identifies Unusual Number Coincidences in Constituent Repor
Dec 31, 2025
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Unusual Winter Sends World Cup Freestyle Skiing East—But Vermont Sits This One Out
Warm weather derailed Utah's freestyle skiing competition, so organizers turned to New York and New Hampshire, while Vermont's ski industry didn't fit…
Dec 31, 2025
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