VTDigger

07/29/2026

Kinney Drugs implemented the AI virtual assistant for patient communication and refill services in May. Soon after, its customers began to experience problems.

As AI pops up in healthcare systems across the country, several lawyers told VTDigger that the technology is outpacing regulation, leaving consumers vulnerable.

07/28/2026

“Our economic dependence on this single pillar is such that, if it falters, it could create a tidal wave of economic distress,” the economists wrote in a report Tuesday.

07/28/2026

“He’d like to get this behind him, but at the same time he wants to call into question police conduct on that day,” the man’s attorney told reporters Tuesday.

07/28/2026

New sidewalks or bike paths in seven northern Vermont municipalities are on hold after the Environmental Protection Agency determined the projects no longer aligned with the government’s goals.

“This ruling is an important step toward protecting Vermont’s federal funding, now and in the future, from arbitrary termination based on the shifting priorities of the Trump Administration,” Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark wrote.

07/28/2026

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07/28/2026

The business says it has a buyer for its Windsor site and is moving to an undisclosed location that’s not in Windsor or any adjacent towns. From Valley News.

The business says it has a buyer for its Windsor site and is moving to an undisclosed location that’s not in Windsor or any adjacent towns.

07/27/2026

“As much as I can stay inside, I will stay inside,” one Haitian on the program in Vermont said, referring to his apartment in Chittenden County.

07/27/2026

Administrators are reporting shortfalls of $16 million for the last fiscal year, and a projected $14.5 million for the current year, or 11% of a $130 million budget.

“While some of this news is very shocking to people, it was because our financial reporting systems were in shambles,” a Brattleboro Memorial Hospital administrator said of the higher shortfall total.

07/27/2026

The Vermont Department of Corrections said its new policy is about protecting public safety. Advocates have raised concerns.

The department said the policy is about protecting public safety. Advocates have raised concerns.

07/24/2026

Applications for the paid Jim Welch Internship Program are due Aug. 7.