As legislators in the Statehouse work on the budget and the governor calls for fiscal restraint, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility held a policy forum this week to discuss possible revenue strategies.

Following Wednesday’s sentencing of a Saratoga County man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl, New York lawmakers are hopeful legislation will increase safety in state parks.

Meteorologist Garett Argianas delivers the evening weather forecast for Thursday, April 18, 2024.

Sheffield, Massachusetts resident Nadia Milleron is running as an independent in this year’s Congressional election. She’s attempting to unseat long serving 1st district Democrat Richard Neal on an anti-corporate, anti-war platform. Neal, who has been in office since 1989, is one of the most heavily corporately funded politicians in the United States. Milleron became an advocate for greater regulation of the airline industry in 2019 after her daughter Samya Rose Stumo died in a Boeing 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia.

With multiple students at an all-girls private school in Pittsfield, Massachusetts alleging they were sexually abused by a teacher, the Berkshire District Attorney is opening an investigation into the claims.

The tech giant fired 28 employees who took part in a protest over the company's Project Nimbus contract with the Israeli government. One fired worker tells her story.

The federal government is investing billions to bolster school safety and mental health resources to combat gun violence. But some sense a disconnect between those programs and what students need.

The House bills largely mirror a foreign aid package that passed the Senate in February, with aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The House has an additional bill targeting Iran, China and Russia.

Tester is the last Democrat holding statewide office as Republicans have dominated recent elections in Montana. He's carved out an identity as a moderate and he hopes that will win him another term.

Many users are concealing their public photos and sharing instead in private spaces. It's something of a protest against the over-sharing culture of social media. And Gen Z is driving the trend.

Other House Freedom Caucus members have said that while they disagree with House Speaker Mike Johnson, they don't think it's in their best interests to go through another speakership fight.