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Author Archives: Olivia Gieger

VTDigger's health care reporter.

A close-up view of a cougar, also known as a mountain lion, with focused green eyes and light brown fur, facing forward against a blurred background.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Final Reading: What would it take to bring cougars back to Vermont?

by Olivia Gieger May 14, 2025, 6:30 pm
A beige and rust-colored building with large windows surrounded by trees and a lawn.
Posted inRutland County

Rutland school board imposes contract as teachers prepare to strike

by Olivia Gieger May 9, 2025, 7:56 pmMay 9, 2025, 10:00 pm
A beige and rust-colored building with large windows surrounded by trees and a lawn.
Posted inEducation

Rutland teachers vote to strike 

by Olivia Gieger May 8, 2025, 5:43 pmMay 8, 2025, 6:53 pm
A black and red speedboat with two people onboard moves quickly across a lake, with trees and houses visible in the background.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Final Reading: A year into Vermont’s wake boat regulations, Senate Natural Resources revisits the rules 

by Olivia Gieger May 6, 2025, 6:51 pmMay 6, 2025, 6:51 pm
A group of people holding up signs that say make big oil pay.
Posted inEnvironment

West Virginia and 23 other states join lawsuit targeting Vermont’s Climate Superfund Law

by Olivia Gieger May 5, 2025, 7:45 pmMay 6, 2025, 4:12 pm
A man in a suit on the left and a woman in a suit with a blouse on the right, both looking in different directions.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Trump takes Vermont’s climate superfund law to court

by Olivia Gieger May 1, 2025, 7:27 pmMay 7, 2025, 3:30 pm
A man in a white shirt and brown tie sits in an office, looking thoughtful. Another man in a suit sits behind him, reading documents. A woman is partially visible in the background.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Final Reading: A big swing at the Big Bill

by Olivia Gieger May 1, 2025, 6:46 pmMay 1, 2025, 6:46 pm
Posted inPublic Safety

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott appoints Brandon Thrailkill as Caledonia County Sheriff

by Olivia Gieger April 28, 2025, 5:47 pmApril 28, 2025, 5:47 pm
Three people working in a muddy, flooded alleyway clean up and remove debris into a large dumpster. One person pushes a wheelbarrow, while the other two carry items through the sludge.
Posted inEnvironment

FEMA ended a grant program designed to help communities prevent disaster damages. Here’s where that leaves Vermont.  

by Olivia Gieger April 23, 2025, 6:56 pmApril 24, 2025, 8:47 am
A man in a denim shirt speaks at a wooden podium in a formal room, while another man stands beside him using sign language.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Final Reading: Local forester, TikTok-celeb and punk rocker opens Earth Day session at the Vermont House

by Olivia Gieger April 22, 2025, 7:26 pmApril 22, 2025, 7:26 pm
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Posted inEducation

UVM Board and Staff Union ratify 3-year contract

by Olivia Gieger April 16, 2025, 5:47 pmJune 6, 2025, 12:49 pm
Rutland School District
Posted inRutland County

Rutland school district contract negotiations lead to staff layoffs 

by Olivia Gieger April 14, 2025, 7:06 pmApril 14, 2025, 7:06 pm
People holding Palestinian flags and a protest sign with a woman's photo read, "RELEASE RUMEYSA OZTURK," in front of a beige building.
Posted inPublic Safety

Vermont federal judge hears arguments in detained Tufts student’s case, makes no ruling

A man with a beard and short hair smiles at the camera, wearing a dark shirt. The background is blurred. by Shaun Robinson and Olivia Gieger April 14, 2025, 2:33 pmApril 14, 2025, 6:54 pm
Champlain Valley Union High School sign in a landscaped area with a stone base, surrounded by trees and plants, displaying a welcome message.
Posted inEducation

Federal judge may reverse federal order that would force two Champlain Valley Union students to leave the country

by Olivia Gieger April 11, 2025, 5:42 pmApril 11, 2025, 5:42 pm

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