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Author Archives: Lola Duffort

Previously VTDigger's political reporter.

An adult holds a child who is lying down on a platform at a playground with slides visible in the background. The child appears to be resting. Both are outdoors on a cloudy day.
Posted inEconomy

Family shelters are scarce as hundreds of children and caregivers exit motels

by Carly Berlin and Lola Duffort October 1, 2024, 5:00 amOctober 2, 2024, 2:21 pm
An elderly woman uses a walker in a parking lot of a two-story motel, while a man walks ahead of her.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

A new round of motel evictions began Sunday, leaving residents scrambling 

by Carly Berlin and Lola Duffort September 16, 2024, 10:18 amSeptember 16, 2024, 4:45 pm
Various text on a blue grainy background.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Vermont’s foster care IT system predates the internet — and puts kids at risk

by Lola Duffort December 1, 2023, 6:04 amDecember 1, 2023, 10:40 am
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Boves again plan to tear down Winooski housing complex to build anew

by Lola Duffort November 22, 2023, 5:58 pmNovember 22, 2023, 5:58 pm
a large metal sign on the side of a building.
Posted inBennington County

Bennington nursing home to be sold to company promising specialized care

by Lola Duffort November 10, 2023, 12:50 pmNovember 10, 2023, 12:50 pm
A woman sits at a table with a bottle of water.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

As evictions rise, those seeking help face an uphill battle finding shelter

by Lola Duffort November 8, 2023, 4:54 pmNovember 15, 2023, 9:12 am
Motel balcony with mountains behind
Posted inGovernment & Politics

State announces new winter rules for unhoused Vermonters

by Lola Duffort November 6, 2023, 6:49 pmNovember 6, 2023, 6:49 pm
Smoke rises from rubble.
Posted inPublic Safety

Montpelier fire consumed lumberyard — but did not spread beyond it

by Lola Duffort November 2, 2023, 3:13 pmNovember 2, 2023, 5:49 pm
A fire burns in front of bare trees.
Posted inPublic Safety

Massive fire destroys Montpelier lumberyard, fire truck

by Lola Duffort November 1, 2023, 7:30 pmNovember 1, 2023, 9:45 pm
Alex Farrell
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Alex Farrell named Vermont’s top housing official

by Lola Duffort November 1, 2023, 4:58 pmSeptember 12, 2024, 12:12 am
Steve Howard
Posted inPublic Safety

State employees union calls for ‘state of emergency’ to handle juvenile detention

by Lola Duffort October 27, 2023, 7:56 pmOctober 29, 2023, 10:02 pm
A rendering of a park with a fountain, trees and a field.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Phil Scott unveils post-flood redevelopment proposal for north Barre City

by Lola Duffort October 25, 2023, 7:16 pmOctober 25, 2023, 7:16 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

‘To get on her good side’: New texts explain why crypto donor directed $1M to Balint bid through LGBTQ+ PAC

by Lola Duffort October 19, 2023, 6:49 pmOctober 19, 2023, 6:49 pm
A woman in a leopard vest standing outside a house.
Posted inEconomy

As Vermont ages, so do many of its unhoused residents

by Lola Duffort October 18, 2023, 1:26 pmOctober 18, 2023, 3:12 pm

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