News from Vermont Public

The state has begun funding pop-up shelters in four additional locations this year, a formidable effort that materializes and evaporates based on the weather.

Bill Barbot discusses what he's learned about class perceptions since moving to Vermont, and the value of living in a place where towns are not divided starkly by class in this latest episode of "What Class are You?"

Even though Kaye Phipps sometimes works multiple jobs, she often comes up short. In this episode, she talks about how having limited income can make her feel like a child, long into adulthood.

Three weeks into a legislative session that’s supposed to produce one of the most consequential school-governance overhauls in state history, lawmakers are knee-deep in the “inherent contradictions” that make meaningful reform so elusive.

Jordan Hepburn talks about the challenges of starting a farm in Vermont without land or capital in the next installment of "What Class Are You?"

Siblings Arwa Mint Meiloud and Habib Ould Meiloud share their perspectives on the roles that race and class have played in their lives so far for the latest installment of "What Class Are You?"

When you work in the trades, your income depends on your body's ability to do the work. In this installment of "What Class Are You," Jules Guillemette talks about the challenges of having income that relies on good health, and difficult questions about holding onto a valuable farm that has passed down through generations.

Trudy Richmond worked all her life, then realized she'd never save enough money for a comfortable, private retirement. In this latest episode of What class are you?, Trudy talks about how she planned a future where she could qualify for subsidized housing and health care in her old age so she could retire with security.

T.O. has been in and out of jail his whole adult life and before that, he was in Spofford, a juvenile detention center in the Bronx.

Under the Scott administration's proposal, all of the state lottery’s games, including Megabucks, Powerball and even instant scratch-off tickets, would be available on a person’s phone.

Stone carver Heather Milne Ritchie is mentoring a new generation of women artists at her central Vermont studio.

SabrinaJoy Milbury has led meditative drumming circles, called moon circles, for nearly two decades. But, she says, “It’s OK if you think this is a bunch of hooey.” Here's an audio postcard.

This is part two of a three part series about one man's experience creating a new life after years in prison.

Thetford Academy regularly sends teams to the VEX Robotics World Championship.

Gov. Phil Scott urged lawmakers during his State of the State address Wednesday to defy political headwinds and follow through on sweeping education reform legislation that passed last year but is now in jeopardy.

The critical first phase of Act 73 — mandatory school district mergers — has ignited fierce opposition in communities across Vermont. And lawmakers now have to confront the possibility that the reform law, enacted just six months ago, no longer has the political support needed to move forward as originally envisioned.

The first time I met T.O., he'd just gotten out of federal prison. We talked about what it's like to get out of prison with no housing, no job and no prospects.

NPR Morning Edition host Leila Fadel recently sat down with Vermont Public Morning Edition host Jenn Jarecki to talk about the show, working in daily news, and Fadel's reporting visit to Vermont this past April.

In the months after they got a puppy, Chris and Beth in Birmingham, England, sent me voice recordings. Which were amazing. And I made a story with them.

Since there's no movie theater or bowling alley or much of any formal entertainment in Chelsea, you have to make your own fun as you go along.