There's still things to address, but the biggest hurdle was getting her home to be back with her children,” the Rutland Area NAACP president said.

The states targeted by the new restrictions all have refused to deploy law enforcement for federal immigration actions. Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark says that’s unconstitutional.

Since the August decision, more than 215 households have appealed their emergency housing cases to the Human Services Board, according to the board’s chief hearing officer.

Lt. Governor John Rogers, raised on a dairy farm, appeared on the picket line last weekend and has offered to participate in the union’s negotiations with the Dairy Farmers of America.

The state’s new one-stop shop for contracting and vendor payment has had a rocky start. Officials told lawmakers Tuesday that the digital platform itself is not to blame.

The owners lowered the sale price to $775,000 — still well above the assessed value of $325,800 — which allowed the Barre Area Development Corporation to move toward purchasing the North Main Street ...