The racial wealth gap is widening as many workers of color go without retirement savings. The median wealth gap between Black and Hispanic families and white...
After two 5-year-old Indianapolis girls separately died from abuse in the last two years, Indiana Republican state Rep. Julie McGuire said lawmakers could not get basic...
Vermont State Treasurer Mike Pieciak and the Bank of Bennington have launched the Building Up Bennington County initiative, a 2.5 million dollar financing program providing low-cost...
acing a looming fiscal cliff that could severely impact healthcare access across the state, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) is moving aggressively ahead with localized restructuring...
Commuters in Bennington, Vermont face major traffic delays as multiple road and bridge projects overlap. Key disruptions include the Route 9 Main Street bridge replacement, the...
This year’s final New York state budget includes a pot of money meant for “stabilizing the correctional system,” an effort to address the ongoing fallout from a three-week...
A "generational disaster" continues to slowly unfold across Bennington County. Recent scientific findings reveal that the regional plume of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is...
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. By Jie Jenny...
One of the highest-stakes questions in Albany this year has been whether Governor Kathy Hochul could convince a skeptical legislature to roll back the centerpiece of New York...
Vermont has become the first state in the nation to ban the toxic herbicide paraquat after Gov. Phil Scott signed new legislation prohibiting its sale and...