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Vermont's online nonprofit news daily. Please support our reporting. 2 in 5 That's how many Vermont residents have faced food insecurity in the past year. Today, your gift to VTDigger's annual fund drive will do double duty. You'll support rigorous local journalism and send 10 meals to the Vermont Foodbank at the same time. Donate and help send 10,000 meals by Thanksgiving Inside VTDigger Vermont needs facts and food; You can give both by VTDigger Member Team Will you join and help send 10,000 meals to the Vermont Foodbank by Thanksgiving? Read more... Looking for Vermont Covid-19 data? Visit VTDigger's Covid dashboard, updated on weekdays when new data is available. Politics Becca Balint and Peter Welch to donate contributions from crypto exec Sam Bankman-Fried to charity by Sarah Mearhoff The 30-year-old billionaire and celebrity of the cryptocurrency world has found himself in hot water as the cryptocurrency exchange he helmed, FTX, collapsed. Read more... People & Places Ugandan asylee's deportation delayed for a year by Shaun Robinson In a letter Steven Tendo received Tuesday, a top U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official wrote that Tendo can remain in the U.S. until at least Nov. 12, 2023. Read more... Politics Vermont sees record high midterm turnout in historic election year by Sarah Mearhoff The Secretary of State's Office on Tuesday certified Vermont's 2022 election results. Read more... Health Care State announces new cold-weather policy for homeless Vermonters by Lola Duffort Despite the first snowstorm of the season being forecast by the National Weather Service to land early Wednesday morning, the policy offering shelter will not be in effect in 11 of 12 of the state's regions Wednesday, per the Department for Children and Families' website. Read more... Business & Economy Casella moves to remove PFAS from landfill leachate, but Northeast Kingdom residents say they've had enough by Emma Cotton Residents say they're concerned that a new building for PFAS treatment would allow Casella to eventually discharge treated leachate into Lake Memphremagog. State officials say they haven't ruled that out. Read more... Business & Economy After debts and costs are paid, Jay Peak Resort's $76M winning bid leaves $67M for defrauded EB-5 investors by Alan J. Keays With the sale finalized, Pacific Group Resorts takes ownership of the Northeast Kingdom ski area as it emerges from a financial scandal that landed its past owner and company president in prison. Read more... Energy & Environment Vermont's first snowstorm of the season is expected, and awaited, at Killington by Fred Thys Inspectors are expected to announce Wednesday whether Killington will have enough snow for world championship races Thanksgiving weekend. Read more... Politics Rep. John Palasik of Milton dies at 68 by Shaun Robinson "We will miss his voice and contributions in the State House," Gov. Phil Scott said. Read more... Politics Orange County sheriff's race to get recount by Valley News Orange County Sheriff Bill Bohnyak, trailing in his bid for reelection as county sheriff by less than 1%, is petitioning the court for a recount of the recent election results. Read more... People & Places Burlington mayor announces completion of 'phase one' of Moran Plant renovations by Patrick Crowley The city envisions the former coal-fired power plant, now called the Moran Frame, as the centerpiece of a new waterfront park. An independent group will seek further improvements. Read more... Politics Moats: Elder statesman Howard Dean calls for a new version of his younger self by David Moats His strategy remains: Politics that harnesses the energies of the younger generation and listens to people in all parts of the country. Read more...   [News Briefs] Bennington shooting suspect accused of second-degree murder; girlfriend implicated BENNINGTON — A Bennington man accused of shooting and killing another man last month has been charged with second-degree murder, and his girlfriend with being an accessory to the crime. Authorities allege that Elliot Russell, 46, killed Ulysses Ivey, 39, at a Green Mountain Power substation in Bennington on the night of Oct. 26. He […]   Read more   [Obituaries] None today.   [Commentary] Richard Davis: Please, U.S. senators, help solve the heating problem We are now hearing from people who work two or three jobs and bring in yearly incomes of $50,000 to $60,000 for a family of four who just don't have the money to fill their fuel tank. George Plumb: Today, the world's population has hit 8 billion Earth Overshoot Day marks the date that all of humanity has used more from nature than our planet can regenerate in the entire year. Earth Overshoot Day has moved from late September in 2000 to July 28 in 2022. John McClaughry: Three useful election law improvements Single-member legislative districts, electing a governor-lieutenant governor team, and having only political party members vote in that party's primary are all ideas worth considering. Alis Headlam: The world has it wrong; women's rights are human rights Recognizing that denial of access to education is a way of silencing women and keeping them hidden, keeping them ignorant of their own potential is abusive.   [Press Releases] None today.   [About VTDigger]   Our mission is to produce rigorous journalism that explains complex issues, holds the government accountable to the public, and engages Vermonters in the democratic process.  VTDigger is a project of the Vermont Journalism Trust, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 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