Changes in tax laws aim to discourage development.

Declining population prompts redistricting proposal.

Energetic young filmmaker appointed to Vermont House of Representatives.

Budget cuts squeeze health care programs for the elderly.

Elementary School Board butts head with parents who want to rehire para-educators.

A community ponders the downside of closing its elementary school.

New state mandates trigger assessments of costs and benefits.

When my children were in public high school fourteen years ago, I tussled with the school’s elected board over issues arising from the murder of a student.