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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Audiobook Narration and Storytelling Recording category.

Federal funding for child care is approaching a critical deadline — Sept. 30 will mark the expiration of American Rescue Plan funding that has assisted day care facilities, workers and parents that use their services. Originally passed in 2021, the pandemic-era legislation had $24 billion dollars set aside for child care, $314 million of which was distributed in Massachusetts. Data…

Crews from across New England have been assisting Vermont following severe flooding this week.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott was joined by the FEMA administrator and other officials to give an update on the historic flooding that caused widespread damage in the state this week.

No one has died in one of Vermont’s worst natural disasters in a century, officials said Wednesday, but while the sun was out, the flood danger was not over. Cleanup is expected to take months after heavy rainfall brought severe flooding, washing out roads and damaging thousands of homes. First responders and organizations from across New England have entered...

Sen. Bernie Sanders is raising the stakes in his effort to get Starbucks’ interim CEO Howard Schultz to testify at a Senate hearing about an ongoing unionization effort at the company.

The newly-signed $1.7-trillion federal spending bill contains $500,000 for a nonprofit in Vermont, under a funding request championed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, an Independent. The money will boost Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports in its efforts to improve the ability of people with disabilities to fully participate in outdoor recreation options. That includes a program to provide opportunities for veterans…

The thrill John Scott feels exploring Vermont’s highest peaks — is all the more special because he’s seen life’s lowest depths.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., was in Massachusetts this weekend for a workers’ rights rally. Sanders’ event, called “The Working Class: Fighting Back Against Corporate Greed,” occurred at Cambridge Common Park at 1 p.m. Sunday and was held in partnership with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Association of Flight Attendants-Communications Workers of America. “The rallies come at a time…

Lt. Gov. Molly Gray and Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint are the leading candidates in a Democratic U.S. House primary that could make either of them the first female member of Vermont’s congressional delegation. Gray has the backing of the centrist lane of the party, with endorsements from former Govs. Madeline Kunin and Howard Dean. Retiring U.S. Sen. Patrick...

Mitten season may still be months away, but this Pride Month, some recognizable mittens are warming hearts instead of hands. The maker of the official Bernie Mittens announced a new charitable partnership Friday with a nonprofit supporting LGBTQ+ youth in Vermont. Vermont Teddy Bear is the official maker of Bernie Mittens, through its sister brand, the Vermont Mitten Company....

This Pride Month, some recognizable mittens are warming hearts in addition to hands.

Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina met Monday in Boston to debate a range of issues, including gun control. The debate, which was produced by FOX News, took place at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Dorchester. It came one day after a bipartisan group of senators reached a tentative deal on…