Rental housing is famously scarce in northwestern Vermont. And finding a place to call home can be especially difficult if you're an immigrant. That's the conclusion of a report released last week by the Fair Housing Project in Burlington. "Housing discrimination is happening in Vermont, and it's illegal," says Willa Darley Chapin, testing coordinator for the study, which was administered by the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity with funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.... Read more

Now there's another reason to stock up on bottled water. Sen. James Leddy (D-Chittenden) is drafting legislation to expand Vermont's 32-year-old bottle deposit law to include cans and bottles of non-carbonated drinks. "There are a very substantial number of containers that are recyclable that are going into the landfill," he points out.... Read more