Vermont News VTDigger

Retailers and growers warn of cannabis shortage ahead of retail sales; Spurned bidder for Koffee Kup and Vermont Bread proposing new in-state commercial bakery; Head of Rutland’s Board of Aldermen running for city mayor

Pacific Group Resorts makes winning, $76 million bid for Jay Peak; Banking transfer is bumpy for some new M&T Bank customers; Scott makes 3 appointments to the Green Mountain Care Board; UVM Health Network names Sunil Eappen its next president and CEO.

Energy Action Network report addresses climate shortcomings; 2 men arrested after fatal shooting in Burlington’s City Hall Park; State auditor finds police training council’s oversight is not up to snuff; Burlington rolls out bike registry in effort to combat theft.

Burlington Police Department investigates its own handling of bike path emergency call; Omicron booster available in Vermont; Cavendish man shot by police last month in Ludlow has died; Feds accuse Burlington long-term care facility of tolerating racial harassment.

Preeminent Progressive lawmakers are retiring or changing party affiliation; No consensus on solutions to Vermont’s criminal mental health challenges; Percentage of Vermont homes bought by investors surged in 2021; Weather in coming weeks could make or break Vermont’s fall foliage.

ALSO: Mike Pieciak, the one-time commissioner of Vermont’s little-known Department of Financial Regulation, is running for state treasurer and generating significant buzz; Amid a longstanding shortage of nurses in schools and medical facilities, some Vermont schools are making plans for handling Covid-19 without a full-time nurse; A superior court judge ruled Winooski residents who are not U.S. citizens can continue to vote in local elections.