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FILE - In this Friday, April 6, 2018 file photo, cows stand at Nate Elzinga's farm in Zeeland, Mich., on the day of an auction where Elzinga and his partners sold the herd. Market forces and larger milking operations made it difficult for them to be profitable. A new federal program to help hard-pressed dairy farmers is expected to be ready for enrollment in June 2019, as farmers undergo their fifth year of low milk prices that have driven thousands out of business. (Neil Blake/The Grand Rapids Press via AP, File)

Dairy insurance program on the way, but farmers are critical

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressApril 9, 2019

Struggling dairy farmers at Vt. summit push for control of milk supply

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressApril 2, 2019

In this Thursday, March 13, 2019 photo, Florence "Flo" Filion Meiler, an 84-year-old record-setting pole vaulter, poses while training at the University of Vermont indoor track in Burlington, Vt. Meiler is headed to the world championships in Poland. She is competing in track and field events including the long jump, 60-meter hurdles, 800-meter run and pentathlon. But she’s a shoo-in for the pole vault. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Vermont pole vaulter, 84, sets her sights on more records

by Lisa Rathke The Associated PressMarch 23, 2019

This booking photo released Monday, March 18, 2019, by the Vermont State Police shows Stacey L. Vaillancourt, 53, of Rutland, Vt., arrested on charges of manslaughter and cruelty to a child stemming from the January death of a 6-month-old girl at the daycare she ran in her home. (Vermont State Police via AP)

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Ex-day care worker pleads not guilty in death of 6-month-old

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressMarch 18, 2019

In this Wednesday, March 13, 2019, photo, Ruth Goodrich of Goodrich's Maple Farm in Danville, Vt., holds squirrel-damaged maple sap tubing, right, and new tubing, left, in the farm's equipment shop. An abundant squirrel population is wreaking havoc on some maple operations in the Northeast as the season gets off to a late start. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Squirrels take a bite out of maple syrup operations in N.H., Vt.

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressMarch 16, 2019

In this Feb. 26, 2019 photo, Elia Marquis, who has type 1 diabetes, holds a bottle of insulin and a syringe in Newport, Vt. Marquis injects the medication multiple times a day to manage her blood sugar level. U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., plans to introduce legislation that would allow for the importation of lower cost insulin from Canada. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Vt. congressman introduces bill to allow lower priced insulin to be imported

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressMarch 1, 2019

Vermont lawmakers seek to remove slavery from constitution

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressFebruary 23, 2019

Max Misch, a self-described white nationalist, walks out of the Bennington County courtroom, Thursday afternoon, Feb. 7, 2019, in Bennington, Vt. Misch, who has harassed Vermont's only female black legislator who later resigned, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to two counts of possessing illegal, large capacity gun magazines. (Holly Pelczynski/The Banner via AP)

Vermont man who harassed black lawmaker faces gun charge

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressFebruary 7, 2019

Dairy farm difficulties not over just yet

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressJanuary 31, 2019

This photo provided Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, by Will Novak shows Will holding his 10-month-old daughter Olivia at their home in Phoenix. Novak received a wrongly addressed email inviting him to a bachelor party at a ski resort in Vermont. The party-goers agreed that Novak should join the fun with strangers anyhow, and he started a GoFundMe page to pay for the upcoming trip. (Veronica Novak via AP)

Errant Email for Bachelor Party Leads to Invitation

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressJanuary 17, 2019