Peter Hirschfeld
Peter Hirschfeld covers state government and the Vermont Legislature. He is based in VPR’s Capital Bureau located across the street from Vermont’s Statehouse.
Hirschfeld is a leading Vermont journalist who has covered the Statehouse since 2009, most recently as bureau chief for the Rutland Herald and Times Argus. He began his career in 2003, working as a local sports reporter and copy editor at the Times Argus.
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Vermont is dealing with major flooding issues — including washed-out roads, flooded homes and businesses and dams straining to hold back high waters.
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Gov. Phil Scott today announced a COVID-19 reopening plan that would lift all pandemic-related safety mandates by July 4. -
Vermont is moving to shut down all non-essential travel into the state as COVID-19 case counts rise across the country.The state's previous travel policy… -
The Vermont Senate approved paid family leave legislation Friday by enough votes to override an expected veto by Gov. Phil Scott. -
House lawmakers Thursday advanced legislation that would create a statewide paid family and medical leave program in Vermont, but the bill faces some of... -
Vermont’s Republican governor and Democratically controlled Legislature have managed to do what elected officials in Washington, D.C., so far have not:... -
Sen. Bernie Sanders didn't win the Democratic nomination for president in 2016, but some of his supporters from two years ago are hoping he'll reboot... -
S.55, a bill that became the unexpected hot-button issue of the session so far, was signed into law Wednesday on the steps of the Vermont Statehouse.
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Prohibition might have been repealed in 1933, but modern-day bootleggers are still sidestepping state liquor laws. Now Vermont officials want heavier... -
President Donald Trump’s withdrawal this week from a landmark international agreement to combat climate change has sparked state-level efforts,...
