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The auditor of accounts is one of six constitutional officers in Vermont, elected statewide every two years. Until 1870, Vermont elected its state auditor for one-year terms. [1] Likewise, prior to an 1883 constitutional amendment, the state auditor was chosen by a vote of the Vermont General Assembly, as was the secretary of state. [1]
VTDigger is an investigative online newspaper that reports on the state of Vermont in the United States. [1] Founded in September 2009 by Anne Galloway, the newspaper has grown to have an average monthly audience of 650,000 [2] and won numerous awards for its coverage of matters of statewide significance, including the flooding in July 2023.
The following is a list of mayors of Burlington, Vermont. [2] The 43rd and current mayor is Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, elected in 2024. [3] Mayoral elections in Burlington have been held every three years since 2003. [4]
The annual mean temperature for the state is 43 °F (6 °C). [78] Vermont has a humid continental climate, with muddy springs, in general a mild early summer, hot Augusts; it has colorful autumns: Vermont's hills reveal red, orange, and (on sugar maples) gold foliage as cold weather approaches. [79] Winters are colder at higher elevations. [80]
As a nonprofit institution, the University of Vermont pays no real estate taxes; however, like many other educational institutions, it makes an annual payment in place of taxes. In 2007, the college agreed to raise this from $456,006 to $912,011 in 2010 plus a "public works" supplement rising from $180,040 to $191,004 over the same time frame.
Money from the Vermont Lottery supplied about 2% of the annual expenditures for education in 2007, contributing $23 million, [32] of the $1.3 billion of school spending. [33] Prior to 1998, profits from the lottery went to the state government's general fund, but since then all profits are required to be spent on education.
One Congressional report from June 2024 found that Chinese e-commerce sites Temu and Shein account for more than 30% of all packages shipped to the U.S. every day under the de minimus provision.
Mount Mansfield, at 4,393 feet (1,339 m), is the highest-elevation point in Vermont. Other high points are Killington Peak, Mount Ellen, Mount Abraham, and Camel's Hump. The lowest point in the state is Lake Champlain at 95 feet (29 m). The state's average elevation is 1,000 feet (300 m). (from History of Vermont)