by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Cheerful moderator Scott Wheeler offered some encouraging words Monday evening to the three candidates seeking to represent Orleans District Two in the state House of Representatives. Before he began questioning them in front of... More »
by Joseph Gresser HOLLAND — Staff at Holland Elementary School are just beginning to come to terms with their school closing at the end of June. Town voters reluctantly decided, by a more than two to one margin, to shut the doors in order to keep the state ... More »
by David Dudley BEEBE PLAIN — Many residents along the northern border remember a time, before September 11, 2001, when the line that separated the United States and Canada was more of an abstract concept than concrete reality. But with terrorist attacks occu... More »
By Elizabeth Gribkoff, VTDigger.org A view from the fishing access to one of the hundreds of freshwater lakes scattered throughout Vermont. Photo by Ellen Bartlett/VTDigger As the debate goes on over what to do about the state’s water quality crisis, scientist... More »
By Kelsey Neubauer, VTDigger.org A new survey found that high school-age lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students in Vermont are over four times more likely to attempt suicide than their cisgender and straight peers. The 2017 Youth Risk Behavior survey ... More »
By Mike Faher, VTDigger.org Gov. Phil Scott. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott has signed a bill mandating that Vermonters purchase health insurance as of 2020. Some details of the “individual mandate” are still up in the air. For example, ... More »
By Xander Landen, VTDigger.org Attorney General TJ Donovan, center, talks about new FDA maple syrup labelling guidelines at Slopeside Syrup in Richmond. Photo by Xander Landen/VTDigger Vermont’s Attorney General is urging the Food and Drug Administration to ch... More »
By Xander Landen, VTDigger.org Senate President Pro Tem Tim Ashe talks about legislative procedures for the special session starting this week. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott has been clear about what he wants for an upcoming special session,... More »
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org Lucy Leriche, policy director, Planned Parenthood WASHINGTON — A rule change from the Trump administration could result in a significant funding cut to Planned Parenthood clinics in Vermont and nationwide. The Trump administra... More »
For Immediate Release Friday, April 27, 2018 Media Contact: Rebecca Kelley, Office of the Governor 802-828-6403 [email protected] STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Scott today issued the following statement regarding ... More »
By Alan J. Keays and Colin Meyn, VTDigger.org Gov. Phil Scott says he would like to sign a package of gun bills all at once now that the last two have cleared the House and Senate. Together, the three pieces of gun legislation recently passed by the Legislatur... More »
By Mike Polhamus, VTDigger.org There are more cows in Vermont than the state’s agricultural land can accommodate under current practices, according to a new study from a UVM research fellow. But a promising solution to the problem would place a financial burde... More »
