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 Xander Landen and Colin Meyn, VTDigger.org Gov. Phil Scott speaks at a press conference on Wednesday, May 16. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott Thursday evening struck down a spending package that would have ensured government funding beyond ... More »
By Elizabeth Gribkoff, VTDigger.org The state’s only operating landfill is in Coventry. File photo by Hilary Niles/VTDigger Vermont’s sole operational landfill is one step closer to a 51-acre addition after Casella Waste Systems’ expansion plan received prelim... More »
By Mike Faher, VTDigger.org A bill signed by Gov. Phil Scott will require more drug-pricing transparency. U.S. Air Force photo While the possibility of importing prescriptions from Canada grabbed headlines this spring, Vermont officials have been working on ot... More »
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at center, stands outside the Statehouse in Montpelier during the Vermont March for Our Lives rally on March 24. File photo by Kelsey Neubauer/VTDigger WASHINGTON — A man has been arrested on federa... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org Jack Sawyer, of Poultney, talks with his defense attorneys Marshall Pahl, center, and Kelly Green, right, in Rutland criminal court during his bail review hearing. (Robert Layman / Staff Photo) RUTLAND — The Jack Sawyer case was ... More »
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walk outside the Oval Office in February 2017, at the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Shealah Craighead/White House WASHINGTON — Tensions between the U... More »
By John Young, VTDigger.org INOOSKI — A 20-year-old Milton man died Saturday night after falling from a Burlington railroad bridge during a physical altercation with another 20-year-old, reportedly over a woman. Joshua Granger, 20, of Winooski, fled the bridge... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org Michael Goldberg, the court-appointed receiver in the EB-5 fraud case, speaks at a Statehouse news conference Thursday. Photo by Michael Dougherty/VTDigger The court-appointed receiver for Jay Peak is pursuing claims against the ... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org Windsor County State’s Attorney David Cahill, right, helps Joseph Day of White River Junction fill out paperwork Saturday so Day can have a past misdemeanor marijuana conviction cleared from his record. Photo by Alan Keays/VTDigg... More »
By Xander Landen, VTDigger.org Gov. Phil Scott said he cannot support the version of a state budget bill the House passed earlier this week at a press conference Wednesday in Woodstock. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger With the budget deadline just over thre... 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 »
