Jewish group files ethics complaints against Vermont legislators who took paid trip to Israel
“As elected representatives of Vermont, they implicated our state in Israel’s atrocities,” one advocate said at a Statehouse press conference Tuesday.
Ethics complaints against senators with private school ties dismissed by Senate panel
The Senate Ethics Panel “did not find probable cause an ethical violation occurred” while Sens. Seth Bongartz and Scott Beck were negotiating education reform legislation last session.
Final Reading: First day of the Vermont Legislature brings back-to-school feel. Just ask the kids.
While lawmakers gear up to chart the future of public schools, some school-aged kids trade the classroom for the chambers to watch the start of the session.
Clear theme emerges on opening day of Vermont’s Legislature: Tough choices ahead
The specter of rising property taxes, potentially declining tax revenue and unfinished work on education reform loomed over the first day of the session.
Your starter kit for the 2026 Vermont legislative session
We’ve put everything you need to engage with statehouse lawmaking in one story, with links.
Editors’ Picks
Our best stories, investigations, podcasts and more, as recommended to you by VTDigger editors.
Eyeing cuts to federal support, Vermont lawmakers face tough decisions over food and heating assistance
“We’re coming back to the basic hierarchy of needs here,” said Rep. Theresa Wood, who chairs the House Committee on Human Services.
U.S. Nordic skiing’s future is a Vermonter with a pioneering family past
Olympian Ben Ogden “just might be on the verge of taking American cross-country skiing where it hasn’t been before,” the New York Times recently reported. His hometown of Landgrove, population 177, knows how he got there.
Bernie Sanders swears in Zohran Mamdani as New York City mayor
“Thank you for inspiring our nation,” the Vermont senator told the new mayor.
What VTDigger readers couldn’t stop reading in 2025
These stories broke news, uncovered accountability gaps and captured moments that shaped public conversation across the state.
Final Reading: Here’s your indispensable tool for surviving the 2026 legislative session
What to expect this year from VTDigger’s daily insider guide to the statehouse.
VTDigger’s staff photographer looks back on his 15 favorite images of 2025
“I don’t remember why I had to take this photo on my phone, but it proves the maxim that the best camera is the one you have,” said staff photographer Glenn Russell.
Gov. Phil Scott taps Christina Nolan and Michael Drescher for state’s highest court
Nolan formerly served as the top federal prosecutor in Vermont in the first Trump administration while Drescher has held that role in the second.
Molly Gray is running for Vermont lieutenant governor — again
“There are no ceremonial offices right now,” Gray, a Democrat, said in an interview last week. “No one can afford to sit it out or stand on the sidelines.”
Opinion
Commentaries and letters to the editor written by community members and regular contributors.
Benjamin Brickner: Vermont’s cost crises are connected. Our solutions should be, too.
Vermont confronts each cost crisis separately, even as they amplify one another and squeeze budgets year after year. What Vermont needs now is a change in mindset.
Michael Long: Streamlining housing permits shouldn’t sideline the public
Leveraging a “housing crisis” to scrap environmental protection or other community values makes no sense at all.
Jerry Ward and John Bossange: Hijacking the abundance myth
Growth will inevitably continue in Vermont, but is growth something we want to promote or try to manage?
A.M. Derrendinger: We need you to say ‘no’ to the gift you will regret having given
Start treating social media like cigarettes and every other addictive product on the market.
Vermont’s congressional delegation condemns attack on Venezuela and capture of Maduro
U.S. forces captured Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro in a nighttime raid over the weekend.
Corinth studio offers a window into an artist’s life
From her quiet studio, Kathy Chapman restores century-old church windows while nurturing a deeply personal art practice.
Obituaries
Death notices and celebrations of life.
Waterbury’s former dairy farm owners struggle to move on
It may be home to Ben & Jerry’s Factory Store, but the town’s last three dairy farms were driven out of business.
