Why do only 2 health insurers sell plans on Vermont’s exchange?
“Insurance is a game of large numbers, and we don’t have those numbers,” said the commissioner of the Department of Financial Regulation, pointing to the state’s lack of scale.
Annual count finds slight decline in homelessness in Vermont
While the January 2026 point-in-time count found a modest decrease in the number of people experiencing homelessness overall, it registered a jump in the number of unhoused children and an increase in people without shelter.
A broken heart, and a strong backbone
Vietnam veteran Garry DuFour discusses the archive he built, its significance, and why forgetting is the true enemy.
Measles cases found in Orleans County, health officials warn
“The risk presented to most Vermonters by the current situation is low,” the Vermont Health Department said, but it is asking providers to be on alert.
Montpelier has its long-awaited housing blueprint for Country Club Road
DEW Properties plans to build roughly 108 housing units in its initial phase. Residents won’t move in for several years.
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For new taxes, only room at the inn
“Any time you hear the word tax, that’s got a negative connotation to a lot of people,” Bennington Selectboard Chair Tom Haley said.
‘We will not be intimidated’: 3 anti-ICE protesters plead not guilty to federal charges
Their attorney said he intends to file a motion to throw out the charges on several grounds, including that they violate his clients’ First Amendment rights.
In a ‘blue tsunami,’ how did Republican Gov. Phil Scott win another term?
“He’s created a category of one, you know? And Democrats are willing to pull the lever for him even as they vote blue across the ballot,” said Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth.
Vermont Conversation: ‘An incredible repudiation of Trump.’ Sen. Peter Welch on the 2026 Democratic tsunami.
The Vermont senator said one of the election’s clearest messages was a demand for accountability from elected officials.
Air Force veteran takes a ride of a lifetime
A New York and Vermont-based organization celebrates veterans by giving them a flight to honor their service free of charge.
VTDigger launches year-end drive with goal of providing 10,000 meals by Thanksgiving
Each gift supports VTDigger’s independent journalism and provides 10 meals through the Vermont Foodbank.
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Vermont can’t build its way to affordability
Every acre of open land lost to development makes Vermont less special, not less expensive.
Kid Governor shows our future voters that their voices matter now
More than 2,000 Vermont fifth graders are casting ballots this month for classmates whose platforms include housing, mental health and addiction.
Vermont’s schools are not the problem. Property tax is.
Rising school taxes are a symptom of a regressive, unstable property tax. Consolidation and spending cuts won’t cure it.
Stop strong-arming towns into signing off on regional plans
Act 181’s year-end deadline gives towns weeks to weigh land use maps that will shape them for decades.
Setting the goal: more households with workers
Next Gen Brattleboro launches with a four-organization alliance, a case for growth, and a $1 million match for a new leadership fund.
Report finds Vermont is experiencing unprecedented weather extremes
Municipalities and the outdoor recreation industry are trying to prepare for an uncertain future, but there’s only so much they can do.
‘Vermont wants a farm show’: Long-running agricultural event returns in April
The Vermont Farm Show was canceled beginning in 2021, but it’s restarting in the spring with a new vision.
Vermont’s Sen. Bernie Sanders poised to get back powerful committee chair in new Congress
He wants the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to “be very aggressive about moving toward ‘Medicare for All’” and restore the healthcare subsidies Congress allowed to lapse last year.
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Spiritual adviser to death row inmates visits Middlebury
The Rev. Jeff Hood came to Addison County last week, where he spoke with community members about capital punishment and his work as a spiritual adviser.
