VTDigger pressed candidates on their positions and policy proposals around gun reform, climate change, minimum wage, systemic racism and property taxes.
Dividing lines: Where candidates for the top two offices stand on the issues
Author: Erin Petenko
Vermont reports first Covid-19 death in 43 days
The most recent death brings the total number of people who have died in Vermont with the illness since the beginning of the outbreak to 57.
VTDigger launches campaign finance database
Our campaign finance portal shows readers the top contributors to each campaign, how candidates rank over time and how they compare to each other, along with the raw data that powers the state’s database.
Scott mandates masks in public starting Aug. 1
The governor had long resisted calls for a mandate, saying that education is the best way to get people to wear masks when in public.
Expert questions Vermont’s out-of-state data and premise for relaxing quarantine
Epidemiologist: Standard set by DFR is dangerously arbitrary and unfairly restrictive.
Pop-up Covid-19 testing sites limited in the NEK
Residents say they’re concerned about the lack of available testing in their area, and whether it means the region will find it harder to contain an outbreak.
What is a second wave — and what could it mean for Vermont?
For the next phase of the state’s Covid-19 response, experts and officials are looking to the past to predict the future.
How much is your town spending on police? Search UVM/VTDigger’s statewide database
VTDigger and the University of Vermont Center for Research on Vermont compiled budget data from 141 towns and cities into a searchable database that provides a comparative perspective amid the national conversation over criminal justice reform and defunding police.
Vermont reports new Covid-19 ‘clusters’ in Fair Haven and Windham County
The outbreak in Rutland County was reportedly at a worksite and now numbers 12 cases, however state officials aren’t releasing further details.
Winooski outbreak appears to wane; Covid-19 racial disparities grow
The racial disparity in Covid-19 cases has widened over the last month.
UVM basketball game was a major spreading event, VTDigger survey finds
For the first time, Department of Health officials acknowledged that the game may have been a spreading event.
As Winooski cases spread, officials point to statewide stability
The outbreak in Winooski marks the first time the number of Covid-19 cases has run above the state’s models.
Winooski outbreak spreads, as 48 new cases confirmed over the weekend
Health Commissioner Mark Levine said the outbreak is now at 62 cases in Winooski, Burlington and elsewhere in Chittenden County.
How Vermont is opening up to the Northeast, county by county
Travel to and from counties with low active Covid-19 case loads is permitted without quarantining under new rules.