As strong El Niño develops off the Pacific, experts say Vermont impact is tough to tease out
What local impacts, if any, should residents expect?
Middlebury taps new housing development tool
The state’s Community and Housing Infrastructure Program is designed to allow municipalities to finance essential infrastructure that supports new housing development without raising local property taxes.
Tunbridge fire chief pushes back against new forest fire warden law
A new statute gives fire chiefs more responsibilities. Some aren’t happy about that.
Tulloch to be resentenced for Zantop murders
Robert Tulloch, 43, will seek an alternative to two concurrent sentences of life without parole that he is serving. As a teenager from Chelsea, he and a friend killed a pair of Dartmouth professors.
‘I still worry’: Vermonters recount floods’ impacts at anniversary climate panel
“Disasters don’t end when the water recedes,” one person who lost her mobile home said. “They reshape lives for years.”
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Bolstered bloc of Vermont Republicans see bills repealed this year as a win
“We’ve now spent an entire session undoing harmful policies passed by the previous supermajority,” Gov. Phil Scott said, pointing to when Democrats had greater numbers in the House and Senate.
New Chittenden County recycling facility to remain on track after waste district recovers $2.27 million stolen in scam
The money was stolen early this year by scammers appearing as a construction company that the district had been working with for the project.
Burlington’s mayor says the city is ‘back.’ Is it just a blip?
Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak said that Burlington is turning a corner. Business leaders say that sales are up — but they aren’t sure about an upward trend.
Vermont Conversation: ‘How the Democrats Screwed Bernie.’ Former Sanders chief campaign strategist Tad Devine on the 2016 presidential race
The veteran Democratic political consultant was chief strategist for Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign and has a new book on the mistakes the Democratic Party “seems determined to forget” from its 2016 primary.
A choice ‘on a scale from environmental to spiritual’
Higher Ground Conservation Burial launches at the Manitou Project in Williamsville, marking the milestone with a tour and music.
Vermont’s public schools could benefit from a new federal school choice tax credit program, but skeptics abound
Lawmakers and Gov. Phil Scott adopted a framework to enter into the federal school choice tax credit program, albeit with some limits.
Opinion
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Closing Brattleboro’s birthing center will cost Vermont more than it saves
Rural maternity wards nationwide are closing at a rate of two a month. Without action, Brattleboro’s will be next.
A new flood threatens Vermont: Dark money
Big money keeps drowning out ordinary voters, and courts keep standing in the way of states trying to fix it.
When did school boards stop answering to the public?
The school board failed to answer questions from the public about its artificial turf proposal, then approved the project without releasing the agreement or explaining its decision.
Vermont’s low-barrier shelters are failing the people they were created to serve
A year inside one of Burlington’s low-barrier shelters raised hard questions about whether the system is built to end homelessness — or just manage it.
July 10 is synonymous with flooding in Vermont. Here’s a look back at VTDigger’s coverage.
For the three previous years, the day has brought flash flooding. Our coverage has tracked what happened, what’s changed — and what hasn’t.
Content creator ‘Planet Hank’ sues Vermont attorney general over AI video probe
Attorney General Charity Clark’s office said the Brattleboro resident may have violated a new state law when he posted a video depicting U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., being thrown into a dumpster by a political opponent.
Gov. Scott names new secretary of commerce and community development as Kurrle exits for Vermont Gas
Lindsay Kurrle, who has led the agency for seven years, will leave her position July 24 to become the energy company’s president and CEO.
‘Substantial concerns’: New filing in border patrol agent’s killing challenges law enforcement version of events
“Defense investigation into the veracity and consistency of these accounts is ongoing, but there are reasons to question the accuracy and forthrightness of these law enforcement accounts,” the murder suspect’s attorney wrote.
Obituaries
Death notices and celebrations of life.
‘Broken’ trust: Energy site redevelopment company seeks input from Vernon community on uses for former Vermont Yankee plant
“Communities have more say in outcomes, and I think it’s important to figure out how we can work together,” said PowerTransitions spokesperson at a Tuesday night meeting.
