Opinion and commentary at VTDigger
VTDigger publishes opinion pieces from community members and regular contributors on issues affecting Vermonters. These essays are distinct from VTDigger’s independent news reporting and reflect the views of their authors.
This section features commentary and analysis from across the state, providing a space for civic dialogue alongside VTDigger’s journalism.
Latest Opinion
Vermont’s new farming legislation leaves small livestock operations vulnerable
A broad coalition won some protections for farmers, but new legislation allows towns to impose arbitrary caps on poultry and livestock that could push agriculture out of communities.
When clutter spills outside
Hoarding disorder is a mental health condition, but in Vermont’s small towns, it plays out in plain sight, testing the limits of neighborliness and local governance.
When prior authorization becomes prior aggravation
Insurance red tape is delaying care, driving up costs and consuming hours of physicians’ time — and patients are paying the price.
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More Opinion
Vermont’s Act 181 reset is a chance to get it right
Removing controversial provisions alone won’t solve the state’s rural housing challenges.
Credit card fees are a cost of doing business
Surcharges for credit cards, kitchen staff and tips are obscuring the true cost of a restaurant meal.
Vermont’s primary care crisis demands real transformation
Payment reform and a reimagined physician role could fix Vermont’s primary care system, if the state stops rewarding expensive medicine over accessible care.
Vermont is driving the next generation away
Vermont’s beauty can’t offset the high costs, lack of opportunity and missing infrastructure forcing young people to leave the state.
It’s time to give LGBTQ+ youth agency over their own lives
For young people navigating instability without consistent adult support, a new bill removes barriers that compound the harm they already face.
Vermont police shot my brother dead. Ten months later, we’re still waiting for answers.
Vermont State Police were called to help Scott Garvey during a mental health crisis. His family is still waiting to learn why he was killed.
