Vermont Statehouse Archives - VTDigger

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All gifts matched: Just a few days left to support this reporting

by Ethan Weinstein and VTDigger Member Team March 30, 2026, 5:00 pmMarch 30, 2026, 3:27 pm

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VTDigger Spring Member Drive: Who asks the questions in Montpelier?

by Shaun Robinson and VTDigger Member Team March 23, 2026, 3:41 pmMarch 24, 2026, 9:53 am

Rectangular cake with red, white, and blue icing, partially eaten, sits on an open box atop a table covered with a U.S. flag-themed cloth.

Government & Politics

Pro-Trump gathering at Vermont Statehouse ends in frosting fiasco

by Henry Fernandez June 14, 2025, 8:22 pmJune 14, 2025, 8:59 pm

Two women engaged in conversation on a wooden staircase, with a large framed portrait of a man hanging on the wall behind them.

Government & Politics

Final Reading: A review, of reviews, of the Vermont Statehouse

by Shaun Robinson May 9, 2025, 6:46 pmMay 9, 2025, 6:47 pm

A group of people engaged in a discussion around a table with laptops and notes. A man in the center gestures while speaking, with a red laptop in front of him. Bulletins and chalkboard in the background.

Government & Politics

Final Reading: Vermont’s House Transportation Committee weighs bicycle safety proposals

by Shaun Robinson May 2, 2025, 6:34 pmMay 6, 2025, 5:18 pm

A group of older adults sits closely together in rows at an indoor event, holding papers and looking forward.

Government & Politics

Leaders of Vermont-recognized tribes defiant at Statehouse panel on Abenaki identity

by Shaun Robinson April 24, 2025, 5:30 pmApril 25, 2025, 8:41 am

A group of people sit around a long table in a formal meeting room, discussing. A screen displays content and portraits hang on the walls.

Government & Politics

5 years ago, Covid-19 shuttered the Vermont Statehouse. Then, it opened up the building in new ways.

by Shaun Robinson March 23, 2025, 6:52 amMarch 24, 2025, 8:57 am

People seated in a formal legislative chamber with red curtains and carpeting. A speaker stands at a podium, and others are gathered around desks. Large painting and ornate chandelier visible.

Government & Politics

Vermont House passes change to ethics law, despite objections from the state’s ethics commission

by Shaun Robinson March 14, 2025, 5:34 pmMarch 14, 2025, 10:24 pm

A group of people gather outside a building with a golden dome. One person in the foreground holds a sign that reads, "STOP THE COUP SPEAK OUT AMERICANS." There's snow on the ground.

Government & Politics

Vermonters join national movement to protest Trump administration policies

by Erin Petenko February 5, 2025, 2:22 pmFebruary 5, 2025, 9:36 pm

A man in a suit stands and speaks in a legislative assembly room, surrounded by seated individuals who are listening.

Prosecutor drops DUI charge against Bennington lawmaker after completion of programs

by Alan J. Keays September 30, 2024, 6:18 pmSeptember 30, 2024, 6:20 pm

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‘An institution’: Bill Doyle, Vermont’s longest-serving state senator, dies at 98

by Shaun Robinson August 20, 2024, 5:30 pmAugust 21, 2024, 3:59 pm

A busy legislative assembly session in a grand chamber, with members engaged in discussion and laptop use.

Government & Politics

Yearning for warmer winters, generational change, higher office or a stable living: Legislators cite myriad reasons for leaving their seats

by Sarah Mearhoff July 8, 2024, 5:22 pmJuly 9, 2024, 9:09 am

A large building with multiple columns is under construction. Equipment and machinery are present, and the area is fenced off.

Government & Politics

It’s getting hot in here: $70K Statehouse cooling bill surprises speaker ahead of veto session

by Shaun Robinson June 14, 2024, 4:36 pmJune 14, 2024, 4:36 pm

Vermont state capitol building with a gold dome and a statue on top, partially obscured by a blooming tree, under a blue sky with clouds.

Vermont Statehouse locks doors after receiving shooting threat

by Tiffany Tan April 29, 2024, 5:55 pmOctober 14, 2024, 11:00 pm