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VTDigger’s 2026 guide to Vermont Town Meeting voting
8+ hour, 45+ min ago (1264+ words) This story is part of VTDigger's Town Meeting Day coverage. Get the latest reporting from communities across Vermont delivered each morning in Daily Digger, our free newsletter. Rutland City, population 15,807, will vote for a new mayor by write-in ballot. Cabot,…...
Vermont House advances data protections for people who use genetic testing sites
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (886+ words) Investigators desperate for leads in the abduction of Nancy Guthrie from her Arizona home are turning to a new tool in their search, according to reports this week: databases of genetic data compiled by companies that offer ancestry tracing direct…...
For Vermont’s favorite Olympians, there’s no rest — nor revelry — for the weary
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (631+ words) For Vermonters returning to everyday routines after the escape of the 2026 Winter Olympics, take heart: Medal winners with ties to the Green Mountain State also have to go back to the grind. "So soon, like so soon," Mikaela Shiffrin, a…...
More cash-strapped Vermont communities seek local taxes on rooms, meals, alcohol and sales
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (1178+ words) As Vermont municipalities aim to pinch pennies this March Town Meeting season, a rising number are seeking to pull in more spare change by piggybacking on state taxes and proposing their own 1% local charges on rooms, meals, alcohol and sales....
Vermont students are 'well below' proficiency goals in math and English, according to state report
1+ week, 2+ day ago (818+ words) A majority of Vermont's students are "well below" math and English language arts proficiency goals, while the state's public education system "is not yet consistently delivering strong and sustained outcomes for all students." That's according to the Vermont State Report…...
How the Rev. Jesse Jackson helped shape Vermont's progressive moment
1+ week, 4+ day ago (126+ words) The civil rights icon, who died Tuesday at 84, campaigned for president in Vermont at a key turning point for the state's progressive movement. "We are nothing, here in Vermont, if not tenacious." "What we're showing the entire country is that…...
Can Vermont lawmakers ease the housing crisis by helping renters — and also landlords?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (578+ words) Each time the nonrenewal notice came, Nora Aronds felt the same sinking feeling." This cycle of constant moves " amid an exceptionally tight rental market where costs have soared over the last half decade " has left Aronds with the impression that…...
Town Meeting Day 2026
1+ week, 5+ day ago (141+ words) VTDigger's coverage of Town Meeting Day 2026: local results, ballot questions, school budgets and community stories from across Vermont. Town Meeting Day is Tuesday, March 3. VTDigger reporters are covering local votes, ballot questions, school budgets and community decisions across Vermont. This…...
Vermont legislators hear the benefits — and costs — of road crossings for wildlife
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1091+ words) What you see on screen is really my worst nightmare," Jens Hawkins-Hilke, a planner at Vermont's Department of Fish and Wildlife, told the House Transportation Committee on Friday. A foggy road, a large moose and a vehicle moving very quickly....
Vermont National Guard’s F-35s may be headed to Middle East, reports say
2+ week, 6+ day ago (318+ words) Fighter jets from the Vermont National Guard were spotted landing at a Portuguese air force base late last month " likely en route to join other U.S. forces amassing for a potential attack on Iran, according to reports from defense industry publications....