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Vermont Conversation: Bill McKibben sees a nation at a crossroads as he barnstorms battleground states
Bill McKibben speaking to a Sierra Club meeting in Montpelier in December 2024. Photo David Goodman/VTDigger
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Editorial coverage from the Vermont USA Wire newsroom.
HealthWhy Proposal 4 matters to LGBTQ+ youth
This commentary is by Dana Kaplan, executive director of Outright Vermont.
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Listen to rural Vermont before you vote
This commentary is by Loralee Tester, executive director of the Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce.
GovernmentState senator from Rutland County arrested, jailed on domestic assault charge
Sen. Terry Williams, R-Rutland, makes a motion to relieve a bill proposing to repeal the Affordable Heat Act from the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee, of which he is a member, at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, Februa…
Real EstateBuild or tax? Vermont’s governor candidates emphasize different elements of housing policy.
Republican Gov. Phil Scott, left, and Democratic/Progressive challenger Amanda Janoo have starkly different ideas about what’s driving the state’s housing problems – and how to fix them.
EnvironmentAs flooding increases and federal aid shrinks, Vermont is not prepared to manage disaster recovery
Flooding in downtown Ludlow, 2023. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
GovernmentAfter probe, concerns over Barre City officer’s credibility puts dozens of criminal cases in limbo
The recent surge of Covid-19 cases has affected staffing at the Barre City Police Department. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
TechnologyPownal will consider a 5-year permitting pause on data center facilities
The grandstand at the former Green Mountain Race Track in Pownal. A loan servicing firm wants to foreclose on the 144-acre site. Photo by Holly Pelczynski/Bennington Banner
BusinessSouthwestern Vermont rail gets an upgrade to help the region’s economy
West Street looking East in Rutland. Seen on Thursday, September 1, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
EducationBlunder over legal process impedes school merger studies in some regions
Champlain Valley School District school busses in Hinesburg on Monday, January 5, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
GovernmentVoter voices from east to west
Susan and Mark Boutwell of Hartland sit in a booth at Snap’s Restaurant in Bristol on Sunday Oct. 25. Photo by Theo Wells-Spackman/VTDigger
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Proposal 3 protects the rights earlier generations fought for
This commentary is by Larry Moquin Jr., president of the Vermont State Labor Council, AFL-CIO.