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Nearly six years after McKinsey settled with Vermont over its role in the opioid crisis, the state is handing the consulting firm $5.1 million meant to shore up rural healthcare. Read the story on VTDigger here: Spend our tax dollars on healthcare, […]

Birdability volunteer Nick Parker said he would “love to see more hard-of-hearing and deaf people out birding.” Read the story on VTDigger here: Birders with disabilities are making the hobby more accessible.

Spring knee surgery and six months of physical rehab have reminded U.S. Nordic’s most decorated man of his priorities: like changing his winter tires first. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont skier Ben Ogden began the year winning 2 Olympic […]

Dave Wolk returns to the Senate chamber where he served more than three decades ago as a Democrat. Read the story on VTDigger here: Wolk makes Vermont history as first independent elected to state Senate.

The Chittenden Energy Fair celebrated the highlights of the Rutland County town’s Energy Challenge and introduced the next chapter of the community’s energy goals. Read the story on VTDigger here: Saving pennies, saving a planet.

A demonstration Saturday in Williston showcased Vermonters grappling with the current immigration system and looking for ways to move forward. Read the story on VTDigger here: Living ‘in the shadows’: Some pro-ICE Vermonters support pathways to […]

The FAA notice on Friday afternoon said the ground stop was being imposed “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.” The standstill lasted several hours. Read the story on VTDigger here: Flights halted at Burlington airport […]

The building’s owner owes more than $60,000 in fines related to the iconic structure that featured in the 1988 film “Beetlejuice.” Read the story on VTDigger here: Legal action against owner of Corinth’s historic village store building […]

Hunting antlerless deer has some seasoned hunters wary. Read the story on VTDigger here: Hunters prepare for major rule change in Vermont’s deer rifle hunting season.

Other fish hatcheries across the state are already operating at capacity, officials say. Read the story on VTDigger here: National hatchery closure in Bethel has Vermont officials concerned.

If income taxes really drove the wealthy away, they’d have crossed into tax-free New Hampshire long ago. Read the story on VTDigger here: The myth of the fleeing rich just won’t die.

For the first time in recent memory, Vermont has more beds in traditional shelters for people experiencing homelessness than the number of state-funded motel rooms. Temporary winter shelters will once again supplement the offerings on the coldest […]

While federal policy has left some businesses on shaky ground, officials and business owners agree that outdoor recreation could increase its role in the state’s economy. Read the story on VTDigger here: In a challenging year, Vermont’s outdoor […]

Vermont has the second-lowest minimum wage in New England. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island all have minimums of $15 an hour or more. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont to raise minimum wage by 49 cents in January.

Vermont banned billboards to protect its scenery. So why are we ruining our beautiful landscape with solar panels? Read the story on VTDigger here: Solar panels are an eyesore.

A family is suing the state in federal court, arguing that Vermont’s 2025 education reform law is unconstitutional because it excludes religious schools from receiving public tuition dollars. Read the story on VTDigger here: Chittenden parents […]

The monument honors Hartford residents who served in the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the post-1975 era. Read the story on VTDigger here: Swastika found on Hartford veterans monument on Veterans Day.

Neither new taxes nor new residents will rescue Vermont. Homegrown industry and artificial intelligence might. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont needs a growth plan that adds up.

With northern New York deer season in full swing, Vermont officials want to keep the illness — which is similar to mad cow disease — at bay. Read the story on VTDigger here: Chronic wasting disease found in wild New York deer for first time in […]

She added generous doses of empathy and humor to each relationship. Read the story on VTDigger here: Holly A. Freeman Jones.

“The names on this memorial remind us that freedom is not free,” said the chaplain of Rutland’s Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter. Read the story on VTDigger here: ‘In memory of the greatest generation’: Rutland unveils new WWII memorial.

“We are a country that gets better,” said Vermont historian and journalist Garrett Graff. “We are a country where we have the opportunity as each successive generation to expand the circle of who counts as an American.” Read the story on […]

Elliot Russell was sentenced to life in prison for the 2022 shooting death of Ulysses Ivey near Route 279 in Bennington. Russell maintained his innocence at sentencing. Read the story on VTDigger here: Elliot Russell sentenced to life in Ulysses […]

Vermont’s school costs are climbing because of health insurance and federal cuts, not because of the multicultural kids in Winooski’s classrooms. Read the story on VTDigger here: Don’t blame immigrant students for rising education costs.

The charge stems from an incident early in the evening of May 31 that occurred in the driveway of the man who was killed in Dorset. Read the story on VTDigger here: Shaftsbury man accused of driving into his friend denies manslaughter charge .