The state doesn’t expect “significant cuts” to “core education programs” this year or next, a Vermont Agency of Education official told them.

Farmers thrive on predictability,” said Anson Tebbetts, secretary of the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. “But we're not in that space right now. So I think everyone is taking it day to day.” ...

Ordinarily, Skida does a brisk business in Canada. You can find hats and ski accessories made by the Burlington-based company in stores across the provinces, and Canadians usually visit Skida’s ...

The fatal shooting of a border patrol agent in Coventry in January 2025 led VTDigger's reporters to help uncover a dark network of people.

The Vermont Senate voted Thursday 22-8 to confirm Zoie Saunders as education secretary, ending a yearlong saga over her appointment. “What she’s trying to do is provide the be ...

Jay Karl Stevens, 71, died unexpectedly from cardiac arrest on February 19, 2025. Jay was born November 11, 1953 in Springfield, VT to Karl and Patricia (Warren) Stevens. Born into a long line of ...

We don’t welcome those who would trade our democracy for oligarchy; we don’t celebrate the arrival of people who abandon the most fundamental principles of honor, civility and decency.

When Portugal decided in 2000 to decriminalize personal drug possession, Hakimi Zapata said, "not only did addiction rates fall — overdose deaths fell, HIV/AIDS rates fell, but so did drug use.” ...

While some organizations that support Israel have expressed support for the Trump administration’s action, other free speech organizations have said the administration is trying to silence speech it ...

Instead, we can listen to what Vermonters really need and provide immediate property tax relief by basing school taxes on ability to pay.

This commentary is by Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Vermont’s 39th secretary of state. She was a teacher, coach, small business owner and an 18-year member of the Vermont House before being elected as ...

Last year, the Senate Education Committee endorsed Saunders before the chamber as a whole ultimately rejected her nomination. On Tuesday, Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale emerged as the committee’s only vocal ...