'I find it hard to believe that the hospital has enough money to pay nearly $11 million to 15 administrators, but doesn’t have enough money to pay their nurses the same wages as nurses earn elsewhe...

“What is needed right now is an immediate break in violence to allow for a true negotiated cease-fire,” Vermont’s first-term U.S. representative wrote in a commentary for VTDigger.

The decision in the case, which involved searches of phones at the border station in Highgate, will rein in border agents’ authority to search laptops and smartphones.

All of Vermont’s statewide incumbents have now announced bids for reelection.

Col. Thomas Jackman's F-16 flight to meet a paramour led to his forced resignation.

Senators voted 17-13 to pass a House revision of a historic gun bill that how heads to Gov. Phil Scott.

Mid Vermont Christian School drew headlines last month after its girls basketball team forfeited a game rather than play against a team with a trans player. The school will now be banned from school...

Stuart Kurt Rollins is accused of threatening to burn down his Hispanic neighbors' home.

In announcing earlier the degree might be revoked, President Laurie Patton cited "our responsibility for safeguarding and improving our fragile democracy, especially those of us privileged to be in...

“The governor believes that it's more appropriate for such an important life decision to happen when someone achieves the age of majority,” said Jason Maulucci, the governor’s press secretary.

Like most Vermonters, Bernie Sanders is probably looking forward to the coming of spring.

Sen. Patrick Leahy says the White House restricted the FBI investigation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who faces allegations of sexual assault and misconduct.

The governor said the state was “ready, willing and able” to accept refugees from war-torn countries. Though he said he agreed with President Biden’s decision to withdraw American troops, Scott said...

The Progressive state representative beat out Democratic City Councilor Joan Shannon.

Universal free school meals were once an unthinkable goal. But in the pandemic, the USDA picked up the tab to keep kids fed across the country. Now, Vermont is considering a post-Covid scenario where...

The donation was part of $4.2 billion in gifts given by the philanthropist ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Jessamyn West was one of about 140 million Americans who had their information stolen because of a massive data breach. She decided to do something about it.

The letter penned by 91 rank-and-file Vermont Health Department employees urges the department’s leaders to recommend universal masking indoors and an expansion of testing and quarantine efforts.

The once long-shot 2016 presidential candidate is wrestling with 2020 comparisons of everything from national polling numbers to local crowd counts.

Progressive/Democratic candidate Taylor Small has become Vermont’s first openly transgender lawmaker, winning a Winooski House seat. Incumbent Rep. Hal Colston, D-Winooski, also won re-election....

The court rejected a bid by white nationalist Max Misch to throw out two misdemeanor charges against him of illegally possessing high-capacity magazines in violation of the law.

The Vermont U.S. senator is attacking the business ethics of the world’s largest online retailer — yet poised to make big money selling his upcoming book on its website.

“We're in a different world than we were in even five or 10 years ago, and there are forces looking to destabilize civil society. We can't deny it anymore,” said Senate President Pro Tempore Phil...

Vermont and Maine are the only nearby states that currently tax menstrual products, according to a sponsor of the bill.

‘He’s lost my trust, he’s lost the trust of the public. This is completely unacceptable,’ said Attorney General TJ Donovan.

Made by an Essex Junction teacher from recycled materials, the handiwork prove “a righteous swerve for a history-making moment,” gushed one of dozens of global media outlets.

A network of volunteers and several Vermont companies are stepping up to make the masks.

Proposal 5 would amend the state constitution, making Vermont the first state in the nation to make Roe v. Wade part of the state’s legal fabric. If the Legislature approves the question next year,...

Mid Vermont Christian School drew headlines last month after its girls basketball team forfeited a game rather than play against a team with a trans player. The school will now be banned from school...

The Winooski City Council will be the first in state history, and likely among the first in the country, to have all openly LGBTQ+ councilors.

Proposal 5 would amend the state constitution to guarantee Vermonters access to abortion, contraceptive and other reproductive care.

Vermont has gone farther than almost any other state this year in making sure that residents can vote safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

After weeks of discussion, the Senate unanimously approved a measure to freeze evictions and foreclosures during the Covid-19 crisis.

That’s good news for the state’s roughly 80,000 public school students — and for its lawmakers, who now have extra time to figure out if they’re willing to pay for universal meals once federal...

An environmental court judge has ruled that Slate Ridge owner Daniel Banyai must dismantle all unpermitted buildings and stop holding classes.

The governor sees the refugee resettlement program as an essential part of his plan to address Vermont’s demographic challenges and welcome more residents to the state.

Banyai also owes fines totaling $100,600, plus an additional $200 per day starting from June 2, 2023, until he brings the property into compliance with court orders.

Town-by-town results for the measure, known as Proposal 5 or Article 22, revealed a broad base of support for the state constitutional amendment, even in conservative areas.

The first-term representative had already secured plum posts on the chamber’s oversight and budget panels. Now she’s set to join a battleground in the Republican-controlled House’s efforts to...

“As Vermont’s lieutenant governor, I’ve spent a lot of time getting to every corner of the state, meeting with Vermonters directly,” Gray said. “And what I know is that we will need a champion in...

“Many will frame this as a loss for me and a win for the Legislature,” the governor said. “The reality is, it's a major loss for Vermont taxpayers, workers and families.”

“Residents of Burlington, Vermont,” one of the protesters said, “I just wanna let you guys know there has been a genocide going on. … All of us marching here today have lost at least one family...

In an interview with VTDigger Wednesday night, the senator said his decision “really reflects what I’ve been hearing from Vermonters.”

During his State of the City address Monday night, Mayor Miro Weinberger said the airport would be called the Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport.

The three troopers all resigned after allegations were raised and had “varying” roles in the creation of the fraudulent cards.

Top Democrats renewed their calls for an indoor mask mandate Thursday as the Department of Health reported 591 cases of the coronavirus, a new pandemic high that shattered the record set just last...

Tuesday’s 9-19 vote was the first time in recent memory that the body rejected a nominee for a cabinet-level position.

The governor said it seemed unfair “for legislators to insulate themselves from the very costs they are imposing on their constituents by doubling their own future pay.”

“We're in a different world than we were in even five or 10 years ago, and there are forces looking to destabilize civil society. We can't deny it anymore,” said Senate President Pro Tempore Phil...

The two counties have scheduled ‘Expungement Days’ next month for those found guilty of misdemeanor charges.

Gov. Phil Scott announced Monday that the state has cleared the threshold for loosening Covid-19 guidelines, effectively ending pandemic-related restrictions.It’s over! State vax rate tops 80%; Covid...

The $95 billion package included $60 billion for Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel and $9 billion in humanitarian aid to Gaza, Ukraine and other war-torn regions.

In a hotly contested Chittenden Senate race, Kesha Ram and Thomas Chittenden secured the two empty seats left by outgoing incumbents.

Made by an Essex Junction teacher from recycled materials, the handiwork prove “a righteous swerve for a history-making moment,” gushed one of dozens of global media outlets.

Gov. Phil Scott supports painting the slogan in front of the Statehouse, saying it will be a 'necessary reminder' to make equity a priority.

Norma Hardy’s appointment comes after law enforcement in the politically progressive town was ranked among “the worst” in the state for disproportionately stopping and searching people of color.

“Like so many people in America and so many in Vermont, I became addicted to opiates,” the 14-years-sober frontman for the Burlington-born rock band said.

The Burlington-born rock band’s Trey Anastasio and his Divided Sky Foundation have won municipal approval to convert an Okemo Mountain property into a 40-bed addiction treatment center.

Former school officials say they have been contacted by attorneys representing Jane Sanders, who as college president orchestrated the land deal that was blamed for sinking the school.

“I feel outraged, but also at the same time, I feel numb,” said one high school student.

The House voted 106-31 to allow the state to mail every voter a ballot for the November election.

A 2019 state law guarantees the right to abortion in Vermont, and voters are poised to weigh in on a measure that would enshrine the right in the state Constitution.

“Expecting Black people to fix racism is like asking the environment to fix global warming,” says the former head of the Rutland Area NAACP. “The solution is that white people need to hold other...

A segment on “The Ingraham Angle” about a Burlington School District workshop on gender identity set off a wave of “hateful, harmful, and discriminatory messages,” the school superintendent said.

Universal free school meals were once an unthinkable goal. But in the pandemic, the USDA picked up the tab to keep kids fed across the country. Now, Vermont is considering a post-Covid scenario where...

“Vermont’s school employees — who have been among the front-line heroes of this pandemic — deserve better than late-night policy shifts that will continue to sow chaos in our schools,” the union...

The first-term Democrat from Brattleboro told supporters in an email that she hopes to return to Washington, D.C., next year.

Both Vermont state Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint and Lt. Gov. Molly Gray have garnered high-profile endorsements in their respective bids for U.S. House. But an endorsement from former-...

If confirmed by the Senate, Robinson would become the first openly LGBTQ+ woman to serve on a federal appellate court.

“I just really started to see the way that Ben & Jerry’s would say really amazing things about respecting workers’ rights and then not giving that same respect back to the scoopers,” employee Rebeka...