2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (442+ words) This commentary is by Jessica Bakowski, the northeast regional forester for Chestnut Forest Carbon Works. As a professional forester living and working in northern Vermont, I’ve spent more than a decade helping landowners navigate the opportunities and challenges of long-term…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (812+ words) A political satire video was “ridiculous” enough to be protected speech, a federal judge ruled, blocking Vermont’s first attempt to enforce its new AI-media law. “The Court considers this video to have a ridiculous nature and finds that Vermont’s interest…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (267+ words) This story by Liz Sauchelli was first published in the Valley News on Sept. 7, 2026.After more than a year of interim leadership, Vermont Law and Graduate School has hired a new president. Melissa Hoffer, who currently serves as Massachusetts’ climate…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (372+ words) Theo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger. Regulators will allow Green Mountain Power to raise electricity rates by 5.5% for its more than 275,000 Vermont customers — a smaller hike than the 7.5% increase the company initially sought....

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (557+ words) Vermont Lt. Gov. John Rodgers is facing a $5,000 fine from state regulators after an inspector found him growing at least 100 cannabis plants at a site in Glover where he did not have permission to do so. The Cannabis Control Board…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (266+ words) 17 years ago this month, VTDigger began with a big idea: Vermont deserved a fiercely independent news organization dedicated to serving the public. Today, more than 500,000 readers turn to VTDigger each month. And this September, as we celebrate our 17th birthday, we’re…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (527+ words) Theo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger. Vermont voters will accept or toss an amendment to the state constitution in November that would affirm workers’ right to organize and collectively bargain, and prevent lawmakers…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (855+ words) Gas prices have hit an average of $4.29 per gallon in Vermont, putting the state on track to have a record-breaking Labor Day weekend for gas prices, according to data from the American Automobile Association. “We need to lower that price…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (954+ words) This story by Tommy Gardner was first published in Vermont Community Newspaper Group papers on Sept. 3, 2026. A Colorado-based nonprofit organization founded five years ago with the mission to acquire newspapers and avoid creating “news deserts” will purchase the five weekly…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1094+ words) This story by Lisa Scagliotti was first published in the Waterbury Roundabout on Aug. 26, 2026. DUXBURY — The recent listing of Cabot Creamery’s company headquarters in Waitsfield for sale for $2.95 million has caught the attention of Harwood school district leaders who are…...