5+ day, 17+ 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....

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (166+ words) We have created these problems through deliberate business, political and social choices that consistently favor capital over labor. We celebrate rising property values, investment returns and so-called economic growth while treating workers’ wages and housing as somebody else’s problem. Then…...

1+ week, 3+ 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   (158+ words) The recent commentary in VTDigger claiming that Vermont cannot “spend its way into affordability” ignores the fact that spending in one area frequently results in even larger savings in another. In healthcare, for example, spending tax dollars can significantly reduce…...

1+ week, 2+ 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, 5+ day ago   (717+ words) JAY — Mike Desmarais, who sells snow grooming equipment at a dealer in Newport, is planning to deliver three new vehicles to Canadian customers this month. The machines currently cost about $500,000 Canadian dollars each, he said — but soon, they could cost…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (299+ words) I truly appreciated Olivia Gieger’s recent article in VTDigger on the question of who pays for training Vermont’s doctors. It is a much-needed glimpse into a critical and sorely undercovered subject. Three million dollars would bring almost anyone here. It…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1337+ words) This story by Molly Hughes was first published in the Valley News on Aug.27, 2026.NORWICH — Vermont farmers can’t afford to own the land they farm, and the federal money meant to help them has become a paperwork contest that pays…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (297+ words) This story by Liz Sauchelli was first published in the Valley News on Aug. 25, 2026.Talks have started between Vital Communities and a group of Upper Valley residents about preserving town-specific listservs before the nonprofit pulls the plug. The organization’s announcement…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (372+ words) This commentary is by Elizabeth Brown, who is a state director at the Fiscal Alliance Foundation. Despite six years of skyrocketing state spending, with increases at twice the rate of inflation, for many the answer to Vermont’s affordability crisis continues…...