51+ min ago   (826+ words) Vermont lawmakers responsible for overseeing the Department of Corrections are taking a closer look at a department policy that has expanded the criteria the department uses to keep people incarcerated beyond their minimum sentence. The policy, known as risk containment,…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (300+ words) This summer, Vermonters turned to VTDigger in growing numbers to prepare for the primary election. Tens of thousands of readers came to our election guide to learn about the candidates, understand the races and find the practical information they needed…...

3+ day, 28+ min ago   (1023+ words) Follow VTDigger’s election coverage. Get the latest reporting from towns across Vermont delivered each morning in Daily Digger, our free newsletter. Election Day is on the horizon. There’s no presidential race on the ballot, but all of Vermont’s state and…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (921+ words) Vermont’s secretary of natural resources testified before a U.S. Congressional committee last week in support of a bill that would direct states to limit the costs consumers shoulder for the water used by data centers. Julie Moore told lawmakers she supports…...

3+ day, 16+ 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…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (340+ words) Happy birthday to VTDigger! More than 500,000 people read VTDigger each month. Join the members who make it possible. Clark said her office has prevailed in 92% of the suits, including both final decisions and preliminary injunctions. Many of these decisions are…...

4+ day, 17+ 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…...

6+ day, 5+ min 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…...

6+ day, 2+ 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…...

6+ day, 23+ hour 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…...