Final Reading – VTDigger

Vermont lawmakers plan for the death of the penny

by Ethan Weinstein March 31, 2026, 6:12 pmMarch 31, 2026, 6:12 pm

A group of red coronaviruses floating in the air.

Final Reading, Government & Politics

Vermonters with long Covid look to senators for reform

by Charlotte Oliver March 27, 2026, 6:15 pmMarch 27, 2026, 6:00 pm

Snow-covered building with a wooden exterior and a large rock sculpture in front. A sign near the entrance reads "Lamolle Health." Trees are visible in the background.

Vermont’s rural medical residency is ready to go — if organizers can find the funding

by Olivia Gieger March 26, 2026, 6:30 pmMarch 27, 2026, 11:09 am

A row of yellow school buses parked in a parking lot.

Final Reading, Government & Politics

Lawmakers take stock of Vermont’s irregular school transportation system

by Corey McDonald March 25, 2026, 6:30 pmMarch 25, 2026, 6:04 pm

A man in a suit and red patterned tie, wearing glasses, speaks indoors. Another person is visible in the blurred foreground.

Final Reading, Government & Politics

In visit to Vermont Statehouse, Japanese diplomats talk business and baseball

by Theo Wells-Spackman March 24, 2026, 6:30 pmMarch 24, 2026, 6:21 pm

A white house with a collapsed porch and damaged foundation leans over an eroded slope; clothes hang on a line and a car is partially submerged in mud nearby.

Vermont lawmakers consider using state funds for flood recovery after Trump denied request for federal aid

by Shaun Robinson March 20, 2026, 6:30 pmMarch 20, 2026, 5:59 pm

People sitting at a conference table, focused on documents and laptops. Office setting with papers and pens visible.

House Education panel pivots to voluntary mergers in school consolidation efforts

by Corey McDonald March 19, 2026, 6:30 pmMarch 19, 2026, 6:27 pm

Young cannabis plants with long, deep green leaves.

Want to buy more cannabis? This Vermont bill could allow it.

by Charlotte Oliver March 18, 2026, 6:28 pmMarch 18, 2026, 6:28 pm

A construction worker in a safety vest holds a "SLOW" sign as cars wait in a lane marked by orange traffic barrels and cones on a road.

Lawmakers weigh changes to Vermont’s vehicle purchase tax with education challenges top of mind

by Shaun Robinson March 17, 2026, 6:30 pmMarch 17, 2026, 6:21 pm

A modern apartment building with "Condos for Sale" and "For Lease" real estate signs displayed on the lawn in front.

Lawmakers weigh measures to protect homebuyers against institutional real estate investors

by Theo Wells-Spackman March 13, 2026, 6:30 pmMarch 13, 2026, 6:17 pm

An eye doctor examines a woman's eyes using a slit lamp biomicroscope during an eye check-up.

Expanding eye doctors’ scope of practice gets heated

by Olivia Gieger March 12, 2026, 6:30 pmMarch 12, 2026, 5:52 pm

A bald man looking at a piece of paper.

Final Reading, Government & Politics

Vermont lawmakers consider banning machine gun parts

by Charlotte Oliver March 11, 2026, 7:06 pmMarch 12, 2026, 3:17 pm

Two fighter jets are parked outside a hangar on a sunny day, with a few people and a soldier standing nearby.

Family of Vermont National Guard member deployed to Middle East calls Trump’s orders ‘unconscionable’

by Shaun Robinson March 10, 2026, 6:30 pmMarch 10, 2026, 6:42 pm

A person in a suit speaks into a microphone at a podium, with microphones and another person visible in the background.

Vermont’s Human Rights Commission seeks funding to sustain its work amid federal cuts

by Shaun Robinson February 27, 2026, 6:30 pmFebruary 27, 2026, 6:00 pm