data stories – VTDigger

Line graph showing a rise in applications and accepted students at Central Vermont Career Center from FY21 to FY26, with a notable increase after a new application process in FY24.

Central Vermont, Education, Regional, Washington County

Central Vermont set to vote on whether to build the state’s first standalone career center

by Erin Petenko October 17, 2025, 6:28 pmOctober 29, 2025, 11:06 am

A map of Vermont with blue dots marking various locations across different counties.

Government & Politics

See where Vermont’s ‘No Kings’ protests are happening in your community on Saturday

by Erin Petenko October 15, 2025, 2:05 pmOctober 20, 2025, 12:22 pm

U.S. map showing state-by-state data as percentages ranging from 16% to 48%, with darker blue indicating higher values and lighter green indicating lower values.

Fewer Vermonters report religious affiliation in nationwide survey

by Erin Petenko October 9, 2025, 5:56 pmOctober 9, 2025, 5:56 pm

U.S. map showing the number of Vermont state workers living in each state, color-coded by range, with highest numbers in New Hampshire, New York, and Massachusetts.

Government & Politics

Data: How many Vermont state government employees live out of state?

by Ethan Weinstein and Erin Petenko September 25, 2025, 4:40 pmSeptember 25, 2025, 5:05 pm

A red Hunger Mountain Co-op building with a sign next to it.

Central Vermont, Economy, Regional, Washington County

Hunger Mountain Co-op purchases neighboring rK Miles property

by Erin Petenko September 5, 2025, 4:53 pmSeptember 5, 2025, 5:20 pm

A person stands in the foreground near a greenhouse, with three people in the background on a grassy field under a cloudy sky.

Government & Politics

Becca Balint tells supporters she doesn’t take corporate PAC money. Records show it’s not that simple.

by Shaun Robinson August 18, 2025, 6:39 pmAugust 18, 2025, 6:39 pm

Two people shaking hands near small U.S. and Canada flags on a table, with blurred flags in the foreground.

What do Trump’s latest tariffs mean for trade with Canada?

by Shaun Robinson August 8, 2025, 5:41 pmAugust 8, 2025, 5:41 pm

A distant view of a town skyline with historic buildings, a clock tower, and a water tower behind a foreground of dense green trees under a hazy sky.

What to know about Vermont’s air quality concerns

by Erin Petenko August 6, 2025, 6:42 pmAugust 8, 2025, 8:54 pm

A map of Vermont displays various colored dots marking locations across different counties.

You’re not imagining it: This summer is hot

by Erin Petenko August 1, 2025, 7:55 pmAugust 1, 2025, 7:55 pm

A campsite with tents, tarps, and clothes hanging on lines is set up among trees in a wooded area with green vegetation.

Unsheltered homelessness spikes in Vermont as need outstrips safety net

by Carly Berlin July 30, 2025, 4:31 pmJuly 31, 2025, 10:07 am

A man in a black cap and shirt stands next to a woman holding a phone; they are outdoors in a parking lot with overcast skies.

‘We need a prayer’: As executive order ends, hundreds of Vermonters exit motels

by Carly Berlin and Greta Solsaa July 1, 2025, 7:08 pmOctober 20, 2025, 12:17 pm

The sunset over a small Vermont town with a white church.

Central Vermont, Housing, Lamoille County, Regional

In Stowe, short-term rentals are owned from afar

by Stowe Reporter June 30, 2025, 7:03 amJune 27, 2025, 5:42 pm

A map with multiple colored dots representing data points distributed across various outlined geographic regions.

Find the cooling center nearest you amid Vermont’s 1st heat wave of the year

by Erin Petenko June 23, 2025, 12:20 pmJune 23, 2025, 12:20 pm

A common loon with black and white plumage swims on a calm body of water.

Vermont’s adult loon population is at an all-time high, but fewer chicks are surviving

by Izzy Wagner June 22, 2025, 10:01 amJune 22, 2025, 10:01 am