The Deeper Dig

From Vermont's only member-supported digital news daily, VTDigger reporters go deep on key stories. Hosted by Sam Gale Rosen.

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Vermont marriage equality turns ten

Posted April 12, 2019

“If we failed, we were going to fail history,” then-House Speaker Shap Smith says about the climactic vote in 2009 that legalized same-sex...

Vermont's pension funding gap, explained

Posted April 5, 2019

There’s no single reason for the $150 million the state has to pay each year, on average, until 2038. But the decision to ignore financial advice...

Can cannabis giants be contained?

Posted March 29, 2019

Vermont lawmakers want to limit the involvement of large, out-of-state companies in a proposed retail marijuana market. But recent reporting by the...

BONUS: John Hickenlooper LIVE at the Flynn

Posted March 25, 2019

As mayor of Denver and as a two-term governor, John Hickenlooper oversaw and managed a major period of sustained growth in Colorado. This month he announced...

How Vermont hospitals end up in the red

Posted March 22, 2019

State officials say mismanagement played a major role in Springfield Hospital's financial collapse. But broader trends are putting pressure on hospital...