Episodes

Two candidates on the ballot in Vermont's gubernatorial primaries have notably nontraditional backgrounds. Keith Stern, who runs a produce market in White River Junction, has little prior political experience.

The two latest steps in the fallout from Vermont's EB-5 scandal have been a mixed bag for the state. Last week, the federal government notified officials that ...

For three months, nurses at the UVM Medical Center have been negotiating with hospital administrators for higher wages and better staffing ratios. When the two ...

As the Trump administration's immigration enforcement policies continue to spark backlash around the U.S., Vermonters are examining how one of the country's northernmost states relates to policies affecting ...

July 1st marks the first date that Vermonters will be allowed to possess and grow marijuana under state law. According to Tim Fair, a Burlington ...

As the budget standoff in Montpelier reaches into the summer, a common refrain among analysts is that it’s the closest Vermont has come to a ...

As schools around Vermont go quiet for the year, the effects of the state's 2015 consolidation law are increasingly visible.Earlier this month, the Agency of Education kicked off phase two of Act ...

In the coming week, state’s attorneys in two counties will hold "Expungement Days," offering assistance to Vermonters looking to clear their records of misdemeanor marijuana convictions.The ...

A VTDigger investigation published in April revealed a pattern of unlikely lottery wins by retailers and their relatives. Total payoffs for some individuals have reached into ...

The apparent murder of Anako Lumumba, a 33-year-old South Burlington nurse who was allegedly killed by her boyfriend Leroy Headley, has set off an interstate manhunt. It's ...

Before adjourning last weekend, the Vermont Legislature passed a budget for the 2019 fiscal year. Gov. Phil Scott says he’ll veto it over a disagreement ...

Two policies aimed at lifting up low-income Vermonters took unusual paths to passage this week. Bills to raise the state’s minimum wage and provide workers ...

The state's case against a teen accused of plotting a school shooting hinges on over a century of legal precedent. But revisions to the state’s attempt laws, which are now under consideration in both chambers of the Legislature, could set a new standard for how cases like Sawyer’s are handled.

The state's case against a teen accused of plotting a school shooting hinges on over a century of legal precedent. But revisions to the state’s attempt laws, which are now under consideration in both chambers of the Legislature, could set a new standard for how cases like Sawyer’s are handled.

The state's case against a teen accused of plotting a school shooting hinges on over a century of legal precedent. But revisions to the state’s attempt laws, which are now under consideration in both chambers of the Legislature, could set a new standard for how cases like Sawyer’s are handled.

South Burlington’s Chamberlin neighborhood sits just west of the Burlington International Airport and the Vermont Air National Guard base. In the fall of 2019, the Air Force plans to station 18 F-35 fighter jets at the base. Residents are concerned about how the jets will affect their neighborhood, which has already seen decades of changes related to the airport’s expansion. The decision to move forward with the project set off years of intense public debate. In this podcast, hear from people ...

South Burlington’s Chamberlin neighborhood sits just west of the Burlington International Airport and the Vermont Air National Guard base. In the fall of 2019, the Air Force plans to station 18 F-35 fighter jets at the base. Residents are concerned about how the jets will affect their neighborhood, which has already seen decades of changes related to the airport’s expansion. The decision to move forward with the project set off years of intense public debate. In this podcast, hear from people ...

South Burlington’s Chamberlin neighborhood sits just west of the Burlington International Airport and the Vermont Air National Guard base. In the fall of 2019, the Air Force plans to station 18 F-35 fighter jets at the base. Residents are concerned about how the jets will affect their neighborhood, which has already seen decades of changes related to the airport’s expansion. The decision to move forward with the project set off years of intense public debate. In this podcast, hear from people ...