Ryan McLaren, former top aide to Peter Welch, enters lieutenant governor race

Brenda Cohen, 78, of Tunbridge, adds a bucket on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, to the 30 yard dumpster she filled with the help of friends and family as they cleaned out RB’s Deli over a ten day period in South Royalton. Daisey Darling,…

We are past sentiment and nostalgia. We will be in crisis if we do not act. Read the story on VTDigger here: Linda Smith: Education reform requires hard choices.

Affordable, quality child care is one of the smartest investments we can make as a state. Read the story on VTDigger here: Emilie Tenenbaum and Sharron Harrington: Why Vermont must stay committed to child care.

The one-room Elmore School; townspeople hope to keep it operating. Courtesy photo " data-medium-file="https://vtdigger.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/elmore-school-300x233.jpg"…

Jessie Diggins meets with members of the Bill Koch Youth Ski League this past summer at Stratton Mountain. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger " data-medium-file="https://vtdigger.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/VTD-Diggins-1-300x225.jpg"…

The Hinesburg Community Police Department seen on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger " data-medium-file="https://vtdigger.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hinesburg-police-1-20250220-300x200.jpg"…

“Above the Clouds,” by Juniper Franks, 14, of Fairfield " data-medium-file="https://vtdigger.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ywp-Digger-1.19.26-scaled-e1768668838447-300x200.jpg"…

That's how Rep. Teddy Waszazak, D-Barre City, framed three bills that would transform the state's approach to taxing Vermont's high earners to his colleagues in the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday morning.