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The results are in: Vermont’s 2026 elections

We share the latest election results and hear from voters and candidates around the state. Plus, crews work to suppress a wildfire in New Hampshire and a new skatepark co

Election Day in Vermont

It’s Election Day and Vermonters are casting votes for governor and other offices; Vermont currently has the lowest foreclosure rate in the country; the Green Mountain St

The state of the Vermont governor’s race

A new walk-in clinic in Rutland County opens as an alternative to the Emergency Department; voters in one Bennington County town to decide on a housing project; several r

A trip to a haunted barn in Washington County

A rocky start to the state’s school merger process; Dartmouth College’s provost resigns after violating the school’s AI policies; more federal disaster aid flowing into V

How gubernatorial candidates would make housing affordable

Early ballots flowing into town clerks' offices all across the Green Mountain State; a record number of new students are enrolled at Vermont State University for the fall

Nearly-impeached prosecutor asks voters for a second chance

Significant changes are coming to Medicaid in the new year but Vermont health care advocates say there’s no need to full-on panic; a nearly-impeached prosecutor asks vote

Vermont nonprofits rolled back racial equity loans

Several nonprofit organizations in the Green Mountain State have quietly rolled back loan programs for Vermonters of color; no data centers in New England… so far; and an

Low-income Vermonters to receive home-heating help

Climate change accelerates in Vermont; town clerks statewide prep to block federal law enforcement officials from potentially seizing voting machines on Election Day; a r

A cordial debate

Candidates for Vermont’s next governor face off in a debate and were … cordial?; nearly 30% of Vermont’s registered voters cast ballots in early voting; one of the larges

Emergency help for keeping Vt families warm

Home-heating costs surge, so lawmakers and the governor are cobbling together an emergency aid package; advocates for homeless Vermonters argue new rules governing access

Civil lawsuit points finger at county mental health agency

A civil complaint filed against a Washington County mental health agency; new path for a portion of the Long Trail; and seasonal flu arrives a tad earlier than usual in o

A day in the woods with a working horse

Vermont's self-employed workers remit nearly double the national average in taxes over the past four years; two candidates vying for the state auditor seat on November 3r

Barre's modest flood plan

Barre city takes its first step to re-development after 2023 flooding, an acquisition of a tech company, Killington Ski Resort will continue to increase capital investmen

The removal of a historic dam

A federal grant program that helps low-income families navigate the college application process, a tool for people suffering significant vision loss, the removal of a his

Vermont's OG poet laureate

A Barre City police officer placed on leave, U-V-M medical center unions ratify their contracts,  Barre officials are cautiously optimistic about the status of a city ice

Pro-Scott super PAC pours money into governor's race

A pro-Phil Scott super pac launches an ad blitz against Amanda Janoo ; Lt. Gov John Rodgers attempts to tie Molly Gray to farmworker housing concerns at her family farm;

Candidates discuss election security

State election officials don’t expect any federal interference at polling places on Election Day; major party candidates for Vermont’s U.S. House seat discuss election se

Sanders endorses Janoo

Democratic candidate for governor Amanda Janoo [juh NOO] receives an endorsement from Sen. Bernie Sanders; strike averted at the state’s largest hospital network; in a we

Stay or go? Some Vermonters' advice for young people

What would you tell young people who are considering a life and career in the Green Mountain State? We’ll hear some respondents’ answers from the Vermont Public 2026 poll

Home heating fuel costs more this season

A strike authorization at Vermont’s largest hospital; as cooler weather approaches, what will higher fuel prices mean for heating homes? For the first time, the state’s h