Chittenden County State's Attorney Sarah George is seeking a third term partly on a 2022 policy built on a study that never established why Black drivers were searched at 4x the rate of white drivers. Her opponent wants it reversed. Vermont
Vermont households paid 24.56 cents per kilowatt-hour for electricity in April—30 percent above the national average and the tenth-highest in the nation. Yet every other New England state charged more, leaving Vermont with the region's lowe
Vermont has the cleanest electricity in America and among the highest rates in New England. Hawaii, blessed with tropical sun, ocean wind and volcanic geothermal heat, still burns imported oil for most of its power—at the nation's steepest
Vermont mails a ballot to every active voter automatically — but its own 2024 numbers don't add up. 522,600 registered, 460,415 "active," only 441,666 ballots sent, and just 240,375 counted as mail returns. Over 200,000 packages unaccounted
Vermont’s climate policies burden residents with costly mandates for negligible global impact. With emissions contributing just 0.13% of the U.S. total, the state’s sacrifices under the Paris Accord resemble a "Nigerian prince" scam: high c
Vermont's Orange County high bailiff remains publicly listed in office while appearing in Russia and Tehran, invoking his elected title abroad, claiming U.S. No Fly List status, praising Iranian resistance, and posting from events tied to h
Vermont farmers have trusted the barnyard forecast for generations. The science says the cows are guessing — but the swallows, the bees and the red sky are onto something real.
Vermont believes residential property is collectively worth billions more than current assessments reflect, and a new reappraisal system is designed to close that gap. While higher assessments don't automatically mean higher taxes, they can
More for-sale signs, prices still rising, and two-thirds of young Vermonters saying they want out. Vermont's housing market isn't crashing — it's trapping people. We built an interactive dashboard tracking every moving part, from the signs
Vermont has spent decades trying to preserve its rural character through regulation. But when protecting the past begins preventing the future, preservation becomes stagnation. Using the metaphor of amber, this commentary explores how layer
Air conditioning is not under attack in Vermont today, but climate policy elsewhere shows how affordable cooling can be squeezed through refrigerant rules, appliance standards, building codes, and approved technologies. As heat risks rise,
Vermont's first Fourth of July in 1777 wasn't marked by fireworks or celebration. As delegates gathered in Windsor to write the republic's first constitution, British forces advanced from Canada, Fort Ticonderoga was about to fall, and the
