Catching up on the primary? You can find election results and highlights from Tuesday's #vtpoli congressional, statewide and legislative races here: vtdigger.org/2022/08/09/liv…

City pipe breaks caused residents of a Montpelier apartment building to lose water for days last week. Abnormally high water pressure and old water lines are to blame, and the problem likely isn’t going anywhere fast. Report for America vtdigger.org/2022/08/17/hig…

Report suggests solutions for flooding in the Lake Champlain and Richelieu River basins bit.ly/3CDAkmZ via Emma Cotton VTDigger/Report for America

When Vermont received $49M from feds last year for home heating assistance, officials knew it was a once-in-a-lifetime windfall. This year, with fuel costs skyrocketing, the state is receiving a little more than half of last year's allocation. by Emma Cotton vtdigger.org/2022/10/18/aft…

BREAKING: Vermont becomes the 1st state to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution #vtpoli vtdigger.org/2022/11/08/mea…

Keep up to date on Vermont House races — reporting live for VTDigger with Emma Cotton vtdigger.org/2022/11/08/ver…

House Speaker Jill Krowinski at the VDP’s election night party just now: “I am so excited to share the news that we have a veto-proof majority.”

Jarrod Sammis has won in Rutland-3, the district composed of Castleton #vtpoli

Vermont House results: Legislative balance of power hinges on key races #vtpoli vtdigger.org/2022/11/08/ver…

High water pressure in Vermont's capital city has led to 60 boil water notices in five years and 260 water main breaks in 10 years, Emma Cotton reports — and the city and state are at odds over what to do about it: vtdigger.org/2022/11/28/und…

70 mph wind gust recorded here at BTV

Wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour hit the state, according to the National Weather Service. vtdigger.org/2022/12/23/maj…

The VTDigger Statehouse crew includes: -Emma Cotton (energy/enviro/climate) -Peter D'Auria (edu) -Lola Duffort (housing, child care, state finances) -Kristen Fountain (health care, human services) -Alan J. Keays (criminal justice) and...

Why did it take Washington Electric Cooperative so long to restore power after last month's storm? Emma Cotton explores whether climate change and other factors will make it hard for such small utility co-ops to survive. vtdigger.org/2023/01/05/pow…

Keep an eye on your pets! A doggy respiratory illness is going around New England. Story for VTDigger by Emma Cotton vtdigger.org/2023/03/20/bur…

GOP Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed into law a bill that prohibits paramilitary training camps. Comes about 2.5 years after VTDigger first reported the existence of the Slate Ridge facility in Southern Vermont. vtdigger.org/2023/05/08/gov… via VTDigger

We’re honoring last year’s Environmental Reporting winners: Seven Days (Kevin McCallum), VTDigger (Emma Cotton), and Cape Cod Times (Heather McCarron). There’s still time to enter the Better Newspaper Contest! Learn more at nenpa.com/awards-recogni….