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• What do you call the top federal prosecutor in Vermont? Well, that depends. 

  13-01-2026 23:53 via vtdigger.org
  The Speaker’s gavel and podium in the House of Representatives chamber at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Jan. 7, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThere’s new leadership in charge of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Vermont, though President Donald Trump has not yet appointed anyone to run the place on a permanent basis and the title of the person in charge keeps changing.At the moment, the U.S. Department of Justice Department website lists Jonathan Ophardt, a longtime prose
  
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• New federal funds to help Vermont keep up with rapid changes to child care and Pre-K

  13-01-2026 21:48 via vtdigger.org
  File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerTheo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger.Vermont has received a nearly $13 million federal grant to strengthen its child care and pre-Kindergarten programs, among other early childhood services, officials said Monday.The grant comes from the Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five program in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which has supported parts of Vermont’s early childhood landsca
  
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• Secure your future: application deadline is February 11 for 2026-27 VSAC scholarships

  13-01-2026 16:03 via vtdigger.org
  Do you need help paying for college or career training in fall 2026? Scholarships can be a great way to fund your future. It’s worth it to review VSAC’s Scholarships & Forgivable Loans 2026–2027 booklet—so you don’t miss out on the chance to receive free money. If you’re a high school senior or a returning college or training student, now is the time to apply for any of the 150+ VSAC-administered scholarships and forgivable loans. The VSAC scholarshi
  
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• VTDigger thanks readers for supporting our year end member drive

  13-01-2026 15:27 via vtdigger.org
  VTDigger reporter Carly Berlin covers a meeting of the Joint Fiscal Committee at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerDear Readers,VTDigger is grateful to the 3,357 members who contributed during our 2025 Year End Member Drive. Together, we raised $456,000 to sustain our nonprofit news coverage. During the drive, VTDigger members also sent 3,300 meals to the Vermont Foodbank and 1,233 days of emergency heat to local homes via the Warmth
  
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• Zoie Saunders: It’s not all about taxes, stupid

  13-01-2026 00:25 via vtdigger.org
  This commentary is by Zoie Saunders, Vermont’s secretary of education. Education transformation in Vermont is not just about property taxes. It is about building and sustaining the best education system in America.At a moment when nearly every other state is diverting dollars away from public education, Vermont has chosen a different path. Last year, a bipartisan coalition passed Act 73 — a bill that doubles down on public education as the great equalizer, the pathway out
  
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• Zoie Saunders: It’s not all about taxes

  13-01-2026 00:25 via vtdigger.org
  This commentary is by Zoie Saunders, Vermont’s secretary of education. Education transformation in Vermont is not just about property taxes. It is about building and sustaining the best education system in America.At a moment when nearly every other state is diverting dollars away from public education, Vermont has chosen a different path. Last year, a bipartisan coalition passed Act 73 — a bill that doubles down on public education as the great equalizer, the pathway out
  
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• It’s not all about taxes, stupid

  13-01-2026 00:25 via vtdigger.org
  This commentary is Zoie Saunders is Vermont’s secretary of education. Education transformation in Vermont is not just about property taxes. It is about building and sustaining the best education system in America.At a moment when nearly every other state is diverting dollars away from public education, Vermont has chosen a different path. Last year, a bipartisan coalition passed Act 73—a bill that doubles down on public education as the great equalizer, the pathway out of
  
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• Judge denies bail in deadly vehicle chase despite report blaming Rutland police

  13-01-2026 00:19 via vtdigger.org
  Tate Rheaume in Rutland County Superior criminal court on Tuesday April 9, 2024. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerA Vermont judge has rejected a renewed request to release a former Rutland County man facing a murder charge stemming from a vehicle pursuit that killed a young Rutland City police officer.David Sleigh, an attorney for Tate Rheaume, argued in recent court filings that revelations from an internal affairs investigation that criticized officers’ actions in the July 2023 deadl
  
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