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Don’t punish Vermonters who split their time here

20-08-2026 23:06 via vtdigger.org

Dear Editor,I read the recent opinion piece by Donna Brown about second-home owners, and I totally agree with her. We bought our house in 2004, and as I was a teacher, we spent the summer and my vacation in Vermont. During the pandemic, we were here for a year and a half. We spend as much time here as we can, sometimes up to six months at a time. Does that mean that our other house is also a second home? We pay our taxes but are on a fixed income, so increases are a concern. What about sho

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Thirty years on, feds look at rolling back funds for internet access at Vermont schools

20-08-2026 22:23 via vtdigger.org

Aubrey Fadden of Enosburg Falls works with third-graders at the Richford Elementary School in Jan. 2023. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThe Federal Communications Commission is reevaluating a program that has long made broadband internet connections affordable to schools and libraries, leaving Vermont’s state leaders scrambling to identify cuts to other services if the program is changed. The FCC’s proposed rule weighs possible restrictions to the Schools and

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Vermont’s housing shortage is the real obstacle to growth

20-08-2026 20:59 via vtdigger.org

Dear Editor,I mostly agree with a recent letter to VTDigger about second-home owners, but for one statement. The author says Vermont should encourage industry, but I can tell you that industry cannot survive without workers, and workers cannot survive without a place to live, and there are no places to live. I have lived and worked here for all my 55 years. I currently own and manage five rental properties and work as a robotics specialist at a local factory. My perspective cuts across a f

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Sanders rallies at St. Albans dairy processing plant, calling its closure ‘devastating’

20-08-2026 01:29 via vtdigger.org

The St. Albans Creamery & Supply store on Federal Street in St. Albans on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. Photo by Bear Savage/VTDiggerST. ALBANS — In light of the recent idling of a dairy processing plant in St. Albans, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., visited the site Wednesday to rally support for unionized workers, who have described the shutdown as an illegal act of retaliation.Against the backdrop of the facility and speaking to the media, Sanders described Dairy Farmers of America&

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Gov. Phil Scott’s administration touts refunds from 2025 tax break package

20-08-2026 00:01 via vtdigger.org

Vermont Tax Commissioner Bill Shouldice speaks during Gov. Phil Scott’s weekly press conference at the Statehouse in Montpelier in May 2025. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerMONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott’s administration says a 2025 law it backed that created new tax breaks for military retirees and a range of other tax exemptions resulted in about $10 million in refunds for people around the state so far this year.The Republican governor said at a press conference Wednesday

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