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• Vermont Conversation: Stealing Elections, American Style: Voting rights attorney David Walbert on how the 2026 election could be hijacked — and saved

  14-10-2026 23:47 via VTDigger
  
  The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues. Listen and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get podcasts.Author David Walbert and his latest book, “Stealing Elections, American Style.” Courtesy photoElection deniers, egged on by President Donald Trump, are now running elections in numerous locales across the country. The playbook for stealing el
  
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• Feds issue warning on grant funds after Vermont identifies own mistakes

  14-10-2026 23:11 via VTDigger
  
  Education Secretary Zoie Saunders, left, and Tammy Kolbe, acting State Board of Education chair. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerVermont spent nearly eight years incorrectly choosing schools that needed state resources to address widening achievement gaps, according to Zoie Saunders, Vermont’s secretary of education. The state caught the error itself this spring and reported the mistake to the federal government within hours — then heard nothing for months.Then, in September, offici
  
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• ‘Fuck the Flock cameras’: On big tech, Vermont’s candidates for governor differ on style and substance

  14-10-2026 22:48 via VTDigger
  
  A license plate reader camera on VT Route 7A in Manchester seen on Thursday, June 11, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger“Fuck the Flock cameras, dude. Let’s ban ‘em.”Amanda Janoo, the Democratic nominee for governor of Vermont in this fall’s election, left no room for doubt about her feelings on the controversial license plate readers used by police in Vermont and around the country in a social media video last week. In the same post, Janoo also said Vermon
  
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• Turn Trump’s $90 payment into a campaign check

  14-10-2026 22:05 via VTDigger
  
  Dear Editor,Several acquaintances have told me they recently received $90 deposits in their checking accounts. They determined the money was sent under the authority of the president. Whether this was or is an attempt by President Donald Trump to buy people’s votes in the Nov. 3 election is something I don’t know. I do know I think it is a good idea that these acquaintances said they were donating their $90 to candidates of their choice.I will check with my bank this week to se
  
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• Engaged young voters across Vermont aim to get their peers to the polls

  14-10-2026 21:32 via VTDigger
  
  Voting stickers are pictured from a previous Vermont election. File photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDiggerIan Goldfeld said he has seen an uptick in attendance for the University of Vermont’s Political Science Club lately. Goldfeld, a junior who serves as the club’s president, said that the nonpartisan organization’s attendance fell after the 2024 presidential election, but that buzz surrounding November’s general election has students eager to learn about candidate
  
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• Cheaper tuition alone won’t get first-generation students to college

  14-10-2026 20:50 via VTDigger
  
  This commentary is by David Stahler Jr., a writing and literature teacher at Lyndon Institute.Vermont is making college more affordable, and that is good news. But a lower tuition bill doesn’t teach students how to apply, manage a college workload or see college as a place where they belong.For many first-generation and low-income students, the barrier is not the price. It is the distance between the life they know and the one no one has shown them how to reach. Federally funded Upward Bo
  
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• Former Vermont Rep. Noel Neely died two days before being found, documents show

  14-10-2026 17:38 via VTDigger
  
  A street sign for Douglas Hill Road in Norwich near the Neely residence. Photo courtesy of Valley NewsThis story by Alex Ebrahimi was first published in the Valley News on Oct. 13, 2026.NORWICH — Former Vermont Rep. Noel Neely died two days before police found her body, according to details from search warrant applications.The investigation, Vermont State Police wrote in an affidavit establishing probable cause to search her residence and a vehicle on the property, concerned “the su
  
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• Tuition free college or training? Yes!

  14-10-2026 17:19 via VTDigger
  
  As seasons change, it’s always a good time to think about what’s next and evaluate options. And when it comes to college, training, and career changes, there’s truly no better time than the present to go back to school, finish a degree, or start something new. Education unlocks economic opportunity. The cost of education is also a huge factor—but did you know VSAC and our partners offer many opportunities to earn a degree, tuition free?These programs are available t
  
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• An ‘arms embargo’ organization could cost Vermont dearly

  14-10-2026 00:18 via VTDigger
  
  Dear Editor,The Vermont People’s Arms Embargo (VPAE) has listed 35 Vermont companies that support thousands of jobs across our state in what effectively amounts to a blacklist. These employers provide skilled work across a range of industries, including positions advertised at six-figure salaries. Their employees own homes, raise families and send their children to Vermont schools. Losing these employers and the jobs they support could be catastrophic for communities already struggling wi
  
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