Bob Kinzel

A plan by Gov. Phil Scott's administration to make all of the state's lottery games, including scratch off tickets, available on a person's phone never got off the ground at the Statehouse this year.

Fifteen states have opted to bring lottery games to people's phones. Vermont lawmakers say the state isn't ready to take that step. BRYAN PARMELEE / Vermont Public

A bill headed to Gov. Phil Scott's desk would increase the daily amount of cannabis flower a person can purchase from 1 ounce to 2 ounces. It would also allow licensed retailers to sell cannabis at a limited number of public events.

Education reform stole the headlines when lawmakers adjourned the 2026 legislative session last week. But the Legislature passed scores of bills this year that will have potentially significant implications for residents, businesses and municipalities across the state.

Bernie Sanders has found his way to the center of a growing debate about how to oversee the burgeoning and controversial artificial intelligence industry.

Voters might be a little confused when they look at the Republican statewide primary ballot this year. No, that's not a typo — there is one person, H.

Vermont's primary election will be held on Tuesday, August 11. It's an opportunity for the state's three major political parties to select their candidates for the general election on Nov. 3.

Each year on July 1, a round of new laws takes effect. This year's batch will affect Vermonters' purchases ranging from concert tickets to cannabis. New laws will make it easier for residents to install plug-in solar panels and harder for people to get away with the crime of voyeurism. Also in the mix is yet another attempt to crack down on those oversize trucks still trying to traverse the forbidden Smugglers' Notch stretch.

Vermont voters might be a little confused when they look at the Republican statewide primary ballot this year. It's not a typo — there is one person, H.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Tuesday joined a chorus of Democrats calling on Maine Democrat Graham Platner to withdraw from his U.S. Senate race.