Election Day is here. Polls in Vermont open at various times and will remain open until 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Self-described queer post-punk band Thus Love, of Brattleboro, has received positive press in Rolling Stone, The Guardian and more. Their newest album, All Pleasure, dropped on Nov. 1 before the band heads out for a U.S. and U.K. tour.

The right to abortion, as well as gender-affirming care, are very much in flux on a national scale. Vermont’s politics and policies lean toward protecting these medical services.

This election season, Vermont Public has heard from hundreds of residents on what issues matter most to them. Taxes quickly emerged as one of the most salient topics.

Four educators say they were forced out of a therapeutic school in Brattleboro after raising concerns about student mistreatment. While administrators at the I.N.S.P.I.R.E. School for Autism deny the allegations, the state has opened an investigation.

What actually happens after you drop your envelope in the mailbox? Vermont Public’s Bob Kinzel spent a morning with election officials in Montpelier, including City Clerk John Odum, to learn firsthand how ballots are processed and what measures are in place to keep results secure.

The Vermont Truth and Reconciliation Commission was created after lawmakers apologized for the state’s role in the eugenics movement. But the office has a “seemingly impossible scope,” leaving some questioning whether the commission’s work will reach communities most impacted by eugenics.

Candidates for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and governor shared their campaign platforms with incarcerated Vermonters in a first-of-its-kind event at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield.

Vermont lawmakers passed historic child care legislation in 2023, and more than $100 million has been invested in the child care system. But voters say more work needs to be done to support the system.

H. Brooke Paige, seeking the office that oversees voting in Vermont, says he is not confident in the integrity of Vermont elections but offered no specifics. Incumbent Sarah Copeland Hanzas says Vermonters can trust that elections are well-run.