What happens when the executive branch of Vermont's state government ignores policy mandates imposed on it by the legislative branch? The legislative branch complains, and the nonprofit sector sues.

Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and ...

A key legislative committee contended that some of the changes don’t comply with state law, leaving the Department of Fish & Wildlife vulnerable to lawsuits. A trapper sets a trap for beaver during ...

The recreational trapping season in Vermont begins on October 25 and runs through March 31, 2026. This includes the use of baited steel-jawed leghold traps and body-crushing kill traps, as well as ...

Montana’s wolf trapping season will again run from Jan. 1 through Feb. 15 in western and most of central Montana – the same as last year’s season following a federal court order – and from Dec. 2 ...