What Vermont’s two senators see as the top issues in front of the majority Democratic-led House and Senate in Washington; how many Vermont businesses are employing some sort of artificial intelligence in their workflow?; how a town’s tax collecting methods can reveal things about its character.

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• Survey: Half of Vermont businesses hiked prices this year

This episode of The Frequency is hosted by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show; Stephanie Colombini edits. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from: Bob Kinzel, Derek Brouwer and The New England News Collaborative.

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More Election Day results from our region, like how some Vermont towns voted on adding new local option taxes to raise revenue; what does the ‘blue tsunami’ look like in the Green Mountain State?; a local family permanently conserves a large tract of land in the Upper Valley.

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• Vermont voters smash midterm turnout record
• Democrats retake supermajorities in the Vermont Legislature
• Voters largely reject local option tax questions in 3 towns
• 301 acres in Newbury will be conserved forever
• Princess Nostalgia’s newly reworked song

This episode of The Frequency is hosted by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show; Stephanie Colombini edits. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from: Bob Kinzel, Peter Hirscheld, Howard Wiess-Tisman and Abagael Giles and The New England News Collaborative.

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What Gov. Scott’s reelection and a restored Democratic supermajority in the legislature means for Vermont; Franklin County voters rejected a controversial former state's attorney’s bid to return to office and more election analysis. Plus, a longtime arts advocate and former legislator in the Green Mountain State has died.

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• Nearly-impeached prosecutor loses second bid for Franklin County state's attorney
• Sarah George wins Chittenden County state’s attorney race
• In Rutland County, an independent unseats a Republican senator under fire
• Key Democratic state leaders win third terms

This episode of The Frequency is hosted by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show; Stephanie Colombini edits. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from: Pete Hirschfeld, Nina Keck, Mark Davis, Bryan Parmalee, Jenn Jarecki and the New England News Collaborative.

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We share the latest election results and hear from voters and candidates around the state. Plus, crews work to suppress a wildfire in New Hampshire and a new skatepark could be coming to Rutland.

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• Phil Scott wins historic 6th term as Vermont governor
• Molly Gray unseats John Rogers in Vermont lieutenant governor’s race
• U.S. Rep Becca Balint wins reelection
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This episode of The Frequency is hosted by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show; Stephanie Colombini edits. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from the Vermont Public newsroom and the New England News Collaborative.

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It’s Election Day and Vermonters are casting votes for governor and other offices; Vermont currently has the lowest foreclosure rate in the country; the Green Mountain State’s historical society gains a treasure trove from Vermont’s music scene; another small Vermont town rejects changes to its Town Meeting Day.

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• Follow Vermont Public's live election coverage
• A last-minute voter’s guide to the Vermont election

This episode of The Frequency is hosted by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show; Stephanie Colombini edits. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from: Nina Keck, Mitch Wertlieb, The New England News Collaborative and The University of Vermont News Service.

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A new walk-in clinic in Rutland County opens as an alternative to the Emergency Department; voters in one Bennington County town to decide on a housing project; several resources for disabled Vermonters voting in-person on Election Day; the state of the governor’s race in The Green Mountain State.

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• Phil Scott built a broad coalition. Now it's showing cracks
• Election 2026 resources

This episode of The Frequency is hosted and edited by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from: Nina Keck, Carly Berlin, Howard Weiss-Tisman, Abagael Giles, Pete Hirschfeld and with additional reporting from the New England News Collaboration.

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A rocky start to the state’s school merger process; Dartmouth College’s provost resigns after violating the school’s AI policies; more federal disaster aid flowing into Vermont communities; a trip to a haunted barn.

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• Former Franklin County prosecutor says her dog, who bit people and pets, has been euthanized
• Rutland County senator pleads not guilty to domestic assault charge
• We’re Here! To Kill’s, “Guillotine” is The Friday Song
• Vermont Public Election 2026 coverage and voter resources

This episode of The Frequency is hosted and edited by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from: Peter Hirschfeld, Howard Weiss-Tisman, Liam Elder-Connors, and The New England News Collaborative.

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Early ballots flowing into town clerks' offices all across the Green Mountain State; a record number of new students are enrolled at Vermont State University for the fall semester; a bad year for the state’s beechnut crop means some Vermont wildlife will look elsewhere for alternative food options before winter.

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• Build or tax? Vermont’s governor candidates emphasize different elements of housing policy
• Vermont Public’s Election 2026 coverage

This episode of The Frequency is hosted and edited by Mary Engisch. Adiah Gholston produces and reports for the show. Peter Engisch composed our theme music. Additional reporting today from: Carly Berlin, Bob Kinzel, Howard Weiss-Tisman, and Mark Davis with additional reporting from The New England News Collaborative.

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