What Is the Daily Digger Newsletter From VTDigger?

Daily Digger is VTDigger's free morning news email, delivered Monday through Saturday. It summarizes Vermont news and links back to full stories on vtdigger.org, and VTDigger says more than 30,000 people receive it. It's the simplest way to follow the newsroom's coverage without checking the site throughout the day.

What you get

VTDigger describes Daily Digger as a way to "start your day with Vermont's trusted newsletter" and to "stay informed and connected in Vermont." In practice, that means a roundup of the newsroom's recent reporting, drawn from the beats it covers: government and politics, business and the economy, the environment, public policy, public safety, housing, and regional news from places like Burlington and the Northeast Kingdom.

The newsletter is a digest, not a separate publication. Items point to full articles on the site, so you can skim the email and click through only to the stories you care about.

How to sign up

1. Go to vtdigger.org.
2. Find the Daily Digger signup form, which asks for your name and email address.
3. Submit the form. The page notes a validation field ("This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged") that you should leave alone — it's an anti-spam measure, not something you fill in.
4. Check your inbox for a confirmation, then expect issues Monday through Saturday mornings.

If you'd rather not get a daily email, you can skip the newsletter entirely and read the same stories on the site, organized by section and by "Editors' Picks."

What to expect once you're subscribed

• Frequency: six mornings a week, Monday through Saturday.
• Format: a curated list of recent stories with headlines and links, not full articles.
• Scope: Vermont-focused — state politics, policy, business, environment, and local communities.
• Cost: VTDigger describes itself as member-supported journalism. The signup page does not state a price for the newsletter; membership and newsletter signup are separate things, so don't assume one requires the other.

When it's worth it — and when it isn't

Daily Digger fits you if you want a low-effort daily scan of Vermont news and are happy to click through for details. It's less useful if you only want one topic (say, environment or elections) — in that case, browsing the site's sections directly may be faster than filtering a general digest. And if you prefer to avoid email volume, the site itself carries the same reporting, including seasonal packages like VTDigger's 2026 Vermont general election guide.