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Author Archives: Xander Landen

Xander Landen is VTDigger's political reporter. He previously worked at the Keene Sentinel covering crime, courts and local government. Xander got his start in public radio, writing and producing stories for NPR affiliates including WBUR in Boston and WNYC in New York. While at WNYC, he contributed to an award-winning investigation of how police departments shield misconduct records from the public. He is a graduate of Tufts University and his work has also appeared in PBS NewsHour and The Christian Science Monitor.

Posted inEconomy

Hopeful cannabis entrepreneurs prepare for Vermont’s new legal market

by Xander Landen July 11, 2021, 9:00 amJuly 17, 2021, 3:24 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Gray raises $50,000, other leaders report small gains in campaign finance filings

by Xander Landen July 6, 2021, 8:51 pmJuly 7, 2021, 8:33 am
Phil Scott at podium
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Scott vetoes housing bill with rental registry, statewide inspection system

by Xander Landen July 2, 2021, 1:24 pmJuly 2, 2021, 4:46 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Homeless Vermonters with disabilities receive 14-day housing extension

by Xander Landen June 30, 2021, 3:02 pmJuly 1, 2021, 8:35 am
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Legal Aid sues state to stop emergency housing restrictions from taking effect

by Xander Landen June 29, 2021, 6:44 pmJune 29, 2021, 6:44 pm
Vermont Statehouse
Posted inGovernment & Politics

New state laws on sexual consent, health care and alcohol sales take effect July 1

by Xander Landen June 28, 2021, 7:21 pmJune 30, 2021, 7:23 pm
Posted inEconomy

As July approaches, homeless Vermonters prepare to leave hotels and motels

by Xander Landen June 27, 2021, 1:55 pmJune 29, 2021, 3:06 pm
Becca Balint at podium in front of statehouse
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Vermont Senate overrides vetoes of noncitizen voting measures, approves housing bill

by Xander Landen and Kit Norton June 24, 2021, 2:16 pmJune 24, 2021, 2:17 pm
Vermont Statehouse
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Vermont House overrides Scott’s vetoes of noncitizen voting measures

by Xander Landen June 23, 2021, 2:18 pmJune 23, 2021, 2:31 pm
Phil Scott at podium
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Scott raises concerns about rental registry in housing bill expected to pass this week

by Xander Landen June 22, 2021, 7:17 pmJune 22, 2021, 7:17 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

What will next week’s veto session look like?

by Xander Landen June 16, 2021, 9:57 pmJune 16, 2021, 11:30 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

The Deeper Dig: Ending the Covid emergency

by Mike Dougherty and Xander Landen June 16, 2021, 5:34 pmJune 15, 2023, 7:06 pm
Langdon Street
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Vermont leaders push to redirect federal relief funds for counties to towns and cities

by Xander Landen June 15, 2021, 10:04 pmJune 16, 2021, 8:00 am
Posted inGovernment & Politics

‘Flip of the switch’: How the end of Vermont’s emergency order could affect evictions, social services

by Xander Landen June 14, 2021, 11:39 pmJune 17, 2021, 10:44 am

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