Bartlett opts out of debate
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Susan Bartlett didn’t join her four rivals at a debate Wednesday night in Strafford, deciding instead to spend the evening meeting with the Vermont Software...
View ArticleFinal primary round: Candidate Q&A – Susan Bartlett
In the final Q&A leading up to the Aug. 24 primary, we ask the major party gubernatorial candidates the six candidates to: Give the top 10 reasons you should be elected governor based on your...
View ArticleFinal primary round: Candidate Q&A – Matt Dunne
In the final Q&A leading up to the Aug. 24 primary, we ask the major party gubernatorial candidates the six candidates to: Give the top 10 reasons you should be elected governor based on your...
View ArticleElection Day – Vermont primary edition
Update: Mashed up the Racine and Markowitz skeds. Fixed now, I hope. Today is primary election day in Vermont. Polls are open until 7 p.m. Please vote if you care about who will be on the November...
View ArticlePrimary day turnout – depends on who you ask
Reports of voter turnout for today’s primary election are starting to trickle in. The early take is, well, depends on who you ask. I’m seeing scattered messages on Twitter about empty polling places,...
View ArticleVt. gov’s race by county
If you haven’t pondered the cool interactive map at politico.com of the Vermont Democratic gubernatorial race results (unofficial though they are), consider doing so. Among the things you’ll see: -...
View ArticleMore campaign finance numbers to digest
With hundreds of campaign finance reports filed every 30 days, it tough to scan through even a few dozen for interesting tidbits. Anyone with time and interest ought to check out at the reports for...
View ArticleGov.-elect Peter Shumlin keeps Jim Reardon as finance commissioner
Gov.-elect Peter Shumlin will hold onto a second veteran of the Douglas administration — Jim Reardon, current finance commissioner. Tuesday Shumlin said he wants Reardon to stay on in that important...
View ArticleGov.-elect Shumlin taps another former foe
Deb Markowitz, who ran against Gov.-elect Peter Shumlin in the Democratic primary this year, will serve as his Natural Resources secretary. She is the third former of Shumlin’s four opponents to win an...
View ArticleReport: Worms in Vermont women’s prison
A scathing report by a group of women’s advocates describes worms in shower stalls, an insufficient number of toilets and an inadequate number of jobs available for inmates at the South Burlington...
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