House passes redistricting plan 138-4
Though the Republicans initially had qualms about a reconfiguration of Castleton, once the town was made whole in a broadly supported amendment, they fully backed the legislation.
Digger Tidbits: Olsen to leave Legislature; Komline steps down; Committees to hold hearings on streambed gravel removal; NYT at center of latest wind battle
Rep. Oliver Olsen, R-Jamaica, Winhall, Stratton, Weston and Londonderry, will not be running for his seat in 2012. Olsen, 35, has been an outspoken and articulate critic of several Shumlin administration proposals, and he is described even by Democrats as a “rising star.” A year after winning his first election bid last fall, however, Olsen [...]
Fair or foul? Vermont GOP chides Shumlin for Columbus Day break
Pat McDonald: “When Governor Shumlin should be encouraging people to vacation in Vermont, he has instead chosen to leave the state for his own vacation.”
Shumlin taps Lunderville as Irene czar
“My challenge is my team has its hands full,” Shumlin said. “We can’t ask people who work so hard for me to do everything.” STORY UPDATED
Margolis: “Robo” poll gives Welch, Leahy wide edge, while Shumlin gets narrow win
Only in incumbent-loving Vermont would the approval-disapproval ratings for Shumlin be considered a problem.
Off the Fifth Floor: Shumlin, salesman in chief
In the past, where Shumlin as a senator might have been more colorful in his rhetorical flourishes, as governor he seems to have tamed his inner Jon Stewart.
On video: Off the Fifth Floor: Inside baseball, Shumlin style
For the last several months, Shumlin’s inclination to watch all the pitches zing by has been supplanted by another strategy: calling the game in advance.
Campbell’s property tax predicament becomes political fodder for GOP
“Sometimes people think all lawyers are very wealthy,” Campbell said. “That’s not the case when you’ve been in the Legislature for 12 years.”
Vermont GOP’s ordination of a gubernatorial candidate a ways off
No incumbent governor has been defeated in this state since 1962, and that was a governor (F. Ray Keyser, Jr.) who made several political mistakes. Shumlin, thus far, has made none, or at least none that matter.
Draft apportionment map for Vermont voting districts under review this week
Although the board is in charge of readjusting both the House and the Senate district, the main focus currently is creating district lines for the house.
