Democrats hold power base and push Shumlin’s agenda forward in 2011
This year politics as usual gave way to a new normal. Gov. Jim Douglas, a Republican, who held the Vermont’s chief post for eight years, stepped down, and Democrat Peter Shumlin seized the reins of state government.
Shumlin administration: Outgoing Douglas officials at ANR deleted email as a matter of course
Markowitz said it was the Douglas administration’s practice to delete emails “after an employee at any level left employment at ANR.”
McDonald: “Look the other way” approach to legal status of foreign workers is not leadership
It is simply not appropriate for a sitting governor to be advising Vermont’s law enforcement community to disregard possible violations of the law, whether those laws are state or federal.
Vermont governors, past and present, unite in deploring Washington’s disharmony
Governors Salmon, Kunin, Dean, Douglas and Shumlin discussed leadership and the U.S. Congress’ unwillingness to work together at a roundtable event in Burlington on Monday.
Governor Jim Douglas elected Coolidge Foundation trustee
On Saturday, July 30, 2011, the Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation elected new trustees to the Foundation’s Board, including former Governor James H. Douglas.
Campaign finance law at center of inter-party food fight
Though the 2012 election is 18 months away, it’s apparently not too soon to start lobbing accusations at your opponent, and it’s never, ever too early to raise money.
Gilbert: Douglas wins Challenges for Change battle
Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Allen Gilbert, executive director of the Vermont-ACLU and a member of the Vermont Journalism Trust board, which is the umbrella organization for VTDigger.org. The Vermont-ACLU represented Anne Galloway, editor of VTD, in a public records lawsuit lodged against the Town of Hartford. Our former governor tried last year to [...]
Charest, Douglas to receive honorary degree from Champlain College
Together, Douglas and Charest forged a strong economic, cultural and tourism partnership highlighted most recently by the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Samuel de Champlain to their regions and Lake Champlain.
Jim Douglas elected director of Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company and New England Guaranty Insurance Company, Inc.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2011 CONTACT: Union Mutual of Vermont Companies 139 State Street, P.O. Box 158 Montpelier , VT 05601-0158 Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company and New England Guaranty Insurance Company, Inc. elected former Governor James H. Douglas of Middlebury, Vermont to a two-year term as a director of both companies at the [...]
Video release: Douglas bids the state adieu
The video by Catherine Hughes features the speech and cut shots of the members of the audience, including Dorothy Douglas and members of the governor’s administration.
