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Amanda Janoo bests Phil Scott in September campaign fundraising blitz
The fundraising numbers are another indicator that this year’s governor’s race could be the closest in a decade.
Follow Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark’s legal actions, with other jurisdictions and states, challenging actions taken by President Donald Trump.
Anti-ICE activists plan week of community engagement, learning and protest
The events aim to focus attention on the role that facilities in Vermont play in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations nationwide.
Federal court says U.S. agents can search phones at Vermont’s border with Canada without suspicion
The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit could prompt more agents to look through devices than already do, a critic of the decision said.
Vermont Conversation: ‘Gradually, then suddenly.’ Bestselling author Richard North Patterson on how American democracy was undermined.
“If you look at authoritarians throughout time, they’ve always found an enemy. And for Trump, they were racial minorities,” said Patterson, who predicts that “2026 and 2028 are really democracy’s last good shot at getting itself turned around.”
New poll shows Gov. Phil Scott leading Amanda Janoo by 10 points
The poll comes after last week’s UNH data showed Scott and Janoo in a “statistical tie.”
Latest poll shows Gov. Phil Scott and Amanda Janoo in tightest race in a decade
Scott and Janoo in “statistical tie” in the state’s gubernatorial race.
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Vermont Supreme Court allows Gov. Scott to enforce in-person work for state employees
The order, a reversal of the state labor board’s decision, comes after a monthslong legal battle between Gov. Phil Scott’s administration and the Vermont State Employees’ Association.
Rural Vermont Rising demands to be heard — now and in the future
From fury over a regional land use plan to a new slate of legislative policy positions, the ascendant forum Rural Vermont Rising has been anything but dormant this summer.
The state panel handling labor disputes in Vermont is short on members at a critical moment
Members of the Vermont Labor Relations Board are appointed by Gov. Phil Scott. “I don’t understand why the governor is taking so long,” one labor leader said.
Scott administration: Expect tighter state budget to make room for tax cuts
If he’s reelected, the Republican governor plans to pitch just a 1% increase in state spending across the board — lower than the 3% limit he’s called for previously.
Feds’ lawsuit demanding Vermont voter data tossed by federal judge
A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Justice said federal lawyers would likely appeal the ruling.
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