Super PACs have yet to buy ads in Vermont’s marquee political race, but that’s not stopping two leading candidates from arguing about them.
Gray, Balint campaigns tussle over super PACs, though none have entered the race
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Leahy, Sanders and Welch vote for bipartisan gun safety legislation
Vermont’s congressional delegation joined majorities in the U.S. Senate and House in backing the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which is likely to be the first significant gun safety package signed into law in decades.
As US Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade, abortion remains protected in Vermont
A constitutional amendment to guarantee sexual and reproductive freedoms will be on the ballot in Vermont this November.
In a razor-thin rental market, Airbnb is getting a lot of the blame
A recent article profiling a “millennial couple” from Connecticut who created an “Airbnb empire” of 15 southern Vermont properties has sparked debate about the role of short-term rentals in Vermont’s housing crisis.
As Biden pitches gas tax holiday, Scott considers following suit in Vermont
After President Joe Biden proposed suspending the federal gas tax, the governor is exploring the process of following suit in Vermont.
Vermont farmworkers petition ICE to drop deportation cases, citing Biden administration guidance
The document argues that federal immigration authorities should close deportation cases for 10 men because they do not have characteristics that would make them a priority for deportation.
MaryDiane Baker: Sen. Sanders, introduce Yemen war powers resolution now
More congressional pressure on the Saudi regime is needed now to protect the truce and make clear to the Saudi regime that it will not have U.S. support for restarting the war.
After Texas elementary school shooting leaves 21 dead, Vermont leaders call for action on guns
“Nothing has changed, nothing except more lives lost,” U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said Wednesday.
Political ‘earthquake’ leads to tsunami of turnover in Vermont’s elected offices
The state will have at least four new leaders in top executive roles come January, at least one new member of Congress and dozens of new state legislators.
Hundreds rally at Statehouse in support of Proposal 5
Speakers on Saturday said reproductive health care continues to be seen as an issue solely for cisgender — and often, white — women, but that just isn’t true.
Planned Parenthood to close 4 Vermont health centers next month
Vermont’s Bennington, Hyde Park, Middlebury and St. Albans health centers are all slated to close, effective June 12.
Jeff Munger, a force behind Vermont transportation initiatives, dies at 79
The former aide to U.S. Sens. Jim Jeffords and Bernie Sanders helped secure funding for numerous transportation projects around the state during his nearly two decades in politics.
Final Reading: To the scrap heap
Things are quickly ending up on the cutting room floor as lawmakers hustle to adjourn.
Leahy, Sanders back unsuccessful effort to codify Roe into law
With a conservative U.S. Supreme Court majority poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, Senate Democrats on Wednesday tried and failed to pass federal abortion protections.
