
In a town governed by a selectboard, the 3-year-old Nubian is set to be sworn in today as part of a campaign to raise money for a new playground and to involve kids in civic affairs.
In a town governed by a selectboard, the 3-year-old Nubian is set to be sworn in today as part of a campaign to raise money for a new playground and to involve kids in civic affairs.
Tuesday’s primary yielded the highest in an off-year primary since 2010, with 22 percent turnout, but experts struggle to explain why.
Democratic gubernatorial primary winner Christine Hallquist garnered over 40 percent of the vote. Challengers James Ehlers and Brenda Siegel followed with about 18 percent each, and Ethan Sonneborn had about 7 percent.
After rather unremarkable campaigns, Democrats delivered a decisive win for Christine Hallquist and Republicans made Phil Scott look vulnerable.
The Windsor County town, whose gubernatorial ballot totals have matched statewide results in 21 of the last 22 general elections, drew primary voters seeking political harmony.
Some attacks appear to be from individuals who don’t espouse policy disagreement to Ethan Sonneborn but find the fact he is not yet a high school freshmen hard to swallow.
The four Democratic candidates talked about funding mechanisms for Lake Champlain cleanup. Republican Gov. Phil Scott and Keith Stern both declined to participate in the “nonpartisan” Sierra Club debate.
A little irreverence might be what the Democratic campaign for governor needs. A little wit. A little spark. A little something that is not as dreary as it has been.
Contenders in this month's primaries are up against a well-known governor — but they're also working to distinguish themselves from each other. On this week’s podcast, hear highlights from VTDigger's candidate forums.
Democratic write-in candidate John Rodgers often disagreed with his four on-the-ballot peers at a televised Burlington event.
It’s bad enough that a 14-year-old is running for governor. Yet he was by no means the least impressive of the six candidates in the latest debate.
Two candidates on the ballot in Vermont’s gubernatorial primaries have notably nontraditional backgrounds. VTDigger talked to them for this week's podcast.
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Vermont's governor has raised about $214,000 for this year's race, well ahead of top Democratic challengers but far below the $764,000 he had raised at this point in 2016.