House Democrats squash Scott’s executive order merging liquor and lottery agencies
Gov. Phil Scott’s plan to merge the state liquor and lottery agencies sounded like a good way to streamline government, but on Wednesday House Democrats said no.
Read More →Lawmakers turning against Scott’s $35 million housing bond
Gov. Phil Scott’s proposed $35 million bond for affordable housing seemed to have broad support only months ago, but now the proposal appears to be on life support.
Read More →Vermont governor supports deporting some illegal aliens
Republican Gov. Phil Scott said he would consider deporting some criminal aliens residing in Vermont illegally.
Read More →Town clerk says Selectboard ‘on a power trip’ in alleged voter fraud case
A Vermont town clerk at the center of a voter fraud lawsuit claims that two members of the local three-person Selectboard are “on a power trip” to get her.
Read More →Why a lone Republican voted ‘no’ on Vermont’s $5.8 billion House budget bill
It took just one legislator to rain on the parade of Vermont House members’ 143-1 vote on the state’s $5.8 billion fiscal year 2018 budget plan last week.
Read More →Attorney: Vermont’s lax residency laws play a role in alleged voter fraud case
The attorney who successfully petitioned Essex Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Mann to stop the town of Victory’s upcoming Selectboard runoff election said Vermont’s lax residency laws are partly to blame for the alleged fraudulent voting in the small Northeast Kingdom community.
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