start your engines: phil scott sets a slow pace
At the start of an auto race,all the cars get in line and circle the track behind a pace car. As...
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its 2018 time: who might challenge gov. scott?
That's factual,my friends. Some readers may howl at the idea, but it's time for a first...
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watchdog whistle: this vermont news website tilts...
Don't notice now,Vermont, but there's a watchdog behind you to the apt. Vermont Watchdog,...
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budget surprises: scotts proposal harbors some...
Much of the attention on Gov. Phil Scott's budget has centered on his proposal to force public...
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rope a dope: scott elusive on future of pot bill
It was a moment that exposed our nation's ambivalent attitude toward marijuana. As he...
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overtime: vermont legislature sets stage for veto...
It was a tense and exhausting finish last week to a low-key session of the Vermont legislature....
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the usual suspects: who funded scotts inaugural...
"I'm not involved in politics. I'm not in the administration. I don't acquire to...
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rookie mistakes: vermonts three new leaders...
Heading into the 2017 legislative session,Vermonters knew to expect a triumvirate of fresh-faced...
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the trump effect: vermont lawmakers fear federal...
A cloud hangs over the Statehouse. It's a colossal,orange, mad-looking thing with some oddly...
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ill winds: new rules could hamstring vermont wind...
On Thursday,an obscure legislative committee will beget the final say over new wind-power rules...
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deadline days: time is short for moving...
Now that Town Meeting recess is in the rearview,Vermont lawmakers are returning to work with the...
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that $26 million thing: the issue that ate...
When you stay and believe approximately it,the 2017 session of the Vermont legislature has reached...
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chasing trump: polite critics no match for the...
Republican Gov. Phil Scott won compliment this week for a statement released Monday evening...
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ashes to ashes: smoking bill puts senators in bind
It was 44 degrees and threatening to rain last Friday as Sen. Peg Flory (R-Rutland) stood alone in...
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dirty water: the lake champlain cleanup that isnt
The first month of the legislative session has been dominated by two questions: What will Gov. Phil...
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scotts session: a political success, but a mixed...
The 2017 legislative session has featured a distinctive pair of bookends — a matched set of...
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whose records? public information law can be a...
The process of obtaining public records in Vermont is a maze of inconsistent standards and...
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checkpoint vermont: the feds broad reach inside...
Senate Bill 79,the "immigration legislation" crafted by Gov. Phil Scott's Civil Rights and...
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climate commitment? the governor and the paris...
Environmental groups beget applauded Gov. Phil Scott for signing onto the United States Climate...
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the black box of ethics: proposed panel would...
The purpose of ethics laws is to supply a safeguard against abuses of public trust. apt? So what...
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the calm and the storm: after break, lawmakers to...
The Vermont legislature's annual town assembly fracture is upon us a week for lawmakers to...
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the media bern: sanders keeps vermont press at...
On his way out of the St. Johnsbury Academy gymnasium final Thursday,Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)...
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outta town: vermonts congressional delegation...
During this week's congressional recess,many U.S. senators and representatives headed home to...
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house discord: speaker finds harmony doesnt last
The House's unanimous vote final week on the annual tax bill and its unanimous-but-for-one...
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