Dem Speaker Mitzi Johnson, Prog leader Chesnut-Tangerman ousted from House by surging GOP
After narrow Election Day wins, the Vermont Republican House Caucus now stands at 46, with two independents considered likely to vote with them on many issues.
McClaughry: Elections over, challenges ahead
The exhausting national election is now over, other than counting misplaced ballots and resolving lawsuits. Now is a good time for Vermonters to let partisan animosities subside and take a serious look at what the governor and the next legislature are likely to face. Here’s a concise list.
Michigan, Wisconsin elections officials refuse to explain sudden Biden vote influx
Elections officials in Michigan and Wisconsin refused to explain Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s sudden and dramatic vote tally increase that occurred in both states Wednesday morning.
Vermont GOP poised to add three House seats; little change in Senate
As of 12:20 a.m., with 252 of 275 districts reporting, several House districts appear to have “flipped” to a different party, according to the Vermont Secretary of State website. The net impact of these preliminary results is a gain of three seats for the GOP.
Trump, Biden race comes down to a few battleground states as vote counts continue
President Donald Trump won key battleground states in Ohio, Florida and Texas Tuesday, but the race in others remained too close to call. If Trump ends up winning in the states he held leads in early Wednesday, he would be reelected.
Can House GOP get its veto back? Watch these races
Republicans in the Vermont House of Representatives need eight more seats to reach the 51 necessary to sustain a governor’s veto.
Keith Cappellini: Vermonters, turn pro
Given the long odds of actually turning the tide within the Statehouse through the ballot box this go-around, it’s time for Vermonters to “turn pro” and take a page from the European play book, where working folks are still an organized force to be reckoned with.
Flemming: Burlington ranks high in quality of life, education, and low in safety and affordability
Wallethub ranked Burlington as the No. 152 best small city in the U.S. The city placed better than 82% of the 1,269 contestants which have a population between 25,000 and 100,000.
99.5% of Dartmouth College employee political donations made to Democrats
According to the analysis, 99.5 percent of all university employees who made political donations gave to Democratic candidates or Democratic-aligned organizations, such as Act Blue and Joe Biden for President.
Guy Page: If Biden elected, remember 2017 attack on Charles Murray at Middlebury College
This isn’t just ancient history. This is Vermont’s future if the party that ignored the violence done by BLM and Antifa in U.S. cities this summer comes to power in tomorrow’s election.
Bucknam: Freedom’s defenders
There has been an increasingly disturbing trend across the nation — our First Amendment rights to speak freely, to peaceably assemble, and to a free press have been under assault.
Roper: New Jersey environmental groups call TCI ‘racist,’ oppose climate pact
A leading New Jersey environmental group came out with a strong statement urging that state’s governor to reject the Transportation Climate Initiative. Among the group’s many complaints about the proposal is that it is “racist.”