In his State of the State address Thursday, Gov. Phil Scott stuck to his fundamental message on improving the economy in the midst of a demographic crisis facing the state.
The House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs committee met Wednesday to discuss Gov. Phil Scott’s alternate plan for a state-employee-focused paid family leave program that allows other Vermonters to join in.
A dozen candidates for political offices including lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, three Senate seats and six House seats announced their candidacies Monday morning at a joint news conference at the Statehouse.
The United Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings report has once again ranked Vermont first in the nation when it comes to overall health.
Vermont has a growing number of so-called sanctuary cities, and yet police differ on whether the state’s insistence on shielding illegal immigrants from federal law enforcement is preventing police from keeping Vermonters safe.
The nonprofit independent system operator that manages the region’s electric grid estimates that it’s in a good position to meet the region’s power needs this winter, when energy use tends to spike during during chilly months.
A new study examining vaccine exemptions finds that more Vermonters are using the religious exemption since the philosophical exemption was taken away, reflecting a national trend.
New traffic data compiled by a local activist group shows more Hispanic and black drivers are getting tickets in Vermont, but police maintain that motorists are getting pulled over for their actions, not their race.
Lawmakers from the Rural Economic Development Working Group (REDWnG) heard dozens of Vermonters share their thoughts on how to grow a rural economy during a public meeting at the Statehouse last Wednesday, and opinions differed widely on the role government should play.
The Vermont Agency of Education is partnering with a North Carolina software company to measure student progress and provide better learning and career guidance for parents and students.
Meg Hansen, a former executive director of Vermonters for Health Care Freedom and current TV host and political commentator, is running for lieutenant governor.
A Vermont hunter and shooting-sports enthusiast has lost his right to own a gun without any judge, jury or due process after actions taken by the Legislature recategorized one of his prior offenses as a violent crime.