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Jessica Brown Appointed as Burlington City Attorney
Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak has appointed Jessica Brown, an assistant professor at Vermont Law & Graduate School, as city attorney. If the city council… -
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Longtime Vermont Senator Richard 'Dick' Mazza Dies
Richard "Dick" Mazza, a Colchester grocer who became one of the longest serving and most influential members of the Vermont Senate, died on Saturday… -
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Howard Dean Won't Run for Vermont Governor
Updated at 1:03 p.m. Former Vermont governor Howard Dean announced on Monday that he doesn't want his old job back. The 75-year-old Burlington Democrat and… -
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Gov. Phil Scott Announces He'll Run for Reelection
Republicans have their gubernatorial candidate. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott announced on Saturday that he'll run for a fifth term this fall, wasting little time after… -
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Bernie Sanders Sits Down With 'Seven Days' to Talk About Aging Vermont
The Waterbury Area Senior Center buzzed with anticipation last Thursday as a standing-room-only crowd gathered to speak with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Surveying… -
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Crypto Exec Who Bankrolled Pro-Balint Ads Pleads Guilty to Straw-Donor Scheme
Nishad Singh, the 27-year-old FTX executive who bankrolled a torrent of campaign ads boosting U.S. Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) during last year's Democratic primary,… -
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Al Franken Blends Satire and Political Commentary at Flynn Show
The truth is that Al Franken had no business ever being in the United States Senate. Expecting the comedian to be a serious public… -
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Candidates for Governor Display Stark Differences at Tunbridge Fair Debate
Gov. Phil Scott defended his record on the climate, drug policy and the housing crisis on Friday in the face of persistent criticism from… -
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What Happens to Leahy's $2 Million Campaign War Chest?
When U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) finishes his final term at the beginning of 2023, he’ll have a much smaller job ahead of him:… -
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Weinberger Removes Racial Equity Director From Oversight of Policing Study
Updated at 11:04 a.m. Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger has installed a new person to oversee a major study into policing in the city, a… -
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Weinberger Maintains Fundraising Lead
Burlington's mayoral election has yet to be decided, but incumbent Mayor Miro Weinberger has undoubtedly won the money race. Campaign finance reports filed with the… -
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Sirotkin Criticizes Grant Program — to a Larger Audience Than He Intended
Many have made the mistake, and on Monday, Sen. Michael Sirotkin (D-Chittenden) did: Whipping off a quick critique of some work his colleagues had… -
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Weinberger Breaks Fundraising Record in Burlington Mayor's Race; Tracy Boasts Most Donors
With days to go until the Town Meeting Day election on March 2, records show Mayor Miro Weinberger has maintained his two-to-one fundraising lead… -
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Vermont Officials Say They Can't Force D.C. Bus Passengers to Quarantine
Vermont officials said on Friday that they have no way to ensure that dozens of people who rode a charter bus this week to… -
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Burlington Democrats, State Party Admit to Campaign Finance Violations
The Vermont Democratic Party and the Burlington Democratic Committee will pay the state a $2,750 fine for violating campaign finance laws related to Burlington… -
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With Voting Underway, Campaign Finance Reports Show Uptick in Spending
Gov. Phil Scott had his best fundraising month of this election cycle. Republican lieutenant gubernatorial nominee Scott Milne injected $100,000 of his personal wealth… -
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Holcombe Leads in Latest Fundraising As Primary Looms
This story was updated at 4:15 p.m. with further details and again at 10:20 p.m. with information from Scott Milne's late report. In the… -
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Group Urges Ward 4 Voters to 'Write-In Wright' on March Ballot
A group called the Friends of Kurt Wright is mounting a write-in campaign to reelect the Ward 4 Republican councilor, who announced last month on… -
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Arts + Culture
Mildred Beltré Considers Intersection of Art and Politics
During a talk for her 2014 show "Dream Works" at the BCA Center in Burlington, artist and University of Vermont associate professor Mildred Beltré… -
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With Headquarters in D.C., Sanders Campaign Spends Little in Vermont
Not long after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) joined the 2020 presidential campaign in February, his senior adviser and longtime aide, Jeff Weaver, said that… -
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Charlotte Writer’s Manifesto Calls for a More Assertive, Ambitious Vermont
Stephen Kiernan believes the federal government is falling apart — and it’s up to Vermont to save itself. In a new manifesto released Wednesday,… -
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Will the Revolution Be Monetized? Bernie Sanders' 'Dark Money' Org
At a rally last week in Pittsburgh, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) lampooned those who said during the 2016 presidential campaign that politicians must depend… -
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Vermont Senate to Vote on Corporate Contribution Ban
Senate lawmakers advanced a proposal Tuesday that would ban campaign contributions made directly by corporations to political candidates or parties. Under the legislation, corporate… -
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If I Were President
In February, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced the winner of his ninth annual State of the Union Essay Contest, which asks Vermont high schoolers… -
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Burlington's 13 Percent: New Americans Seek Political Representation
Mohamed Jafar worked the crowd at Burlington's King Street Center, easily switching from English to Somali as he chatted up 40 New Americans — many…
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