By Sarah Mearhoff/VTDigger With their approval of an $8.5 billion budget and the fall of the gavel Friday, May 12, at 8:23 p.m. and 11:31 p.m. respectively, the Vermont Senate and House adjourned for the final day of the 2023 […]
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2023 may be the year that Vt legalizes sports betting
By Sarah Mearhoff/VTDigger Three years after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision opened the doors for states to legalize sports betting, Vermonters may soon be able to join their New Hampshire and New York neighbors in their gambling endeavors. That […]
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Vt legislative session: A bill to raise servers’ hourly tipped wages
By Sarah Mearhoff/VTDigger Before she became one of Vermont’s youngest serving state legislators, Rep. Becca White, D-Hartford, worked for a short period as a restaurant server. Like countless servers in Vermont, White’s hourly wage was lower than that of Vermont’s […]
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Patrick Leahy voted for Molly Gray, backs her with $5,000 PAC donation
By Sarah Mearhoff/ VTDigger U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is not just backing Lt. Gov. Molly Gray’s Democratic bid for the U.S. House with financial and institutional resources. On Friday, July 28, he said he has already cast his own […]
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Phil Scott seeks 4th term as Vermont governor
By Sarah Mearhoff/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott is running for a fourth term. Hours after he announced his reelection plans in a news release May 17, Scott told reporters in Montpelier that he “carefully considered (his) options” when deciding whether to […]
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Political ‘earthquake’ leads to tsunami of turnover in Vermont’s elected offices in advance of May 26 deadline
By Sarah Mearhoff/VTDigger First it was U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., last November. Then it was U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., the next week. Next, it was Lt. Gov. Molly Gray in December and Secretary of State Jim Condos in February. And finally, in a flurry […]
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Rep. Becca White announces primary challenge to Windsor County’s senators
By Sarah Mearhoff/VTDigger Rep. Becca White, D-Hartford, is looking for a promotion. The two-term state representative on Monday, April 4, launched her candidacy for one of Windsor County’s three state Senate seats. Unless any of the delegation’s incumbent senators — Alison Clarkson, Dick […]