Governor Phil Scott and Sen. Bernie Sanders help 100 programs receive grants to expand offerings for state’s Summer Matters initiative Governor Phil Scott, Senator Bernie Sanders and Vermont Afterschool announced Friday, May 28, the recipients of the Summer Matters for […]
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Alderman wants Rutland to back up inclusion statement
By Brett Yates Through a proposal aimed to boost LGBTQ Pride Month locally, Alderman Thomas Franco is hoping to help make Rutland City’s recent symbolic commitment to diversity and tolerance a little more tangible. On May 3, Rutland City officially […]
Op - Ed
Bernie’s revolution: Is the magic there a second time?
By Angelo Lynn Sen. Bernie Sanders launched his second run for president this past Tuesday with an appeal to continue the revolution he started in 2016 when he had the audacity to challenge the presumed Democratic designee Hillary Clinton. He […]
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Sanders announces 2020 presidential bid
By Phil Roeder Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday that he would run in the 2020 presidential election.
Mountain Meditation
The best of Vermont
By Marguerite Jill Dye We welcomed our friends from Avignon, France, Colette and Jean-Paul Pascal, with a fête. We explored our region on “Very Vermont” excursions and hikes. One lovely day at Silver Lake, Judy took Colette on her first […]
State News
Sanders to stay an independent if he makes 2018 run
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday he would run for the U.S Senate next year as an independent, not as a Democrat. On Monday, the senator sought to downplay his weekend remarks and claimed he had not […]
Op - Ed
Sanders’ single payer, fringe or mainstream?
By Jon Margolis, VTDigger That was an impressive event starring Sen. Bernie Sanders last week, reflecting impressive political progress for him and his allies. Just a couple of years ago, Sanders couldn’t get a single cosponsor on a bill to create […]
Local News
Dean enters Twitter flame war with Sanders supporters
By Mark Johnson, VTDigger.org In an Internet war of words over the weekend, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean defended his decision to vote for Hillary Clinton when he goes to the Democratic National Convention in July. Dean, a superdelegate, aggressively […]
State News
$1.1 billion allocated to Vermont in Transportation Bill
On Dec. 2, Sen. Bernie Sanders announced that a five-year, $305 billion transportation bill agreement reached Tuesday by House and Senate negotiators will deliver nearly $1.1 billion to Vermont to improve the state’s roadways. The passage of the new Federal […]
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Poll: Sanders surges ahead of Clinton among N.H. voters, 44 to 37
First poll showing Bernie Sanders in the lead By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org A Boston Herald-Franklin Pierce University poll conducted on Monday puts Sen. Bernie Sanders ahead of Hillary Clinton. According to that poll, 44 percent of respondents said they would […]