Battery Park bandstand will be site of announcement about possible challenge to Burlington’s Progressive mayor.

Janoo’s lead marks a shift from September, when she held a 49%-43% advantage over Scott.

A letter in support of an Orange County Democrat sent ripples over the weekend within the Vermont Republican Party.

Nielsen, who is running against Haylon for the open Rutland-9 House seat, is a friend of Collamore’s and has campaigned alongside him. She said she was shocked when the postcard arrived in her mailbox and called Collamore, who told her he knew nothing about it.

The Democratic candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general are all graduates of a Democrat-run ‘boot camp’ for candidates – as are many other candidates and incumbents in Vermont’s elected government.

The exchanges have become pointed. Rodgers and his supporters are portraying Gray as a career-minded politician with ties to national and international political circles. Gray’s campaign, meanwhile, is accusing Rodgers of relying on out-of-state Republican consultants, corporate contributions, and political operatives connected to President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

The correspondence, contained in a 110-page collection of Vermont Department of Labor records, shows that a Welch staff member contacted state labor officials several times in January 2025 concerning housing inspections and compliance requirements at the Gray family farm.

“I’m from the United States, which is probably the most corrupt country in the world,” Janoo told the Overpopulation Podcast three years ago.

“The barriers to growth are not inevitable. They are policy choices,” Klein says.

“Don was much more than a name or a phrase that could be used in a political campaign,” the statement said. “He was our beloved son, husband, father, family member, and friend.”

Turner, a former House Republican leader, Milton state representative, fire chief and town manager, died in 2024.

And can he be re-elected to an office that doesn’t exist?

The Vermont Public survey found Scott leading Janoo 42%-32% among all respondents, with 20% undecided. Among likely voters, Scott led 44%-34%, while 16% were undecided.

Because Janoo’s six-point advantage falls within the poll’s margin of error, the Survey Center characterized the race as a statistical tie.

Working with individuals and small businesses gives me a close-up view of what rising costs, taxes and fees are doing to Vermonters,” Mack said.

Statewide leaders cite Murray’s independence, experience and commitment to making Vermont more affordable

“Vermont’s education crisis and housing crisis are converging, and together they are pricing Vermonters out of their own state,” Ponnwitz said. “I have spent my career taking struggling organizations and turning them into modern, disciplined, and accountable ones.”

If elected speaker for the 2027-28 biennium, Galfetti said her first priority would be establishing a “hard adjournment date” of April 15.

The clearest piece of Janoo’s winning formula was Burlington.

Listen to Chronicle Conversations news coverage of the primary results on WVMT AM 620 and wvmtradio.com noon to 1 PM today.

Benjamin and Simon make no bones about their anti-Israel viewpoint in their article, accusing the Jewish state of “genocide in Gaza.”

“I would really call Bernie Sanders to apologize for pushing this kind of predator more than anyone he helped,” Fetterman told Fox News host Laura Ingraham in an interview.

Campaign fundraising and funding sources have been a major focus for many Vermonters since the 2024 election. Groups like Americans for Prosperity drew heat from Democrats last year over concerns about outside organizations influencing Vermont politics and state government policies. Now, a July 1 campaign finance report indicates that the donor network behind one of the state’s most influential advocacy nonprofits has become a major financial force in the Democratic gubernatorial primary.

Platner, accused Monday of having raped a former “friend,” was an unknown name who became a leading candidate due in no small measure to the early support of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont.

“This is Politics Unusual,” Seymour said. “Too many Vermonters feel ignored by a political system that seems more interested in party agendas than the people it serves.”

What a difference a lake makes!

Benson was tapped by Governor Phil Scott earlier this year to fill a vacancy in the Orange County district.

Ingalls confirmed to VDC today that he is starting a platform, and that he never said he was starting a party.

Shortly after Ingalls made his post, sources closely familiar with the discussions told VDC that conversations about forming a new political party have been taking place for some time among Ingalls and others involved with the Rural Vermont Rising community.

Community organizer and campaign strategist Joanna Grossman and pediatrician Dr. Elizabeth Ann Hunt are running to bring new ideas to the district. 

We focused on building a brighter future for Vermont families and businesses

Malloy and Coester will square off in an August primary.

Javen Sears of South Burlington also is running as a Republican for one of the district’s three seats.

In a telephone interview with VDC Monday, Coester said he hopes to improve on his first run, when he earned the most second-place votes since 2006.

“It all came down to fundraising. It was disheartening,” Bathalon told VDC on Sunday.

The two top Dem fundraisers challenging John Rodgers for lieutenant governor both have received $$ from backers of U.S. senators past and present.

The evening event will feature a special performance by Vermont musician Grace Potter.

Sessions is the daughter of federal court judge William Sessions.

“I’m certainly open to any kind of property tax freeze,” Rodgers said.

The seat became vacant when first-term Sen. Sam Douglass resigned October 20 under pressure from Scott and GOP leaders after controversial statements he made online surfaced in a national news report.

Dame said Dodge’s decision to photograph the piñata and post images from the event on social media showed poor judgment for an elected official.

50-47 vote of delegates at state convention in Burlington.

Roper says one of Ingalls’ greatest strengths will be his ability to raise money and connect directly with donors.

Like chair candidates Dame and Ingalls, three candidates for the vice-chair position will face the judgement of voters at the annual party meeting Saturday at a Burlington hotel.

VDC brought our voice recorder to the Barre GOP breakfast and posed questions to both candidates for state chair. Listen in!

I found that it became too difficult for me to accomplish any major goals in my first session as a Senator.

The improbable winner of a northeastern city mayoral election 44 years ago urged Mamdani’s followers to work hard before November 4.

The abrupt loss of his full-time income, as well as the part-time income earned as a state senator, has left the Douglass family with little means of support, just weeks after their first child was born.

latner recently disclosed that he has a skull-and-crossbones ‘totenkopf’ tattoo associated with Nazi symbolism, which he, while serving in the U.S. Marines, got while drunk on leave in Croatia in 2007.

Douglass describes how both he and his wife Brianna, parents to a newborn, were fired from their jobs after the Politico story leading to his resignation was published. 

We just had a baby. Our first. We struggled with fertility for years and we were lucky. I was on paternity leave as of last week and I was just returning to legislative work when this story broke. So, we’re still trying to put our house back together and catch up on sleep. Yet, I have received some of the most horrific hate one could imagine.

Developing news on the Politico story…

“The VTGOP Executive Committee unanimously supports this statement and issues a full, complete retraction of the previously issued statement by Chairman Paul Dame,” the executive committee said.

“I completely denounce and fully condemn the vile and disgusting comments included in the POLITICO article and I have cut all ties with those involved,” Douglas said.

“After speaking with Russ, it is clear that we have a fearless advocate with the vision needed to lead our Party into 2026 and beyond,” Gervais said.

“We are in agreement with Gov. Phil Scott. Sen. Sam Douglass’ statements as reported by Politico are unacceptable and deeply disturbing. They cannot be excused and are inconsistent with Vermont values and what Vermont Republicans stand for,” GOP House and Senate leaders said.

The new candidate is a real estate exec and radio station owner.

The evening’s guest speaker will be nationally syndicated radio show host Erick Erickson who is based out of Atlanta. Prior to starting his own radio show and podcast Erickson also served as the CEO and Editor-in Chief at RedState.com.

The Vermont Republican Party is heading for a leadership showdown as Joe Gervais, an Arlington resident and party activist, announced he will challenge incumbent chair Paul Dame for the top job.