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Levine, Scott advise small social gatherings – no mandate yet

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Montpelier – Governor Phil Scott and Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD, today announced an advisory on social gatherings, strongly recommending they be limited to 10 or fewer people. Noting that Vermont has seen […]

Scott wants mail-in ballots for Town Meeting

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Gov. Phil Scott wants the Legislature to allow mail-in voting for Town Meeting, he said at his press conference today. In response to a question posed by VT Digger’s Anne Wallace Allen […]

For Dem/Prog loss of supermajority, GOP can thank Phil Scott….and John Klar

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The Vermont House Democrat/Progressive supermajority evaporated on Election Day. The axiom that Republican governors have short coattails proved wrong this year. Republican Phil Scott’s ponytailed Democratic/Progressive competitor won fewer […]

O baby, what an election! Bundle of good news for VT GOP

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Below are just a handful of the key successes Vermont Republicans realized this election, according to a statement released today by the Vermont Republican Party President Deb Billado: The re-election of Governor […]

Speaker Mitzi Johnson, Prog leader ousted from House by surging GOP

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by Guy Page November 4, 2020 – After narrow Election Day wins, the Vermont Republican House Caucus now stands at 46, with two independents considered likely to vote with them on many […]

Citing “complacent” populace, Mass guv limits home gatherings, imposes curfew, fine

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Gov. Charlie Baker of Massachusetts yesterday announced an executive order limiting indoor and outdoor crowd sizes and authorizing police to levy $500 fines for each person in attendance above […]

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