This commentary is by Alis Headlam of Rutland. Gov. Phil Scott of Vermont proclaimed the second week in May as Inclusion Week ...

Laws don't eliminate crime: they set reasonable limits with clear consequences and hold scofflaws accountable. S.131 would ...

Once a measure to aid struggling restaurants and bars during the COVID-19 pandemic, cocktails-to-go are now permanently legal ...

Vermont Governor Phil Scott focused on legislative deliberations over an expansive education reform bill during his weekly ...

At his weekly press conference, Scott said that he had not yet read the final version of the bill, but indicated that lawmakers “would have had to move a long ways” before gaining his signature.

Scott has expressed concern for the bill in recent months, but Wednesday marked the first time he has said outright that he would consider vetoing the change.

The $9.01 billion spending plan drew little criticism from the governor in the end, though lawmakers’ work is far from over for the year.

The bill is Burlington voters’ second attempt in a decade at asking legislators to approve a ban on guns in bars. This year’s effort was prompted by a fatal shooting last summer outside a bar and ...

The state legislature blessed the measure into law in 2021, but included a two-year sunset clause, which they extended for another two years in 2023. Now, lawmakers have finally decided to kick that ...

Gov. Phil Scott signed the fiscal year 2026 budget appropriations bill on Wednesday, while urging lawmakers to continue working on policies that will bring down the cost of living for Vermonters.