Government & Politics
Vermont v. Trump
We created a tracker to follow Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark’s legal actions, with other jurisdictions and states, challenging actions taken by President Donald Trump.
Federal judge rules in favor of news outlets in dispute with judiciary over access to newly filed lawsuits
The decision issued earlier this month comes in a lawsuit filed more than four years ago challenging delays in the state’s court system associated with obtaining civil complaints.
Trump’s Department of Justice asks Vermont for sensitive voter information
Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas said Friday that she intends to reject the request.
Chris Winters leaves Department for Children and Families, new Department of Health leader chosen
Winters led DCF starting in January 2023 and will now work as deputy commissioner of the Vermont Department of Labor. Rick Hildebrant is set to become commissioner of the Vermont Department of Health.
Vermont eyes imminent transportation budget cuts as revenues slow
The state transportation agency has proposed making up a $7.5 million gap in its current budget with cuts to construction projects and “position management savings.”
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Gov. Phil Scott says he’ll give Burlington a plan to tackle safety challenges
“I look at this as like a crisis that they’re facing,” the Republican governor said Wednesday.
Gov. Phil Scott, union president release dueling videos on state employees’ return to office
“Polished videos are nice, but how ‘bout a real conversation?,” the state employees’ union president posed to Scott in a video of her own.
Vermont Conversation: Vermont Asylum Assistance Project confronts Trump’s assault on immigrant rights
“People are really starting to look at what’s going on in the immigration system as a microcosm for what could happen to our democracy if left unchecked, not just for noncitizens, but for everyone,” said attorney Jill Martin Diaz.
Vermont promised new tech to keep highway workers safe. It still hasn’t arrived.
A program piloting automated speed enforcement cameras, which Gov. Phil Scott signed into law last year, remains on the drawing board. “Why aren’t we being protected?” one worker asked.
Eyeing federal cuts, Vermont House budget-writers brace for tough spending decisions
“We may need to ask policy committees to review existing programs to see if there are any that can be scaled back or may no longer be the priority they once were,” the House Appropriations Committee’s bipartisan leaders wrote.
Vermont’s top federal prosecutor joins US Attorney General Pam Bondi to tout human smuggling arrests
Michael Drescher, acting U.S. attorney for the District of Vermont, was the only official from a northern border state at the U.S. attorney general’s event highlighting expanded efforts to combat human cross-border smuggling.
Questions linger as state officials plan a return to office for Vermont employees
A group of leaders across state government are facing the logistical complexities of planning for employees to work in person three days per week starting in December.
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