Klein stresses Vt. growth in state Senate bid

“We need a bigger pie; we can’t keep trying to divide up the same small pie to fix the problems Vermont has.” — Andrew Klein

As a sixth-generation Vermonter and a Vietnam-era veteran, I am proud to write this letter in support of Molly Gray’s campaign for Lieutenant Governor.

“Molly Gray is the person we need in the Lt. Governor’s office.”

Gov. Scott blames others, but he’s the guy with the full-time paycheck and the one person authorized to mobilize the state’s workforce to tackle the big issues.

If we nominate and then elect Amanda Janoo to be our next governor, Vermont will turn the corner.

There’s a huge disconnect between the Scott administration’s affordability mantra and reality.

Less than two weeks after residents in seven Addison County towns urged the Legislature to support universal access to primary care, a new statewide coalition has formed to lobby for a new publicly financed health care system for the state of Vermont.

Voters in several Addison County towns sent a clear message to the Vermont Legislature this town meeting season — they want to see action on universal health care for Vermonters.

H.433 is a first step — careful, evidence-based, and fiscally responsible — toward taking control of our health care costs and making sure every Vermonter can see a doctor before they get seriously ill.

Vermont Health officials reaffirm existing childhood vaccine schedule in light of changes to CDC recommendations.

The news came less than a week after the state health care regulator slammed the network, which includes Porter Hospital.

Porter Medical Center in Middlebury will see four jobs cut as the result of 77 layoffs announced last week by the University of Vermont Health Network

Porter Medical Center (PMC) is asking the state to green light a fiscal year 2026 budget reflecting roughly $132 million in total expenses.

In addition to anxiety about the general solvency of a Vermont health care system saddled with rising costs, a major insurance carrier on the brink of insolvency and an aging state population, Porter officials must also contend with the prospect of shrink … (read more)

Any Vermonter who has been following the dire straits of the state’s health care system immediately understands the threat posed by the cuts to Medicaid. Under Trump’s big, bad bill an estimated $1 trillion will be cut from the program that helps subsidiz … (read more)