Gov. Scott touts housing, school funding at top priorities

In his 5th inaugural address, Gov. Phil Scott says housing and education reform are important, and he will offer details in a couple weeks.

After Phil Scott was sworn in as governor of Vermont for the fifth time on Thursday, his office provided this transcript of the speech he gave in the statehouse that day.

It seems that his most popular achievements are due to the over-riding of his vetoes.

There are many painful images of the recent election, but one of the most despicable is a photo of Governor Scott exiting the voting booth announcing with pride his vote for Vice President Harris. Is his apparent glee intended to mollify a months-long dis … (read more)

Gov. Phil Scott, the incumbent Republican, will face Democratic challenger Esther Charlestin, an educator and former selectboard member from Middlebury, in Vermont’s general election this November.

Last June, Vermont’s Democratic Legislature overrode a record five vetoes in a single day. On Monday, they one-upped themselves — but with an unexpected stumble. By 5:34 p.m., both chambers had adjourned, having overridden six vetoes. Another — of H.121, … (read more)

This detailed response by Vt. Attorney General Charity Clark of Gov. Phil Scott’s veto of a bill, H-121, to protect Vermonters’ data privacy is notable for several reasons, but chief among them is the misinformation Gov. Scott has spread about the bill an … (read more)

It’s Groundhog Day. Gov. Scott vetoed the yield bill, again leaving Vermont school districts adrift. The reason: all the school budgets voters approved add up to more than Gov. Scott wants them to spend.

Could this year’s “tough” legislative session have been less bitter, more productive, and had a better outcome with a different dynamic between the Legislature and the governor’s office?

Community solar is simply the ability for an individual to participate in solar usage if their own lot or circumstances prevent them from being able to place any solar arrays of their own.

Gov. Phil Scott, in Thursday’s State of the State, reinforced his perennial concerns: state demographics, public safety, affordability and housing.

By a wide margin, the Vermont House voted on Thursday morning to override Gov. Phil Scott’s veto of H.158, better known as the “bottle bill.”

Gov. Phil Scott last week asked that the U.S. Department of Agriculture issue a disaster designation for the state of Vermont in response to a mid-May frost that devastated crops throughout the Northeast.

Officials in the administration of Gov. Phil Scott are due to visit two Bristol sites during a tour of Addison County on Thursday, June 8.

The Legislature’s highest-profile climate bill, sponsored by Addison County Sen. Chris Bray, will become law despite the governor’s opposition.