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  • OT in D.C., Ira Trombley, VY complexities

    Good-enough reform on the moveSen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., intends to head to Capitol Hill at 5 a.m. today to give himself plenty of time to navigate the still snow-slick streets of Washington, D.C., and arrive before 7 a.m. for another critical vote on the Senate’s health care reform bill.

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    Posted: December 21, 2009, 6:01pm EST

  • Rep, Trombley dead at 57

    Rep. Ira Trombley, Democrat from Grand Isle, died suddenly Sunday at home. He was 57.

    Trombley had been out of the Statehouse much of last session with a foot infection, but he appeared to be over that and ready to return in January, friends said.

    A memorial service [...]
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    Posted: December 21, 2009, 3:10pm EST

  • VY's offer: 6.1 cents to start

    Vermont Yankee owner Entergy Corp. announced Friday that it plans to offer the states largest utilities power at a starting price of 6.1 cents per kilowatt if the nuclear power plant is allowed to continue operating after 2012.

    The new offer, referred to a in filing Friday afternoon [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 3:24pm EST

  • VY to file latest offer

    Vermont Yankee will be filing with the Public Service Board its latest offer to the utilities this afternoon, according to Brad Wright, a media consultant working with Entergy. [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2009, 12:53pm EST

  • VY makes a PR run

    Vermont Yankee owner Entergy appeared to be hedging this week about whether it would release details of its price offer to utilities Friday as company officials have said they would. If they miss their own deadline, that gives leery lawmakers one more reason to roll their eyes.

    House Speaker [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2009, 1:51pm EST

  • John Morley to run for assistant House Republican leader

    Rep. John Morley, R-Barton, will seek the number two job in the Republican House caucus in January, he has told colleagues this week.

    Morley would like to replace Rep. Patricia McDonald, R-Berlin, who plans to step down as assistant House Republican leader this session because she wants to devote [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2009, 5:51pm EST

  • Gov's office transactions

    Here's how Gov. Jim Douglas is filling the vacancy that will be left by Deputy Chief of Staff Dennise Casey's departure at the end of the year:

    Elizabeth "Wibs" McLain, his former secretary of Natural Resources, returns as special assistant to the governor. She'll be the legislative liaison.
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    Posted: December 15, 2009, 1:44pm EST

  • Emily's list, Tom's troubles, Peg's Senate seat, more

    Endorsements mean to lot to Markowitz

    Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deb Markowitz won the endorsement Monday of Emily’s List, a national political action committee founded in 1985 that supports pro-choice, progressive female candidates.

    Markowitz has been lobbying the group for its endorsement for some time, but said Monday she hadn’t expected [...]

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    Posted: December 14, 2009, 7:31pm EST

  • Markowitz snares Emily, Madeleine

    Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deb Markowitz plans to announce Monday that she has the endorsement of Emily's List, a national organization that supports female political candidates, according to her campaign.

    She'll also announce she has the endorsement of former Gov. Madeleine Kunin, though that backing is not new. Markowitz has' [...]
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    Posted: December 13, 2009, 8:24pm EST

  • Two Republican women jump into state senate races

    Assistant House Republican Leader Pat McDonald of Berlin has announced she will seek a seat in the state Senate representing Washington County.

    McDonald is in only her second term in the House, but has a long history in state government, having been secretary of the Agency of Transportation, and [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2009, 2:01pm EST

  • Obama picks out Sanders for praise

    Shortly after noon at the White House today, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, joined a small group on a stage with President Barack Obama. The occasion was Obama's announcement of $500 million in federal stimulus dollars for construction and renovation projects at federally qualified health centers.

    Sanders has been a [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2009, 6:35pm EST

  • Ben & Jerry for Fed chairman?

    Sen. Bernie Sanders on the Colbert Report last night: The interview starts with Colbert going to commercial. Sanders says nothing to bemoan the "corporate media."

    Colbert asks him to address the "vicious rumors" that he is a Socialist. "I am a Democratic Socialist, that's correct," Sanders responds. Thing is, [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2009, 12:06pm EST

  • Campbell, Franken and the big boys


    The face of Senate Majority Leader John Campbell, D-Windsor, popped up on Politico in a story about Capitol Hill holiday parties. Odd? Well yes. You can see it here: scroll down to the story titled "Hill parties remain modest."

    Though Campbell did take [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2009, 9:07am EST

  • Vermont advice to New Jersey

    Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin weighed in on the New Jersey same-sex marriage debate with a letter to lawmakers in which he implored them to just do it. You can check it out here.

    Shumlin says that as he campaigns for governor he doesn't hear anybody' [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 10:35pm EST

  • Welch and the prez

    Rep. Peter Welch apparently didn't win a mention from the president, but his program for investing in home energy-efficiency did today.

    Welch did win a mention in the Wall Street Journal's blog:

    Green jobs are still a big part of the Obama administration’s plan to jumpstart job' [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 6:48pm EST

  • Sanders and the funny guy

    FYI: Sen. Bernie Sanders is scheduled to be on the Colbert Report tonight. It airs at 11:30 p.m. on Comedy Central. If you don't stay up that late, you can usually find these things on the Internet afterward.

    - Terri Hallenbeck' [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 5:33pm EST

  • VtBuzz: on contracts, Casey, the House Democratic caucus and the Congressional delegation

    VSEA: Will they or won’t they?


    The Vermont State Employees Association is busy this week and next trying to sell its members on the 3 percent pay cut the union negotiated last week with the Douglas administration. Members are expected to vote on the deal by the end of the [...]

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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 5:17pm EST

  • Changes in Gov. Douglas' staff

    This just in from Gov. Jim Douglas' office: Deputy Chief of Staff/spokeswoman Dennise Casey is leaving to take a job with the Republican Governors Association.

    Casey says the new gig involves helping Republican governors get elected in 2010. Which means it's no more secure than working for a retiring' [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 11:32am EST

  • VSEA headed for pay cut

    A 3 percent pay decrease is coming for state workers in the upcoming two-year contract, if members approve it.

    The Douglas administration is suggesting this should be the model for other public employees (i.e. schools) and nonprofits (i.e. all those with big salaries that get state money).

    What [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 3:53pm EST

  • Three names recommended for Sen. Hull Maynard's seat

    Rutland County Republicans met last night and picked Rep. Peg Flory, R-Pittsford, as their top choice to fill the seat that Sen. Hull Maynard has vacated. Maynard has resigned with a year to go in his term. Flory has been in the House since 1999.

    Flory was the first [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 10:51am EST

  • Phil Scott's speech announcing his candidacy for lt. gov.

    Here's what Sen. Phil Scott, R-Washington, reportedly just said in announcing his candidacy for lieutenant governor. I say "reportedly" because I wasn't there. This is from his press release.

    Scott is the second Republican in this race. Already in the race -- Mark Snelling, businessman and son of the' [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 5:40pm EST

  • 'Disillusioned' with Obama on landmines

    Vermonter Jody Williams has more to say this week about President Obama's apparent decision not to support the international landmine ban. Check it out in the LA Times HERE.

    Sen. Patrick Leahy had more to say on the subject today too. On the Senate floor, he called the [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 1:02pm EST

  • Shoulder to should politics in Vt.

    Here's a little slice of Vermont politics for you: When Sen. Phil Scott announces his candidacy for lieutenant governor this evening, it will be just before the Associated General Contractors of Vermont annual dinner.

    One of the guests at that dinner will be Mark Snelling, with whom Scott will [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 11:39am EST

  • Vt.Buzz: Republicans make up their minds about running

    This just in on lt. gov. race

    Sen. Phil Scott, R-Washington, has reserved the Diamond Ballroom at the Sheraton Hotel in South Burlington to make a big campaign announcement Tuesday.

    Two other Republicans — Randy Brock and Kevin Mullin — announced Monday they wouldn’t run for lieutenant governor.
    [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:13pm EST

  • Movement in Vt. LG's race

    Sen. Phil Scott, R-Washington, plans to make an announcement Tuesday about his political plans. Which is to say he's in the race for lieutenant governor, joining fellow Republican Mark Snelling and who knows who else.

    Meanwhile, Sen. Randy Brock, R-Franklin, announced today he's not running for LG. He thinks [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:25pm EST

  • White House dinners, steak or no steak

    When I was a younger person and less informed, I was walking by the White House one evening and saw a steady stream of cars pulling in. I asked the guard at the gate what was going on and he replied, "state dinner."

    What my ears heard was "steak" [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 4:40pm EST

  • Dean interviewing Sanders

    Sen. Bernie Sanders is expected to be on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show tonight, interviewed by guest host Howard Dean.

    Two guys from Burlington, Vt., getting together on the national airwaves.

    Sanders' office says the senator will be appearing via satellite from outside his Church Street office. He’ll' [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 6:28pm EST

  • VtBuzz: Is Vallee in? More from those who are

    Possible Republican gubernatorial primary?
    The field of gubernatorial aspirants may expand again.

    Rodolphe “Skip” Vallee , whose activism in the Republican Party included top party positions and a unsuccessful run for the state senate in 2000, is considering a run for governor.

    Republican Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie has [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 7:07pm EST

  • Your take on the forum

    If you were a slacker and didn't listen live to the Democratic gubernatorial candidates at environmental forum tonight, you can still watch it at www.burlingtonfrreepress.com.

    Do tell, what did you see/hear that either impressed or turned you off?

    - Terri Hallenbeck' [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:39pm EST

  • Where will Bernie land on health care?

    Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, just released a statement that says he'll cast the vote the majority needs this weekend to get the ball rolling on the health care reform debate -- but that doesn't mean he will support the bill.

    “My vote for final passage of this bill is [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 1:28pm EST

  • Zuckerman's LG strategy

    Rep. David Zuckerman, the Burlington Progressive who is thinking of running for lieutenant governor in the Democratic primary, is launching his effort to figure out whether he has the Democratic support he would need.

    Zuckerman said he plans to attend the Washington County Democratic Committee's meeting Monday night to [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 4:45pm EST

  • Salmon goes on the offensive

    Auditor Tom Salmon has made himself extraordinarily available to talk about his arrest for drunken driving last weekend. Along with returning reporters' phone calls and going on radio talk shows, he announced this morning he'll hold a news conference Friday afternoon.

    There are indications that the scrutiny is getting [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 11:57am EST

  • Vtbuzz: Evaluating the big gubernatorial field

    Starting to sort the differences


    OK, so now that there are five Democratic candidates running for governor, how is each going to distinguish him or herself from the others? Not easily. Here is a look at what direction the candidates have indicated they’re taking and comments from University of Vermont [...]

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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 6:22pm EST

  • How do you bridge Lake Champlain?

    If you've ever been to Budapest or Prague you know the power that a really nice bridge can have. People stroll across the Chain and Charles bridges day and night simply because someone had the foresight to add art to functionality.

    In Vermont and New York, officials face the' [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:36am EST

  • Salmon has a problem with red wine

    Tom Salmon has been saying he's sorry for the past 24 hours.

    The state auditor was cited for driving under the influence of alcohol late Friday night after police pulled him over for failing to use his turn signal.

    Police reportedly asked him if he had been drinking' [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2009, 1:15pm EST

  • Leahy to talk on trial of five 9/11 terror suspects

    Patrick Leahy's campaign manager has called attention to the senator's scheduled appearance Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation" where he will discuss the news of today -- that five 9/11 terror suspects will be tried in federal court in New York City.

    "Sen. Leahy believes that trying Khalid Shaikh'" [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 5:02pm EST

  • Shumlin makes it official Monday

    The e-mail about Peter Shumlin's Monday campaign announcement comes from Kate O'Connor, former aide to Democratic Gov. Howard Dean who spent the 2006 election working for Republican Senate candidate Rich Tarrant.

    Shumlin will declare his candidacy for governor at 11 a.m. Monday at Earth Turbines in Williston.

    - [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 3:58pm EST

  • Leahy on Lieberman

    The Web site Politico seems to think Leahy would be willing to rap the knuckles of Sen. Joe Lieberman over health care. Hard to imagine that Lieberman still caucuses with the Dems.

    - Terri Hallenbeck [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 10:40am EST

  • Shumlin takes to the video

    If you want a preview of the sort of arguments Peter Shumlin is going to make as he launches his campaign as one of at least five Democrats running for governor next week, he has a series of videos that appear bound for his campaign Web site. They popped up [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 10:21am EST

  • Essex in school merge spotlight

    Here's something to watch, folks. Essex is the latest scene of the long-standing, ever-brewing debate over school consolidation.

    Education Commissioner Armando Vilaseca will decide whether Essex town schools should merge into the Chittenden Central Supervisory Union, which oversees three other school districts, two in Essex Junction and' [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 1:51pm EST

  • Tom Evslin makes news in West Virginia

    Tom Evslin, chief of the state's economic stimulus office until a recent promotion, got himself quoted in the Charleston Daily Mail in West Virginia warning legislators to beware the financial reality after those federal dollars go away next year.

    Evslin said Ry Rivard, the Mail reporter, found via Google' [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 5:02pm EST

  • T.J. Donovan won't run for lieutenant governor

    Democrats are back shaking the trees in search of a candidate for lieutenant governor now that T.J.Donovan, Chittenden County States Attorney, has decided against running.

    Donovan, 35, announced his decision in an e-mail earlier today. He and his wife are expecting a baby, so this didn't seem like the' [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 12:34pm EST

  • Vt. Buzz: Who is not running for governor, plus contract dispute

    Six isn’t enough?


    The mind-bogglingly large field of six candidates for governor could grow bigger. Two more are tinkering with the idea of jumping in — Republican-turned-independent Michael Bernhardt and Progressive-turned-independent-turned-Democrat (?) Anthony Pollina.

    Bernhardt, a former Republican state representative and House minority leader from Londonderry, says he is [...]

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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 5:10pm EST

  • On bridges and marriage

    Couple of hot items from New York:

    - The Crown Point bridge will be demolished and replaced, transportation officials from N.Y. and Vermont just announced.

    - The New York Senate could take up same-sex marriage in a special session Tuesday.

    _ Terri Hallenbeck [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 3:09pm EST

  • Maynard to leave Senate

    Sen. Hull Maynard, a Rutland County Republican who has served in the Senate for 13 years, is resigning his seat, with just over one year left in his term.

    Maynard, 75, said the time is right for him to step down. He announced his decision at a Rutland County [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 1:03pm EST

  • Flanagan won't be charged

    As you read in today's Free Press, Sen. Ed Flanagan will not be criminally charged for his behavior at the YMCA earlier this year.

    The prosecutor said he would not be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Flanagan was aware of what he was doing. He' [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:07am EST

  • Douglas: Dems using law as cover to move primary

    Gov. Jim Douglas said today that he thinks Democrats are using a new federal law as an excuse to move Vermont's 2010 primary to an earlier date.

    Speaking at his news conference this afternoon, Douglas, a Republican, said the Secretary of State's Office should seek a waiver from a [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 4:12pm EST

  • Election thoughts

    It was a rare Election Day without an election here in Vermont, unless you live in a place like Colchester that decided to build a new police station.

    All of you politically astute people out there must have been tuning into votes elsewhere, however, and drawing conclusions of some [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:03pm EST

  • Across the lake and here at home

    “Matt Dunne is in the race for governor — pass it on,” reads the headline over an under-construction Web site for the newest Democratic gubernatorial candidate.

    Dunne, 39, a former state senator who now works for Google, becomes the fourth Democrat and third candidate to have served in [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 5:52pm EST

  • Dunne announces Tuesday

    Democrat Matt Dunne will announce his candidacy for governor Tuesday morning in White River Junction.


    - Terri Hallenbeck [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 2:02pm EST
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