Burlington Progs Want to Bring Back Ranked-Choice Voting

by Courtney Lamdin on November 29, 2019 at 5:37PM

Vermont Dems Uncover More Alleged Embezzlement, File Police Report

by Paul Heintz on August 18, 2019 at 10:05PM

When Seven Days first reported news of the allegations on August 2, a person with firsthand knowledge of the situation said the party had not yet contacted law enforcement about the matter and had not decided whether it would do so. In Sunday's statement, the party said it filed a police report on August 8 and had planned to announce the news but did not at the request of authorities.

Vermont Senate to Vote on Corporate Contribution Ban

by Taylor Dobbs on February 26, 2019 at 7:41PM

“The less the merrier, as far as I’m concerned,” Sen. Alison Clarkson (D-Windsor) said of corporate contributions as the committee prepared to vote on the legislation. Paul Burns, executive director of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group, said the bill is "a step in the right direction" and an important acknowledgment that corporate money is a problem in politics.

Scott Taps Colston to Fill Winooski Seat in Vermont House

by Molly Walsh on January 22, 2019 at 7:04PM

Colston, in his own statement, thanked supporters and made note of the racial barrier that his appointment transcends. "It’s an honor to receive this historic appointment from Governor Scott to serve the people of Winooski in the House of Representatives as the first African American man from Chittenden County to be seated,” Colston said.

Joe Biden Talks Family — and a Bit of Politics — in Visit to Burlington

by Katie Jickling on December 9, 2018 at 7:26PM

and I had started," he acknowledged. Beau Biden forbade his father from publicly revealing the severity of his condition, even when he had just months to live.

Winooski Voters Approve Main Street Revitalization Project

by Molly Walsh on May 8, 2018 at 8:28PM

The work is intended to improve the heavily trafficked northern section of Main Street, with the goal of making it more pedestrian-friendly and attractive. Power lines would be buried, sidewalks widened, and water and sewer infrastructure would be improved.

Walters: Corporate Contributions Ban Has a Tough Day

by John Walters on April 20, 2018 at 5:05PM

Deputy Secretary of State Chris Winters said that his office supports S.120 “in concept,” but warned of unintended consequences. “It could encourage the creation of a lot more PACs, which could diminish transparency,” he said.

Call to ‘Make Vermont Great Again’ Dismays Some GOP Lawmakers

by Alicia Freese on April 11, 2018 at 5:00PM

Pro-Gun Vermont Senator John Rodgers Considers Run for Governor

by Alicia Freese on April 10, 2018 at 3:16PM

Rodgers, 52, told Seven Days that he would likely run as a Democrat but hasn't ruled out running as a Republican or independent. He acknowledged that winning the Democratic primary could be difficult: “Rural Democrats love me. The more urban left-leaning Democrats don’t love me so much."

HuffPost: Notorious White Nationalist 'Ricky Vaughn' a Waterbury Native

by Mark Davis on April 5, 2018 at 5:57PM

"Ricky Vaughn," a Trump supporter, trafficked in racist, sexist and anti-Semitic memes and conspiracy theories and became an alt-right icon. The MIT Media Lab ranked him among the top 150 Twitter influencers of the 2016 election, ahead of Stephen Colbert, Bill Maher and NBC News, among other accounts.