Will someone please run a remedial math class for liberals? Because if I read one more time that Governor Douglas’s re-election had anything to do with the three-way race, I am going to have to shoot something. With a nerf gun, probably, but still, something will be shot.
Here are the facts: Douglas won [...]
Last night, I was with the Vermont Republican Party in Montpelier, doing interviews for Channel 17. And there is no place that I would have rather been.
On a night when the Republican Party faced defeat across the country, the VTGOP was a happy place to be. Tears of joy were shed.
In the first [...]
The other day, the Free Press had results for the latest poll on Vermont’s race for governor.
No surprise Tuesday that Jim Douglas, Vermont’s Republican incumbent governor, holds a 23 percentage-point lead over his closest rival in this fall’s gubernatorial contest, Democrat Gaye Symington, according to a new poll released by WCAX-TV.
If this comforts Douglas supporters, [...]
Yes, we do. And I have been painfully neglectful about covering it.
There just aren’t enough hours in the day, people.
In Burlington, for some unnatural reason, we have ballot questions next month. Haven’t these people heard of Town Meeting Day? How can we be expected to research ballot items when we are spending [...]
Vermont Gubernatorial Debate
September 24, Wednesday 7pm – 8:30pm
90 minutes with studio audience
VPR’s series of campaign debates kicks off Sept. 24 with the governor’s race. VPR’s Bob Kinzel and Jane Lindholm will co-host the live debate which airs at 7 p.m.
Republican James Douglas
Democrat Gaye Symington
Independent Anthony Pollina
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone
Read the questions listeners have [...]
One of Vermont’s biggest stories this year was the death of Brooke Bennett and the revelation that the alleged perpetrator of this heinous crime, Michael Jacques, was the poster boy for the success of Vermont’s sex offender treatment program.
The Burlington Free Press ran a front page story entitled Jacques: ‘Success story’ or ‘threat’? Seven [...]
This week’s Focus on Vermont will be posted later today.
There was an article in the Burlington Free Press yesterday about Progressive gubernatorial candidate Anthony Pollina and the spoiler argument, the claim that his presence in the governor’s race siphons votes away from the Democratic candidate, handing victory to the Republican.
Recently, there has been a growing call by Democrats in the state for the legislature [...]
Just a quick note: Bill Simmon is live-blogging the Snelling Center for Government’s day-long symposium: Fulfilling Vermont’s E-state Potential: Building Community in a Connected Age.
Check it out at Candleblog.
In other really cool blogging news, I am posting this from outside in my yard! How cool is that? I love being wireless.
Confused about the Vermont Sales Tax Holiday?
It doesn’t take a degree in economics to figure it out, but it sure helps.
Art Woolf, associate economics professor at UVM and Vermont Tiger contributor, offers a primer on Vermont’s sales tax holiday to help answer some of your questions.
