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Gov. Phil Scott and Health Commissioner Mark Levine at a recent briefing

'Close Contact' Businesses Can Reopen June 1; Gathering Size Expanded

by Courtney Lamdin Posted on May 29, 2020 at 2:27PM

The campers can opt to take a nasal swab test after seven days of quarantine; if they test negative, they can end the isolation early, Kurrle said. Families bringing their children to camps are asked not to stop anywhere along the way.

Candidates File for Vermont Races Ahead of Thursday's Deadline

by Kevin McCallum Posted on May 28, 2020 at 11:35PM

Treasurer Beth Pearce, a Democrat, will face a fall challenge from former state representative Carolyn Whitney Branagan, a Republican from Georgia. Auditor Doug Hoffer, a Democrat, will compete against challenger Rep. Linda Joy Sullivan (D-Dorset).

Ashe Kicks Off Campaign for Lieutenant Governor

by Kevin McCallum Posted on May 28, 2020 at 7:11PM

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Media Note: VTDigger Fires Political Columnist John Walters

by Paul Heintz Posted on May 28, 2020 at 4:42PM

According to Lola Duffort, an education reporter and co-unit council chair of the VTDigger Guild, Walters was told he had been fired for violating the news organization's social media policy. She said the union was "almost certain" to file an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board.

Scott Milne to Run for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

by Sasha Goldstein Posted on May 28, 2020 at 4:34PM

, and I think it’ll be in Vermont’s best interest to have a partner — and not an adversary — in the lieutenant governor’s office," Milne said. Paul Heintz contributed reporting to this story.

Technical Difficulties Prompt Vermont House to Cancel Committee Meetings

by Paul Heintz Posted on May 28, 2020 at 11:20AM

Updated at 8:05 p.m. For a couple of hours Thursday morning, committees of the Vermont legislature conducted remote meetings that members of the public could not view.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott to Run for Reelection

by Kevin McCallum Posted on May 28, 2020 at 7:59AM

Scott, who is one of the nation's most popular governors and who has earned high praise for his work leading Vermont during the coronavirus crisis, said in his statement that he would not hire "a campaign staff or office, be raising money, or participating in normal campaign events" until the current state of emergency has lapsed. Scott’s announcement helps clarify — though it does not finalize — the field for the 2020 gubernatorial race.

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