Ending weeks of speculation, former House Speaker Gaye Symington (D-Jericho) announced her candidacy for governor this morning.
Symington becomes the first Democratic candidate to enter the gubernatorial field that currently features Progressive Party candidate Anthony Pollina and the incumbent, three-term Republican Gov. Jim Douglas.
Sara Gear Boyd has passed away from cancer. The former legislator had been the national committeewoman for the past 16 years. She had split her time ... >
"This enables folks who may still be unemployed despite their best efforts some additional cushion to help them through this difficult time."
-- Patricia Moulton-Powden, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Labor, on an agreement between the state and federal government that could extend emergency unemployment payments to as many as 4,000 Vermonters.