{"id":540034,"date":"2023-05-06T11:02:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T15:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/?page_id=540034"},"modified":"2025-06-26T11:17:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:17:33","slug":"government-politics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/government-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Government &#038; Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Government &amp; Politics<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-border\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fe847a89 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vermont v. Trump<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We created a tracker to follow Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark\u2019s legal actions, with other jurisdictions and states, challenging actions taken by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/vermont-trump-lawsuits\/\">Check out the tracker<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"615809\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/donald-trump-charity-clark\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Donald-Trump-Charity-Clark.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Donald-Trump-Charity-Clark\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;President Donald Trump, left, and Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark. Photos by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons and Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;President Donald Trump, left, and Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark. Photos by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons and Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Donald-Trump-Charity-Clark-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Donald-Trump-Charity-Clark-1200x800.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Donald-Trump-Charity-Clark-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a suit on the left and a woman in a suit with a blouse on the right, both looking in different directions.\" class=\"wp-image-615809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Donald-Trump-Charity-Clark-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Donald-Trump-Charity-Clark-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Donald-Trump-Charity-Clark-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Donald-Trump-Charity-Clark-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Donald-Trump-Charity-Clark-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Donald-Trump-Charity-Clark-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Donald-Trump-Charity-Clark-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Donald-Trump-Charity-Clark-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Donald-Trump-Charity-Clark-706x471.jpg 706w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Donald-Trump-Charity-Clark.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles alignwide  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-5 is-3 is-landscape mobile-stack  has-text-align-left\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"540034\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"631352\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-christina-reiss tag-first-amendment tag-vermont-news-media category-government-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/12\/federal-judge-rules-in-favor-of-news-outlets-in-dispute-with-judiciary-over-access-to-newly-filed-lawsuits\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/christina-reiss-1-20211015-1200x799.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Federal judge rules in favor of news outlets in dispute with judiciary over access to newly filed lawsuits\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/christina-reiss-1-20211015-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/christina-reiss-1-20211015-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/christina-reiss-1-20211015-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/christina-reiss-1-20211015-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/christina-reiss-1-20211015-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/christina-reiss-1-20211015.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"530177\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/christina-reiss-1-20211015\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/christina-reiss-1-20211015.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1331\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new mental health facility on the grounds of the former Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Essex on Friday, October 15, 2021.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1634307946&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;560&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;christina-reiss-1-20211015&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"christina-reiss-1-20211015\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new mental health facility on the grounds of the former Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Essex on Friday, October 15, 2021.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new mental health facility on the grounds of the former Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Essex on Friday, October 15, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/christina-reiss-1-20211015-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/christina-reiss-1-20211015-1200x799.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/12\/federal-judge-rules-in-favor-of-news-outlets-in-dispute-with-judiciary-over-access-to-newly-filed-lawsuits\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Federal judge rules in favor of news outlets in dispute with judiciary over access to newly filed lawsuits<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The decision issued earlier this month comes in a lawsuit filed more than four years ago challenging delays in the state\u2019s court system associated with obtaining civil complaints. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/alan-j-keays\/\">Alan J. Keays<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-12T18:53:30-04:00\">September 12, 2025, 6:53 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-12T18:53:36-04:00\">September 12, 2025, 6:53 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles alignwide  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-5 is-3 is-landscape mobile-stack  has-text-align-left\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"540034\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"631312\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-attorney-generals-office tag-sarah-copeland-hanzas tag-u-s-department-of-justice category-government-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/12\/trumps-doj-asks-vermont-for-sensitive-voter-information\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sarah-copeland-hanzas-1-20230105-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Trump\u2019s Department of Justice asks Vermont for sensitive voter information\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sarah-copeland-hanzas-1-20230105-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sarah-copeland-hanzas-1-20230105-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sarah-copeland-hanzas-1-20230105-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sarah-copeland-hanzas-1-20230105-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sarah-copeland-hanzas-1-20230105-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"537400\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/sarah-copeland-hanzas-1-20230105\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sarah-copeland-hanzas-1-20230105.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1331\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Sarah Copeland Hanzas is sworn in as Vermont secretary of state at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Thursday, January 5, 2023.  Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1672933697&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;sarah-copeland-hanzas-1 20230105&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sarah-copeland-hanzas-1 20230105\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sarah Copeland Hanzas is sworn in as Vermont secretary of state at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Thursday, January 5, 2023. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sarah-copeland-hanzas-1-20230105-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sarah-copeland-hanzas-1-20230105-1200x799.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/12\/trumps-doj-asks-vermont-for-sensitive-voter-information\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Trump\u2019s Department of Justice asks Vermont for sensitive voter information<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas said Friday that she intends to reject the request. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/shaun-robinson\/\">Shaun Robinson<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-12T12:14:18-04:00\">September 12, 2025, 12:14 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-12T18:28:54-04:00\">September 12, 2025, 6:28 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-wp-block-newspack-ads-blocks-ad-unit alignnone\" style=\"text-align:inherit\">\t\t<div class='newspack_global_ad block_68c5b2696ef19'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/6614979\/newspack-category-page-inline-1-6467d3kjp3rit --><div id='div-gpt-ad-68c5b2696ef19-0'><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles alignwide  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-5 is-3 is-landscape mobile-stack  has-text-align-left\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"540034\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"631304\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-chris-winters tag-department-for-children-and-families tag-department-of-health tag-department-of-labor tag-mark-levine tag-phil-scott category-government-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/12\/chris-winters-leaves-department-for-children-and-families-new-department-of-health-leader-chosen\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chris-winters-1-20250515-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chris Winters leaves Department for Children and Families, new Department of Health leader chosen\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chris-winters-1-20250515-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chris-winters-1-20250515-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chris-winters-1-20250515-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chris-winters-1-20250515-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chris-winters-1-20250515-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"622597\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/chris-winters-1-20250515\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chris-winters-1-20250515.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chris Winters, commissioner of the Department of Children and Families, testifies before the House Human Services Committee at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1747318471&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;chris-winters-1 20250515&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chris-winters-1 20250515\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chris Winters, commissioner of the Department of Children and Families, testifies before the House Human Services Committee at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chris-winters-1-20250515-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chris-winters-1-20250515-1200x798.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/12\/chris-winters-leaves-department-for-children-and-families-new-department-of-health-leader-chosen\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Chris Winters leaves Department for Children and Families, new Department of Health leader chosen<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Winters led DCF starting in January 2023 and will now work as deputy commissioner of the Vermont Department of Labor. Rick Hildebrant is set to become commissioner of the Vermont Department of Health. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/ethan-weinstein\/\">Ethan Weinstein<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-12T11:49:33-04:00\">September 12, 2025, 11:49 am<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-12T11:49:39-04:00\">September 12, 2025, 11:49 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"631182\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-joe-flynn tag-vermont-agency-of-transportation category-government-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/11\/vermont-eyes-imminent-transportation-budget-cuts-as-revenues-slow\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Emergency-work-on-I-89-Richmond.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vermont eyes imminent transportation budget cuts as revenues slow\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"536373\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/emergency-work-on-i-89-richmond\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Emergency-work-on-I-89-Richmond.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Richmond I-89\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Richmond I-89&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A long line of state trucks tackles repair work on Interstate 89 in Richmond,. Photo courtesy of Vermont Agency of Transportation&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Emergency-work-on-I-89-Richmond.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Emergency-work-on-I-89-Richmond.jpeg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/11\/vermont-eyes-imminent-transportation-budget-cuts-as-revenues-slow\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Vermont eyes imminent transportation budget cuts as revenues slow<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The state transportation agency has proposed making up a $7.5 million gap in its current budget with cuts to construction projects and \u201cposition management savings.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oath-of-office-2-20250108-300x198.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oath-of-office-2-20250108-1200x792.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oath-of-office-2-20250108-1200x792.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people in formal attire stand with raised hands in a wood-paneled room, possibly taking an oath, facing a gathering with red curtains and chandeliers above.\" class=\"wp-image-611249\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oath-of-office-2-20250108-1200x792.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oath-of-office-2-20250108-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oath-of-office-2-20250108-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oath-of-office-2-20250108-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oath-of-office-2-20250108-1536x1014.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oath-of-office-2-20250108-2048x1352.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oath-of-office-2-20250108-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oath-of-office-2-20250108-1568x1035.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oath-of-office-2-20250108-2000x1320.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oath-of-office-2-20250108-400x264.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oath-of-office-2-20250108-706x466.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" data-attachment-id=\"575762\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/the-vermont-state-house-in-montpelier-vermont\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Statehouse-2-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;SeanPavonePhoto - stock.adobe.com&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D810&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The Vermont State House in Montpelier, Vermont, USA.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1475347973&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Sean Pavone 2020&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;30&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Vermont State House in Montpelier, Vermont&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Vermont State House in Montpelier, Vermont\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier. Photo via Adobe Stock&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier. Photo via Adobe Stock&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Statehouse-2-300x200.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Statehouse-2-1200x801.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Statehouse-2-1200x801.jpeg\" alt=\"A building with a golden dome in the evening.\" class=\"wp-image-575762\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Statehouse-2-1200x801.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Statehouse-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Statehouse-2-125x83.jpeg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Statehouse-2-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Statehouse-2-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Statehouse-2-2048x1367.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Statehouse-2-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Statehouse-2-1568x1046.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Statehouse-2-2000x1335.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Statehouse-2-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Statehouse-2-706x471.jpeg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"792\" data-attachment-id=\"598156\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/phil-scott-barre-1-20240913\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/phil-scott-barre-1-20240913.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1650\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Gov. Phil Scott tours his hometown of Barre with VTDigger reporter Sarah Mearhoff on Friday, September 13, 2024. Campaign staffer Jason Malucci is on the right. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1726250029&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;34&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;phil-scott-barre-1 20240913&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"phil-scott-barre-1 20240913\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gov. Phil Scott tours his hometown of Barre with VTDigger reporter Sarah Mearhoff on Friday, September 13, 2024. Campaign staffer Jason Malucci is on the right. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/phil-scott-barre-1-20240913-300x198.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/phil-scott-barre-1-20240913-1200x792.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/phil-scott-barre-1-20240913-1200x792.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a white shirt leans on a chain-link fence, engaging in conversation with a woman holding a smartphone and another man in a striped shirt, outdoors on a sunny day.\" class=\"wp-image-598156\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/phil-scott-barre-1-20240913-1200x792.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/phil-scott-barre-1-20240913-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/phil-scott-barre-1-20240913-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/phil-scott-barre-1-20240913-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/phil-scott-barre-1-20240913-1536x1014.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/phil-scott-barre-1-20240913-2048x1352.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/phil-scott-barre-1-20240913-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/phil-scott-barre-1-20240913-1568x1035.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/phil-scott-barre-1-20240913-2000x1320.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/phil-scott-barre-1-20240913-400x264.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/phil-scott-barre-1-20240913-706x466.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1660\" data-attachment-id=\"584293\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/overdose-prevention-override-4-20240617\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/overdose-prevention-override-4-20240617.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1660\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth, D\\\/P-Chittenden Central, speaks in favor of suspending the rules to allow a re-vote of an override of Gov. Phil Scott&#039;s veto of an overdose prevention center bill at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Monday, June 17, 2024. The Senate voted to sustain the governor&#039;s veto earlier in the day. The Senate will take up the vote to reconsider on Tuesday. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1718649151&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;overdose-prevention-override-4 20240617&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"overdose-prevention-override-4 20240617\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth, D\/P-Chittenden Central, speaks in favor of suspending the rules to allow a re-vote of an override of Gov. Phil Scott&#8217;s veto of an overdose prevention center bill at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Monday, June 17, 2024. The Senate voted to sustain the governor&#8217;s veto earlier in the day. The Senate will take up the vote to reconsider on Tuesday. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/overdose-prevention-override-4-20240617-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/overdose-prevention-override-4-20240617-1200x797.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/overdose-prevention-override-4-20240617.jpg\" alt=\"People are seated and standing in a formal, circular room with ornate decor, likely during a government or legislative session.\" class=\"wp-image-584293\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/overdose-prevention-override-4-20240617.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/overdose-prevention-override-4-20240617-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/overdose-prevention-override-4-20240617-1200x797.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/overdose-prevention-override-4-20240617-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/overdose-prevention-override-4-20240617-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/overdose-prevention-override-4-20240617-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/overdose-prevention-override-4-20240617-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/overdose-prevention-override-4-20240617-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/overdose-prevention-override-4-20240617-1568x1041.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/overdose-prevention-override-4-20240617-2000x1328.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/overdose-prevention-override-4-20240617-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/overdose-prevention-override-4-20240617-706x469.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles alignwide  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-5 is-3 is-landscape mobile-stack  has-text-align-left\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"540034\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"631081\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-burlington-city-hall-park tag-emma-mulvaney-stanak tag-phil-scott category-burlington category-champlain-valley category-chittenden-county category-government-politics category-regional type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/gov-phil-scott-says-hell-give-burlington-a-plan-to-tackle-safety-challenges\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-1200x801.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gov. Phil Scott says he\u2019ll give Burlington a plan to tackle safety challenges\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"528682\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/church-street-1-20210715\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;GLENN RUSSELL&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Pedestrians walk along Church Street in Burlington on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1626348681&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;GLENN RUSSELL&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;78&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;church-street-1 20210715&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"church-street-1 20210715\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Pedestrians walk along Church Street in Burlington on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pedestrians walk along Church Street in Burlington on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/church-street-1-20210715-1200x801.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/gov-phil-scott-says-hell-give-burlington-a-plan-to-tackle-safety-challenges\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Gov. Phil Scott says he\u2019ll give Burlington a plan to tackle safety challenges<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cI look at this as like a crisis that they&#8217;re facing,\u201d the Republican governor said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/shaun-robinson\/\">Shaun Robinson<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T17:17:32-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 5:17 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T17:17:40-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 5:17 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"631073\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-phil-scott tag-vermont-state-employees-association tag-work-from-home category-government-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/gov-phil-scott-union-president-release-dueling-videos-on-state-employees-return-to-office\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aimee-scott-composite-1200x900.png?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gov. Phil Scott, union president release dueling videos on state employees\u2019 return to office\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aimee-scott-composite-1200x900.png?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aimee-scott-composite-800x600.png?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aimee-scott-composite-600x450.png?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aimee-scott-composite-400x300.png?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aimee-scott-composite-200x150.png?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"631078\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/gov-phil-scott-union-president-release-dueling-videos-on-state-employees-return-to-office\/aimee-scott-composite\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aimee-scott-composite.png\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"aimee-scott-composite\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Aimee Bertrand and Governor Phil Scott. Photos by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aimee-scott-composite-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aimee-scott-composite-1200x800.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/gov-phil-scott-union-president-release-dueling-videos-on-state-employees-return-to-office\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Gov. Phil Scott, union president release dueling videos on state employees\u2019 return to office<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cPolished videos are nice, but how \u2018bout a real conversation?,\u201d the state employees\u2019 union president posed to Scott in a video of her own. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/ethan-weinstein\/\">Ethan Weinstein<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T17:04:47-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 5:04 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T17:04:54-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 5:04 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-wp-block-newspack-ads-blocks-ad-unit alignnone\" style=\"text-align:inherit\">\t\t<div class='newspack_global_ad block_68c5b2697ea49'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/6614979\/newspack-category-page-inline-1-6467d3kjp3ria --><div id='div-gpt-ad-68c5b2697ea49-0'><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles alignwide  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-5 is-3 is-landscape mobile-stack  has-text-align-left has-more-button\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"540034\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"631037\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-jill-martin-diaz tag-podcast tag-u-s-immigration-and-customs-enforcement tag-vermont-asylum-assistance-project tag-vermont-conversation category-government-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/vermont-conversation-vermont-asylum-assistance-project-confronts-trumps-assault-on-immigrant-rights\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vermont Conversation: Vermont Asylum Assistance Project confronts Trump&#8217;s assault on immigrant rights\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"630264\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jill Martin Diaz, executive director of the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project in Burlington on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1756326159&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;360&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;jill-martin-diaz-3 20250827&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jill-martin-diaz-3 20250827\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jill Martin Diaz, executive director of the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project in Burlington on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jill-martin-diaz-3-20250827-1200x798.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/10\/vermont-conversation-vermont-asylum-assistance-project-confronts-trumps-assault-on-immigrant-rights\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Vermont Conversation: Vermont Asylum Assistance Project confronts Trump&#8217;s assault on immigrant rights<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cPeople are really starting to look at what&#8217;s going on in the immigration system as a microcosm for what could happen to our democracy if left unchecked, not just for noncitizens, but for everyone,&#8221; said attorney Jill Martin Diaz.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/cap-david-goodman\/\">David Goodman<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T16:37:46-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 4:37 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T16:54:05-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 4:54 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630923\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-jennifer-morrison tag-joe-flynn tag-phil-pouech tag-phil-scott tag-trending-stories tag-vermont-agency-of-transportation tag-workers-rights category-government-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/09\/vermont-promised-new-tech-to-keep-highway-workers-safe-it-still-hasnt-arrived\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/road-work-2-20250909-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vermont promised new tech to keep highway workers safe. It still hasn\u2019t arrived.\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/road-work-2-20250909-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/road-work-2-20250909-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/road-work-2-20250909-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/road-work-2-20250909-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/road-work-2-20250909-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"630917\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/road-work-2-20250909\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/road-work-2-20250909.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A flagger stops traffic in a work zone in Waterbury on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1757435608&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;road-work-2 20250909&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"road-work-2 20250909\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A flagger stops traffic in a work zone in Waterbury on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/road-work-2-20250909-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/road-work-2-20250909-1200x798.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/09\/vermont-promised-new-tech-to-keep-highway-workers-safe-it-still-hasnt-arrived\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Vermont promised new tech to keep highway workers safe. It still hasn\u2019t arrived.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A program piloting automated speed enforcement cameras, which Gov. Phil Scott signed into law last year, remains on the drawing board. \u201cWhy aren\u2019t we being protected?\u201d one worker asked.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/shaun-robinson\/\">Shaun Robinson<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-09T14:27:24-04:00\">September 9, 2025, 2:27 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T13:11:59-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 1:11 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630747\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-vermont-house-appropriations-committee tag-jill-krowinski tag-jim-harrison tag-robin-scheu category-government-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/05\/eyeing-federal-cuts-vermont-house-budget-writers-brace-for-tough-spending-decisions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/robin-scheu-1-20250218-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Eyeing federal cuts, Vermont House budget-writers brace for tough spending decisions\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/robin-scheu-1-20250218-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/robin-scheu-1-20250218-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/robin-scheu-1-20250218-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/robin-scheu-1-20250218-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/robin-scheu-1-20250218-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"616008\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/robin-scheu-1-20250218\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/robin-scheu-1-20250218.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Rep. Robin Scheu, D-Middlebury, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, speaks at the committee hears from Administration Secretary Sarah Clark at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1739894402&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;98&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;robin-scheu-1 20250218&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"robin-scheu-1 20250218\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rep. Robin Scheu, D-Middlebury, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, speaks at the committee hears from Administration Secretary Sarah Clark at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/robin-scheu-1-20250218-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/robin-scheu-1-20250218-1200x798.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/05\/eyeing-federal-cuts-vermont-house-budget-writers-brace-for-tough-spending-decisions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Eyeing federal cuts, Vermont House budget-writers brace for tough spending decisions<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWe may need to ask policy committees to review existing programs to see if there are any that can be scaled back or may no longer be the priority they once were,\u201d the House Appropriations Committee&#8217;s bipartisan leaders wrote.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/shaun-robinson\/\">Shaun Robinson<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-05T17:05:29-04:00\">September 5, 2025, 5:05 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-05T17:05:33-04:00\">September 5, 2025, 5:05 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630698\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-human-trafficking category-government-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/04\/vermonts-top-federal-prosecutor-joins-us-attorney-general-pam-bondi-to-tout-human-smuggling-arrests\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bondi-AP-Sept-4-2025-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vermont\u2019s top federal prosecutor joins US Attorney General Pam Bondi to tout human smuggling arrests\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bondi-AP-Sept-4-2025-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bondi-AP-Sept-4-2025-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bondi-AP-Sept-4-2025-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bondi-AP-Sept-4-2025-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bondi-AP-Sept-4-2025-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"630675\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/bondi-human-smuggling\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bondi-AP-Sept-4-2025-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1706\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;AP&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-9M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a human smuggling news conference Thursday Sept. 4, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo\\\/Chris O&#039;Meara)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1757013487&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Bondi Human Smuggling&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bondi Human Smuggling\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a human smuggling news conference Thursday Sept. 4, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo\/Chris O&#8217;Meara)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bondi-AP-Sept-4-2025-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bondi-AP-Sept-4-2025-1200x800.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/04\/vermonts-top-federal-prosecutor-joins-us-attorney-general-pam-bondi-to-tout-human-smuggling-arrests\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Vermont\u2019s top federal prosecutor joins US Attorney General Pam Bondi to tout human smuggling arrests<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Michael Drescher, acting U.S. attorney for the District of Vermont, was the only official from a northern border state at the U.S. attorney general\u2019s event highlighting expanded efforts to combat human cross-border smuggling. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/ethan-weinstein\/\">Ethan Weinstein<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-04T18:40:44-04:00\">September 4, 2025, 6:40 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-04T18:40:55-04:00\">September 4, 2025, 6:40 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630535\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-doug-farnham tag-phil-scott tag-state-employees tag-work-from-home category-government-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/02\/questions-linger-as-state-officials-plan-a-return-to-office-for-vermont-employees\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/douglas-farnham-2-20240403-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Questions linger as state officials plan a return to office for Vermont employees\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/douglas-farnham-2-20240403-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/douglas-farnham-2-20240403-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/douglas-farnham-2-20240403-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/douglas-farnham-2-20240403-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/douglas-farnham-2-20240403-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"576432\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/douglas-farnham-2-20240403\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/douglas-farnham-2-20240403.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1650\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chief Recovery Officer Douglas Farnham testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Wednesday April 3, 2024. 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Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/douglas-farnham-2-20240403-300x198.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/douglas-farnham-2-20240403-1200x792.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/02\/questions-linger-as-state-officials-plan-a-return-to-office-for-vermont-employees\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Questions linger as state officials plan a return to office for Vermont employees<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A group of leaders across state government are facing the logistical complexities of planning for employees to work in person three days per week starting in December. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/ethan-weinstein\/\">Ethan Weinstein<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-02T17:36:31-04:00\">September 2, 2025, 5:36 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-02T17:36:37-04:00\">September 2, 2025, 5:36 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\"  data-next=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-json\/newspack-blocks\/v1\/articles?moreButton=1&#038;moreButtonText=Load%20more%20government%20and%20politics%20stories&#038;showAvatar=0&#038;postsToShow=5&#038;mediaPosition=left&#038;categories%5B0%5D=162359&#038;typeScale=5&#038;mobileStack=1&#038;align=wide&#038;className&#038;showExcerpt=1&#038;showFullContent=0&#038;excerptLength=55&#038;showReadMore=0&#038;infiniteScroll=0&#038;readMoreLabel=Keep%20reading&#038;showDate=1&#038;showImage=1&#038;showCaption=0&#038;showCredit=0&#038;disableImageLazyLoad=0&#038;fetchPriority&#038;imageShape=landscape&#038;minHeight=0&#038;showAuthor=1&#038;showCategory=0&#038;postLayout=list&#038;columns=3&#038;colGap=3&#038;&#038;categoryJoinType=or&#038;includeSubcategories=1&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;imageScale=3&#038;sectionHeader&#038;specificMode=0&#038;textColor&#038;customTextColor&#038;singleMode=0&#038;showSubtitle=0&#038;postType%5B0%5D=post&#038;textAlign=left&#038;includedPostStatuses%5B0%5D=publish&#038;deduplicate=1&#038;page=2\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLoad more government and politics stories\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"error\">\n\t\t\t\tSomething went wrong. 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