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This hour, host Mikaela Lefrak and Connor Cyrus check in with voters and learn more about what's getting Vermonters to the polls on Tuesday's primary election. -
Vermont's primary election is Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Keep tabs on Vermont Public's primary reporting and results by bookmarking this page.
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In a statement after the Senate passed the roughly $700 billion bill, the president said "doing the important thing almost always" requires compromises.
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Positive messaging about democratic values like freedom and unity seems to have a meaningful effect on whether voters say they trust voting results.
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Declaring a public health emergency can free up resources to help the administration respond to the monkeypox outbreak. So far more than 6,000 people in the U.S. have been infected.
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From the Philippines to Singapore, countries are worried the status quo could turn from tension to conflict. Southeast Asia especially feels the strain of living in the shadow of U.S.-China rivalry.
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Pelosi's trip has heightened U.S.-China tensions more than visits by other members of Congress because of her high-level position as leader of the House of Representatives.
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In the first test of its kind since the Dobbs ruling, Kansas voters have decided not to amend the state constitution, keeping abortion legal in the state — for now.
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After a record number of Vermonters cast defective ballots in 2020, a new law provides a second chance to get it right.
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This hour, host Connor Cyrus breaks down a new UNH poll ahead of Vermont's primary election. Plus, we heard from college students voting in the primary and from the head of AARP Vermont.
