Phil Scott

A first-term Republican state senator from Orleans County is facing pressure from members of his own party to resign after a story published by Politico Tuesday detailed his involvement in a racist text chat between members of Young Republican chapters in four states, including Vermont.

The governor’s office said the effort is the first in a multi-point plan aimed at addressing concerns about quality of life crimes and disorder in Burlington.

Vermont's governor also answers questions about the federal government shutdown, immigration enforcement and affordability.

Racial justice advocates are questioning the Scott administration’s commitment to bias-free policing after the firing last week of an official at the Vermont Department of Public Safety.

Vermont’s announcement follows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decision to significantly narrow eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines, and is the latest example of a state breaking with the federal government over immunizations.

Vermont renewed an agreement with federal immigration authorities to hold detainees in state prisons. The new contract increases the fee per detainee that the feds must pay.

Dr. Rick Hildebrant, chief medical information officer of Rutland Regional Medical Center, will serve as Vermont’s new health commissioner. Kendal Smith, a longtime member of Scott's administration, will lead the Department of Labor.

In the tiny town of Sutton alone, the storm caused more than $1 million in damage, and total statewide damage surpassed $1.8 million, according to the governor’s office.

Nike has its swoosh. McDonald’s, its golden arches. But what would Vermont’s signature brand mark look like? The state’s tourism department is working to figure that out.

Vermont's Republican governor told the U.S. attorney general that, contrary to her assertion, the state doesn't have any laws that impede federal immigration enforcement.