Phil Scott

Officials with the Vermont State Ethics Commission say staffing shortages have prevented the body from fulfilling its statutory mission.

In a dramatic shift of tone, Vermont's Republican governor said in a statement Sunday, “It’s not acceptable for American citizens to be killed by federal agents for exercising their God-given and constitutional rights to protest their government.”

Three weeks into a legislative session that’s supposed to produce one of the most consequential school-governance overhauls in state history, lawmakers are knee-deep in the “inherent contradictions” that make meaningful reform so elusive.

Republican Gov. Phil Scott presented lawmakers Tuesday with a $9.4 billion state budget that would wean the state off pandemic-era spending by tamping down on new government expenditures.

Gov. Phil Scott delivered his 2026 budget address on Tuesday, January 20. See the full speech or read the transcript here.

Lawmakers and the governor will experience a sobering comedown from the fastest period of revenue growth in Vermont’s history.

Vermont stands to lose out on more than $150 million in federal funding if it can't find the revenues needed to fill a hole in the state's transportation budget.

Members of a task force created to draw new school district maps say forced mergers would unleash disruption and dislocation in an education system that isn’t yet prepared for that level of transformation.

Gov. Phil Scott urged lawmakers during his State of the State address Wednesday to defy political headwinds and follow through on sweeping education reform legislation that passed last year but is now in jeopardy.

Gov. Phil Scott delivered the 2026 State of the State address on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Watch the full video or read the transcript here.